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HIMX, ARIA, AB, WAL, RBCAA Expected To Be Down Before Next Earnings Releases

October 18, 2016 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released in the coming weeks and determining how the stocks have performed Before their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and earnings reports. Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX), ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL), Republic Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCAA) are all expected to be Down Before their earnings are released Thursday. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go Down Before earnings are released Thursday:

  Symbol  Company                          # of Reports         Quarter  Release Date
  HIMX    Himax Technologies Inc.          November Earnings    Q3       11/10/2016
  ARIA    ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc.       November Earnings    Q3       11/03/2016
  AB      AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.   October Earnings     Q3       10/26/2016
  WAL     Western Alliance Bancorporation  October Earnings     Q3       10/24/2016
  RBCAA   Republic Bancorp Inc.            October Earnings     Q3       10/21/2016

This technology is designed to help the stock trader identify those companies that seem to have a consistent pattern of movement before or after the earnings release date, based on the history of earnings releases for that company. It combines a calendar of expected earnings releases with a history of past earnings releases in a way that lets you see if a pattern exists.

Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) - Himax Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides display imaging processing technologies to consumer electronics worldwide. The company operates through Driver IC and Non-Driver Products segments. It offers display driver integrated circuits (ICs) and timing controllers used in televisions (TVs), laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, car navigation, and other consumer electronics devices. The company also designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays, liquid crystal on silicon micro-displays used in palm-size projectors and head-mounted displays, light-emitting diode driver ICs, power management ICs, scaler products for monitors and projectors, tailor-made video processing IC solutions, and silicon IPs. In addition, it offers digital camera solutions, including complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors and wafer level optics, which are used in various applications, such as mobile phone, tablet, laptop, TV, PC camera, automobile, security, and medical devices. The company markets its products to panel manufacturers, agents or distributors, module manufacturers, and assembly houses; and camera module manufacturers, optical engine manufacturers, and television system manufacturers. Himax Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan City, Taiwan..

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) - ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for cancer patients in the United States and internationally. It offers Iclusig (ponatinib), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the United States, the European Union, Australia, Switzerland, Israel, and Canada. The company also develops Brigatinib, an investigational inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase for the treatment of various patients with a form of non-small cell lung cancer; and AP32788, for treating non-small cell lung cancer and various other solid tumors. It markets and sells Iclusig through specialty pharmacy in the United States. The company has license agreements with Medinol Ltd. to develop and commercialize stents and other medical devices to deliver ridaforolimus. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts..

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB) - AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. is publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides research services to its clients. It provides its services to investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. It employs long/short strategy to make its investments. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. was founded in 1987 and is based in New York, New York..

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) - Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as the bank holding company for Western Alliance Bank that provides various banking products and related services primarily in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts, as well as fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail certificates of deposit. It also offers commercial and industrial loan products comprising working capital lines of credit, inventory and accounts receivable lines, mortgage warehouse lines, equipment loans and leases, and other commercial loans; commercial real estate loans, which are secured by apartment buildings, professional offices, industrial facilities, retail centers, and other commercial properties; construction and land development loans for multi-family apartment projects, industrial/warehouse properties, office buildings, retail centers, and medical facilities; and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides other financial services, such as Internet banking, wire transfers, electronic bill payment, lock box services, courier, and cash management services. Further, it holds and manages certain non-performing loans and other real estate owned. As of December 31, 2015, the company operated 40 branch locations. Western Alliance Bancorporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona..

Republic Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCAA) - Republic Bancorp, Inc., through its subsidiary, Republic Bank & Trust Company, provides banking products and services in the United States. It operates in four segments: Traditional Banking, Warehouse Lending, Mortgage Banking, and Republic Processing Group. The company offers demand, savings, time, and brokered and other certificates of deposits, as well as money market and individual retirement accounts. It also provides single family, first lien residential real estate, and adjustable rate mortgage loans; commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, and multi-family loans; residential construction real estate loans; Internet and correspondent lending; home improvement and home equity loans; and secured and unsecured personal loans. In addition, the company offers lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, business on-line banking, account reconciliation, and automated clearing house processing services; Internet banking services; trust, title insurance, and other financial products and services; and financial products and services to high net worth individuals. Further, the company provides short-term and revolving credit facilities to mortgage bankers; tax refund solutions, which facilitates the payment of federal and state tax refund products through third-party tax preparers and tax-preparation software providers; general purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards through third party program managers; and short-term consumer credit products. Additionally, it offers property and casualty insurance services. As of August 1, 2016, the company operated 44 banking centers, including 32 banking centers in 12 Kentucky communities; 3 in southern Indiana; 6 in Florida; 2 in Tennessee; and 1 in Ohio. Republic Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky..

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