They start building positions well in advance of a product announcement, sell on the news of product announcement, then go short and cover at lower prices in three or four weeks.
So in advance of its quarterly announcement scheduled for Aug. 4, Air Methods wanted to clear the air and prepare analysts and investors for the worst: On July 20, the company warned that second quarter earnings would be about 25% lower than the year-ago profits.
But despite the announcement of these violations 10 days in advance of their January 4th Sugar Bowl showdown versus Arkansas, the NCAA will allow these student-athletes to compete in the bowl game.
But the announcement of the move was quickly followed by an announcement by Senate Democrats that they would indeed advance a budget for the first time in four years.
The party said on their website that the latest announcement was aimed "squarely at the SDP's efforts to harness the new technology to advance its platform in the upcoming general elections".
The principal benefit of this announcement for RT appears to have been that it was not cleared with the Wales Office in advance and was therefore guaranteed to get up the Secretary of State's nose.