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HERO, ACTC, FLL, TCAP, AMPW: Monday's Active Stocks

Monday's Active Stocks: HERO, ACTC, FLL, TCAP, AMPW

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ: HERO) increased 20.99% or $.76 to settle at $4.35 with an exploding volume of 15.1 million shares compared to its average three-month volume of 2.7 million shares. Tahe stock has been trading above its 50 day moving average of $3.36 and 200 day moving average of $2.80 with a relative strength index of 75.46. The stock is overbought at this point.

Hercules Offshore, Inc. provides shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry globally. It provides these services to national oil and gas companies, major integrated energy companies, and independent oil and natural gas operators.

Advanced Cell Tech. (OTC BB: ACTC) has advanced .66% or $0.008 to settle at $.18 a share with a moderate volume of 5.9 million shares traded compared to its three-month average volume of 31 million shares. the stock has been trading above its 50 day moving average of $.18 and 200 day moving average of $.10 with a relative strength index of 52.

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing human embryonic and adult stem cell technology in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. The Company has acquired, developed and maintains a portfolio of patents and patent applications that forms the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. The Company's emerging field of treatment called regenerative medicine or cell therapy refers to treatments that are founded on the concept of producing new cells to replace malfunctioning or damaged cells as a vehicle to treat disease and injury.

Full House Resorts Inc. (AMEX: FLL) has lost 1.47% or six cents to settle at $4.02 with a moderate volume of 214,866 and an average market cap of 73 million. The stock has been selling off to reach its 50 day moving average $3.86 but it still is trading above its 200 day moving average of $3.37 with a relative strength index of $45.36.

Full House Resorts, Inc. develops, manages and invests in gaming-related opportunities. The Company is involved in several gaming projects, including the FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan, with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (the Michigan Tribe) and Harrington Raceway and Casino (Harrington Casino), a racino in Harrington, Delaware. The Company also owns the Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada, and has an agreement with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana for the development and management of a gaming facility in Montana.

Triangle Capital (NYSE: TCAP) has remained relatively unchanged, gaining only .26% or five cents to settle at $19.52 a share with a moderate volume of 139,172 shares. TCAP has been in an uptrend, bouncing off of its 50 day moving average of 19.47 and trading above its 200 day moving average of 16.22 by a fairly large standard deviation.

Triangle Capital Corporation (Triangle) is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to lower middle market companies located throughout the United States. The Company defines lower middle market companies as those having annual revenues between $10 and $100 million. Its investment objective is to seek returns by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity related investments.

American Power Corp. (OTCBB: AMPW) has surged 10.08% or $.13 to settle at $1.42 a share with an increased volume of 1,851,300 shares, which is twice the normal average of its traded shares of 958,000. The the stock seems to form a head and shoulders pattern if the price sees a resistance at $1.45.

American Power Corp., formerly Teen Glow Makeup, Inc., incorporated on August 7, 2007, is an exploration-stage energy company. The Company is engaged in coal, oil and natural gas exploration, development and production. The Company's primary business focus is to acquire, explore and develop coal, oil and gas exploration properties in the United States of North America, with a particular focus on the Rocky Mountains region.

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