Date updated:12-21-2008
Largest insider purchases mentioned in this week's Barron's. Insider purchasing is a more reliable indicator than selling.

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KEX
Kirby Corporation - $33.82
- +0.24%
- $33.45
The Chairman of the Board bought 370,000 shares or $9,326,000 worth of stock.

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KNOL
Knology - $9.94
- +0.40%
- $9.85
A director bought 1,330,610 shares or $7,318,000 worth of stock.

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HUN
Huntsman Corporat - $8.77
- -0.57%
- $8.65
The CEO, CFO, general counsel, three officers and two directors bought 1,645,000 shares or $5,256,000 worth of stock.

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RVI
Retail Ventures I - $6.51
- +4.49%
- $6.17
The Chairman of the Board bought 2,356,300 shares or $3,801,000 worth of stock.

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GSAT
Globalstar - $0.87
- +6.10%
- $0.81
The CEO bought 10,931,200 shares or $2,514,000 worth of stock.

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VQ
Venoco - $11.46
- -2.80%
- $11.70
The CEO bought 750,000 shares or $2,100,000 worth of stock.

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MCHX
Marchex - $4.65
- -1.06%
- $4.64
A director bought 300,000 shares or $1,860,000 worth of stock.

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QCRH
Qcr Holdings - $8.56
- -6.35%
- $8.10
A director bought 105,000 shares or $1,063,000 worth of stock.
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A. Here's another one:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/173986-s
hipping-three-high-risk-high-reward-opti
ons
Also, DSX, for instance moved up after
hours.
It might depend on your timeframe. The
related indexes appear to be trending
up. (this is not a recommendation).
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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