Yet another potential consolidation deal in the tech sector has fallen apart. Asyst Technologies Inc. [ASYT], which makes equipment that automates semiconductor and flat-panel display manufacturing, said Friday that merger...

  A resolution in the potential acquisition of semiconductor equipment company Asyst Technologies Inc. [ASYT] by Aquest Systems Corp. and private equity firm Gores Group LLC probably is not going to happen...

WITH RESPECT TO THE US’ GDP GROWTH, THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH SEES A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN ECONOMIC ACTITIVY SPREAD ACROSS THE ECONOMY, WHICH WILL LAST MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS - WSJ - According to Robert Hall, economist at Stanford University, US economic data that has been reported provide (...) [More...]

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Asyst Technologies Inc (ASYT)
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Alvarion Ltd (ALVR)
F5 Networks Inc (FFIV)
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In the video below I go over the potential for a short squeeze to develop in the following stocks; Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:ASYT), Cbeyond, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:CBEY), Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:COCO), EMCORE Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:EMKR), Exelixis, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:EXEL), Insteel Industries, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:IIIN), Marchex, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:MCHX) and VistaPrint Limited (Public, NASDAQ:VPRT).

Remember, it is earnings season and that could provide a catalyst for these stocks to move in either direction. Be sure to know when earnings dates are and to have a money management plan in place. One potential way to trade these plays is with options if you understand the risks involved.