4 Common Active Trading Strategies: TWO, MSFT, HPQ, GE

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/20/2013 -- Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE: TWO) has been named as a Top 10 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ”DividendRank” report. The report noted that among REITs, TWO shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent TWO share price of $13.87 represents a price-to-book ratio of 1.2 and an annual dividend yield of 9.23% — by comparison, the average stock in Dividend Channel’s coverage universe yields 3.8% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.2. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Two Harbors Investment Corp, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.

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Option traders are rolling the dice on a short-term rally for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - 28.06), as evidenced by today's healthier-than-usual appetite for calls. In early afternoon action, the blue chip has seen roughly 66,000 calls change hands, nearly double its average midday call volume. For comparison, just about 19,000 MSFT puts have traded thus far, marking a 6% drop from the norm.

MSFT has earned 15 "strong buys" and two "buy" ratings from analysts, compared to 12 lukewarm "holds" and not a single "sell" or worse recommendation. Likewise, the consensus 12-month price target rests at $32.91 -- in annual-high territory for MSFT, and representing expected upside of about 17% to the stock's current price.

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Hewlett-Packard C (NYSE:HPQ) is +0.28 - +1.23% from the previous close of $22.83. It traded between $22.63 - 23.14 with total traded volume of 33874240 shares. At Current Market Price, HPQ is in the distance of +22.71% from its 50-day Moving Average price of $18.8323 and +43.72% from its 200-day Moving Average price of $16.0799.

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General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is a diversified technology and financial services company. The products and services of the Company range from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing and industrial products.

Shares of General Electric (NYSE:GE) are trading at $23.32 and is +0.93% from its 50-day Moving Average price of $23.1049 and +6.17% from its 200-day Moving Average price of $21.9639. The average trading volume is 40604900 shares and its market capitalization is $242.5B.

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