Case Studies

Often the Measuredmarkets Early Warning Service generates flags on a stock before significant news stories are published and significant stock price changes. Here are some examples.

This section will be updated periodically.

Note: case studies are available primarily in English.

Catalyst Pharma: might news of the disappointing test results have leaked?

2009-05-30

Advanced Medical Optics: did some people have foreSIGHT about the Abbot proposal?

2009-01-13

INDEVUS merger with ENDO: some people had profitable prescriptions

2009-01-06

Gildan Activewear: were there early warnings on the profit decline?

2008-12-12

Nexen Inc.: Takeover rumours ? Then TAKEOVER FACT ?

2008-12-03

BCE: Opinion on debt may lead to deal collapse

2008-11-27

Image Entertainment: unusual trading ahead of merger news

2008-11-21

Teck Cominco: trading activity before the news

2008-11-21

Sciele Pharma, Inc. FORTUNATE 'prescription' for those who bought on 19 August.

2008-09-03

Arthrocare Corporation - unusual trading ahead of the bad news

2008-07-21

Duvernay/Shell: did something more than energy leak before the deal announcement ?

2008-07-14

Rohm & Haas / DOW Chemical deal: was there a leak?

2008-07-10

APP Pharma... : unusual trading ahead of the FRESENIUS deal news.

2008-07-07

DRS Tech.: was there a leak ahead of the Finmeccanica offer?

2008-05-13

Draxis Health: investors buying on 1 April were pretty happy on 4 April.

2008-04-04

Ventana Medical: unusual trading ahead of the news

2008-01-22

WCI: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2008-01-09

QUANEX spin-off & merger: unusual trading ahead of the news

2007-11-19

Aspreva/Galenica deal: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-10-18

PrimeWest Energy: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-09-24

SunCom Wireless/T-Mobile deal: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-09-17

Alabama National/Royal Bank deal: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-09-06

Khan Resources: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-08-18

Hilton Hotels/Blackstone merger: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-07-06

Office Depot - sales warnings: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-06-30

Energy East Corporation/Iberdrola merger: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-06-27

Regency Energy and GE's interest: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-06-20

Quebecor proposes to acquire all shares of Nurun: unusual trading ahead of the news.

2007-06-02

CKX Inc.: unusual trading before going private.

2007-06-01

Odyssey Marine Exploration: who bought this treasure stock on 26 April?

2007-05-19

DOW JONES: unsual trading ahead of NEWS Corp. takeover proposal announcement

2007-05-01

Empire to buy rest of Sobeys. Who knew and when?

2007-04-27

Was there a 'leak' on the Point.360 deals?

2007-04-18

Biosite going for $1.55B; was there a leak?

2007-03-26

Algoma Steel: could the news about the ‘talks’ have leaked?

2007-02-16

NOVELIS purchase by HINDALCO: did anyone know in early January about this deal?

2007-02-13

Did the news leak about the offer for FIRST REPUBLIC BANK from Merrill Lynch?

2007-01-30

21st Century/AIG deal: Was there a leak?

2007-01-26

Who knew that Ericsson was going to offer to buy Redback?

2006-12-20

Harris Steel: curious trading before the news release about "Third Party Discussions".

2006-12-09

RailAmerica: Did the news leak about the Fortress Investment Group offer?

2006-11-15

Was there a news leak about Schneider Electric's plan to buy AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP.?

2006-10-30

Did the news leak about Schneider Electric's plan to buy AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP.?

2006-10-30

Ivanhoe Mines partnership with Rio Tinto for Mongolia development

2006-10-19

JLG Industries to be bought at $28 a share. Was this a deal in progress on October 11?

2006-10-16

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. $81-a-Share Offer To Be Acquired by Buyout Firms. Was this a surprise?

2006-10-04

New York Times front page story 27 August 2006: "Whispers of Mergers...."

2006-08-28

Gold Kist receives takeover offer from Pilgrims Pride. Was this a surprise?

2006-08-19

Bally Total Fitness: abnormal trading ahead of the news.

2006-08-12

Opinion Research to be bought by infoUSA. Very high activity level in the stock before the news was released. Why?

2006-08-08

Scottish Re Group Ltd. - Who sold ahead of the operating loss warnings?

2006-08-05

Cogent share price falls following earning release. No surprise to some.

2006-08-03

National City to acquire Fidelity Bankshares. Did anyone know on July 11 that this might happen?

2006-07-28

Movie Distribution Income Fund changes the cast. Who knew before the announcement?

2006-07-21

Apparently some people knew ahead of time about PETCO going private!

2006-07-19

Duquesne to be bought by Macquarie consortium. Not a surprise to some?

2006-07-10

Western Gas Resources to be bought by Anadarko. Perhaps news leaked?

2006-06-23

Tenaris S.A. offers to acquire Maverick Tube. Is this a surprise?

2006-06-14

State National Bancshares to be acquired by BBVA. Not a surprise to some, perhaps?

2006-06-12

Who knew that Texas Regional Bancshares was being eyed by BBVA? Update

2006-06-10

Royal Group to be acquired by Georgia Gulf. Might news on this deal have leaked?

2006-06-09

JoS. A. Bank stock falls after earnings report. Was this expected?

2006-06-08

Who knew Trizec Properties was to be acquired by Brookfield & Blackstone?

2006-06-06

Kinder Morgan Inc. $100/share 'Going Private' proposal received. Did the news leak?

2006-05-29

Stone Energy receives second buyout offer. Who knew & when?

2006-05-25

AmSouth Bancorp to merge with Regions Financial Corp.

2006-05-25

Escala shares plunge after Spanish police raid affiliated firm.

2006-05-10

BlackRock Ventures to be acquired by Shell Canada

2006-05-08

Golden West & Wachovia sign deal to merge. Who knew?

2006-05-08

Applied Films Corporation: agreement to be acquired by Applied Materials, Inc.

2006-05-04

First Oak Brook to be acquired by MB Financial

2006-05-02

ProQuest: Restatement Forecast Disappoints Investors

2006-05-02

Aramark receives offer to go private

2006-05-01

Diagnostic Products Corp. to be bought by Siemens unit

2006-04-28

NutriSytem's Q1 profit soars ahead of analysts estimates.

2006-04-25

Newmil Bancorp to be acquired by Webster Financial

2006-04-25

Commercial Capital to be bought by Washington Mutual

2006-04-24

Sierra Wireless Reports First Quarter 2006 Results

2006-04-22

KCS to be acquired by Petrohawk Energy in $1.6 billion deal. Who knew?

2006-04-21

Internal investigation at Newpark Resources re payments

2006-04-18

Interchange Financial agrees to sell to TD Banknorth at $23.00 per share

2006-04-14

O2Diesel Developing New Fuel for (U.S.) Department of Defense

2006-04-07

Sico Inc. to be taken over by Akzo Nobel

2006-04-07

Crystallex International shares jump 20%

2006-03-28

Fairfax Shares Plunge After SEC Issues More Subpoenas

2006-03-22

SBS Technologies Inc. to be bought by unit of G E

2006-03-20

Meta Financial settles dispute with First Indiana Bank

2006-03-17

Human Genome Shares Plunge On Hepatitis Drug Trial Data

2006-03-15

Winland Electronics announces record revenue & earnings

2006-03-15

Vasogen stock falls 24% after drug trials results released.

2006-03-14

Longview Fibre Gets Buyout Offer

2006-03-06

Bell South

2006-03-05

MatrixOne to be bought by Dassault Systèmes

2006-03-03

Producers Oilfield Services and Mullen Group Income Fund announce merger

2006-02-16

Watts Water Tech 4Q Net Up 83% On Sales Growth

2006-02-09

Lafarge To Launch Cash Tender For Lafarge North America

2006-02-06

Huntsman stock soars re possible buyout

2006-01-31

Sports Authority being acquired

2006-01-23

Home Depot to acquire HUGHES SUPPLY for U.S. $3.2B

2006-01-10

Virginia Gold Mines sells project to Goldcorp

2005-12-06

Scientific-Atlanta to be bought by Cisco

2005-11-19

SNB Bancshares to be acquired by Prosperity Bancshares.

2005-11-18

Georgia-Pacific to be bought by Koch Industries for $21 billion in cash and debt

2005-11-14

Novartis to pay $5.1 Billion for rest of Chiron.

2005-11-01

Domtar Suspends Common Share Dividend

2005-10-28

Lorus shares plunge

2005-10-19

Central Coast Bancorp to be bought by Rabobank

2005-10-15

Spinnaker Exploration - Case Study

2005-09-19

GeoGlobal - Case Study

2005-06-28

Cogent Communications - Case Study

2005-06-07

Com Dev - Case Study

2005-05-30

Able Laboratories - Case Study

2005-05-23

Rothmans - Case Study

2005-05-20

Ambac Financial Group - Case Study

2005-04-20

IBM - Case Study

2005-04-15

Falconbridge - Case Study

2005-03-09

United Defense Industries - Case Study

2005-03-07

U.S. Freightways - Case Study

2005-02-28

Sierra Wireless - Case Study

2005-01-27

Speedware - Case Study

2005-01-25

May Department Stores - Case Study

2005-01-20

Western Wireless - Case Study

2005-01-06

Zi Corporation - Case Study

2004-12-22

Masonite International Corporation - Case Study

2004-12-22

Public Service Enterprise Group - Case Study

2004-12-17

Goldcorp - Case Study

2004-12-16

Wheaton River Minerals - Case Study

2004-12-06

Biomira Incorporated - Case Study

2004-12-03

SR Telecom - Case Study

2004-11-22

Infonet Services Corporation - Case Study

2004-11-08

International Steel Group - Case Study

2004-10-25

Netflix Inc. - Case Study

2004-10-15

Marsh & McLennan Companies - Case Study

2004-10-15

Royal Group Technologies Ltd - Case Study

2004-10-14

AtheroGenics, Inc. - Case Study

2004-09-27

Interstate Bakeries Corporation - Case Study

2004-09-22

Onyx Acceptance Corporation - Case Study

2004-09-22

Advanced Fiber Technologies - Case Study

2004-09-21

Trojan Technologies Incorporated - Case Study

2004-09-20

Microcell Telecommunications - Case Study

2004-09-20

Petro Canada - Case Study

2004-09-16

DigitalNet Holdings Incorporated - Case Study

2004-09-13

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