Newfield Exploration Among the NYSE's Biggest Movers on October 24, 2012

After this morning's trading, the Nasdaq remains relatively unchanged, the S&P 500 has moved up 0.1% and the Dow has risen 0.3%. Today, more than half of all NYSE trades are conducted electronically, although floor traders are still used to set pricing and deal in high volume institutional trading.

The biggest movers traded on the NYSE so far are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE:TPX)	$1.9 billion	-20.9%
Lumber Liquidators Holdings (NYSE:LL)	$1.36 billion	+14.5%
Unisys (NYSE:UIS)	$892.3 million	-13.3%
Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH)	$1.06 billion	+12.8%
Yelp (NYSE:YELP)	$1.47 billion	+11.9%
Newfield Exploration (NYSE:NFX)	$4.5 billion	-10.1%
Brinker International (NYSE:EAT)	$2.47 billion	-9.8%

Broker Summary: TD Ameritrade Thinkorswim

Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE:TPX) is currently trading at $25.20 per share, after a steep drop of 20.9%. The company's volume is currently 6.3 million shares. This is more trading activity than there was yesterday.

After a big jump of 14.5%, Lumber Liquidators Holdings (NYSE:LL) is trading at $57.39 per share. The company's volume is currently 1.5 million shares for the day, 3.6 times its current daily average.

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) is at a share price of $17.60 after a sharp decline of 13.3%. The company's volume for the day so far is 1.1 million shares.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) is trading at $25.64 per share, a significant rise of 12.8%. With 614,950 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 1.6 times the average volume over the last three months.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) has soared 11.9% to reach a current price of $26.85 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 951,447 shares. Yesterday, volume was only 732,897 shares.

Taking a 10.1% hit, Newfield Exploration (NYSE:NFX) is currently trading at $29.95 per share. At 6.2 million shares, the company's volume so far today is three times the average daily volume.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) has fallen 9.8% and is currently trading at $30.16 per share. The company is currently trading a volume of 5.1 million shares.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.