Top Volatility Gainers and Losers in Volatility of the Day 04/18: (SHO) (KMI) (CLWR) Up; (KNOL) (LOOP) (VE) Down

The following is a list of changes in implied volatility from the prior session. Notably, implied volatility is constantly changing, so this is just a brief snapshot. Rapid increases and decreases in implied volatility can drastically alter the value of a stock option, which makes a huge impact on profit.

Gainers:

• Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE: SHO) up 94 percent
  
• Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) up 50.8 percent
  
• Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) up 40.3 percent
  
• Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE: GNW) up 44.9 percent
  
• Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) up 30.9 percent.

Losers:

• Knology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KNOL) down 81.5 percent
  
• LoopNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP) down 51 percent
  
• Veolia Environment S.A. (NYSE: VE) down 39.8 percent
  
• Illumina Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) down 39.5 percent
  
• Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG) down 28.9 percent.

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