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ENCANA Corp. ECA (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 33.50 Chg: -0.36 %Chg: -1.07% Open: 34.20   Vol: 4.3 M
Bid: 33.48 Ask: 33.60 Size: 5 High: 34.29 Low: 33.24 Avg Vol: 3 M

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ECA is currently trading at 33.50
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade ECA 100     33.50 $1,675 33.50 200.0% -$3,350

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

ECA: Chart

ECA: ENCANA Corp.

Industry Oil & Gas
Shares Outstanding 750.4 M
52 Wk Performance Price -11.5%
Dividend 0.80    2010/03/11
Today's High 34.29 P/E 13.9
Today's Low 33.24 EPS 2.56
Open 34.20 Price to Book 22.9
Prev Close 33.86
52 Wk high 63.19 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 27.56 21 Day 33.13
Market Cap 25.4 B 50 Day 32.99
Yield 2.363 200 Day 47.24

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- Mar 10 [5 days to expiration]
13.10 13.70 -0.40 0 0 Mar 10 20.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0
10.60 11.20 -0.40 0 0 Mar 10 22.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 15
8.10 8.70 -0.35 0 0 Mar 10 25.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 35
7.10 7.70 -0.35 0 0 Mar 10 26.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 24
6.30 6.70 -0.25 0 0 Mar 10 27.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 53
5.20 5.80 -0.30 0 0 Mar 10 28.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 19
4.20 4.70 -0.35 0 0 Mar 10 29.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 34
3.40 3.70 -0.25 0 3 Mar 10 30.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 424
2.30 2.70 -0.38 0 0 Mar 10 31.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 256
1.40 1.65 -0.35 0 35 Mar 10 32.0 0.10 0.15 0.02 0 2492
0.75 0.80 -0.33 0 1169 Mar 10 33.0 0.25 0.35 0.08 0 312
0.25 0.35 -0.20 0 1248 Mar 10 34.0 0.75 0.90 0.18 0 59
0.05 0.15 -0.07 0 851 Mar 10 35.0 1.55 1.90 0.37 0 434
0.05 0.10 0.03 0 255 Mar 10 36.0 2.50 2.85 0.45 0 10
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 10 Mar 10 37.0 3.20 3.90 0.35 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 38.0 4.20 4.90 0.35 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 39.0 5.20 5.90 0.35 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 131 Mar 10 40.0 6.30 6.90 0.40 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 45.0 11.30 11.90 0.40 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 50.0 16.30 16.90 0.40 0 0
- Apr 10 [33 days to expiration]
15.60 16.40 -0.25 0 0 Apr 10 17.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0
13.10 13.90 -0.25 0 0 Apr 10 20.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 33
10.60 11.40 -0.25 0 0 Apr 10 22.5 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 84
8.10 8.60 -0.45 0 58 Apr 10 25.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 396
7.20 8.00 -0.25 0 0 Apr 10 26.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 94
6.20 7.00 -0.25 0 0 Apr 10 27.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 5
5.20 5.70 -0.35 0 0 Apr 10 28.0 0.05 0.10 0.03 0 171
4.30 5.10 -0.20 0 0 Apr 10 29.0 0.10 0.20 0.00 0 771
3.40 3.80 -0.50 0 1020 Apr 10 30.0 0.20 0.30 0.03 0 1083
28.80 30.60 0.05 0 0 Apr 10 30.0 * 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 180
2.80 2.95 -0.38 0 173 Apr 10 31.0 0.35 0.45 0.00 0 180
2.10 2.20 -0.30 0 194 Apr 10 32.0 0.60 0.70 0.05 0 238
1.45 1.55 -0.25 0 473 Apr 10 33.0 0.95 1.05 0.10 0 291
0.95 1.05 -0.20 0 1014 Apr 10 34.0 1.45 1.55 0.15 0 3423
0.55 0.65 -0.15 0 2711 Apr 10 35.0 2.05 2.20 0.20 0 431
23.90 25.50 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 35.0 * 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 148
0.30 0.40 -0.10 0 268 Apr 10 36.0 2.80 2.95 0.25 0 0
0.15 0.25 -0.05 0 875 Apr 10 37.0 3.60 4.00 0.40 0 0
0.05 0.15 -0.05 0 16 Apr 10 38.0 4.20 4.90 0.15 0 0
0.00 0.10 -0.03 0 100 Apr 10 39.0 5.30 5.70 0.35 0 0
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 706 Apr 10 40.0 6.30 6.70 0.30 0 50
18.90 20.70 0.15 0 0 Apr 10 40.0 * 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 373
0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0 Apr 10 45.0 11.00 11.90 0.25 0 0
13.90 15.70 0.15 0 0 Apr 10 45.0 * 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 681
9.10 10.80 0.10 0 311 Apr 10 50.0 * 0.10 0.20 0.00 0 1737
4.50 5.30 -0.45 0 540 Apr 10 55.0 * 0.35 0.60 -0.10 0 1349
1.45 1.90 -0.30 0 1266 Apr 10 60.0 * 1.95 2.45 0.10 0 420
0.15 0.40 -0.03 0 468 Apr 10 65.0 * 5.60 6.30 0.50 0 111
0.00 0.15 0.00 0 336 Apr 10 70.0 * 9.40 11.10 -0.10 0 171
- Jul 10 [124 days to expiration]
15.60 16.10 -0.40 0 0 Jul 10 17.5 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0
13.20 13.70 -0.35 0 17 Jul 10 20.0 0.00 0.15 0.03 0 278
10.90 11.20 -0.35 0 32 Jul 10 22.5 0.10 0.20 0.00 0 322
8.40 8.90 -0.35 0 38 Jul 10 25.0 0.25 0.35 0.00 0 294
7.50 7.90 -0.45 0 0 Jul 10 26.0 0.35 0.45 0.02 0 30
6.70 7.20 -0.30 0 0 Jul 10 27.0 0.50 0.60 0.05 0 54
5.80 6.40 -0.30 0 0 Jul 10 28.0 0.65 0.75 0.05 0 58
5.20 5.40 -0.30 0 0 Jul 10 29.0 0.85 0.95 0.05 0 40
4.40 4.60 -0.30 0 515 Jul 10 30.0 1.10 1.20 0.05 0 1107
3.70 3.90 -0.30 0 7 Jul 10 31.0 1.40 1.50 0.05 0 15
3.10 3.30 -0.25 0 182 Jul 10 32.0 1.80 1.90 0.10 0 55
2.55 2.70 -0.22 0 217 Jul 10 33.0 2.20 2.30 0.10 0 576
2.05 2.20 -0.17 0 170 Jul 10 34.0 2.70 2.80 0.15 0 83
1.60 1.75 -0.18 0 963 Jul 10 35.0 3.30 3.40 0.20 0 164
23.90 26.30 0.55 0 0 Jul 10 35.0 * 0.00 0.20 0.00 0 37
1.25 1.35 -0.15 0 245 Jul 10 36.0 3.90 4.10 0.20 0 0
0.95 1.05 -0.10 0 80 Jul 10 37.0 4.60 4.80 0.25 0 6
0.70 0.80 -0.10 0 66 Jul 10 38.0 5.30 5.60 0.25 0 0
0.50 0.60 -0.10 0 5 Jul 10 39.0 6.10 6.30 0.20 0 0
0.40 0.45 -0.05 0 771 Jul 10 40.0 7.00 7.20 0.30 0 22
18.90 21.50 0.50 0 3 Jul 10 40.0 * 0.10 0.25 0.00 0 37
0.05 0.15 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 45.0 11.70 12.10 0.50 0 0
14.20 16.60 0.45 0 0 Jul 10 45.0 * 0.35 0.50 0.03 0 173
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0 Jul 10 50.0 16.20 17.10 0.35 0 0
9.70 11.80 0.35 0 311 Jul 10 50.0 * 0.80 1.10 0.05 0 87
5.80 6.90 -0.15 0 63 Jul 10 55.0 * 1.95 2.35 0.08 0 117
3.20 3.80 0.00 0 175 Jul 10 60.0 * 3.90 4.40 0.20 0 88
1.35 1.85 0.05 0 169 Jul 10 65.0 * 7.00 7.80 0.15 0 57
0.45 0.80 0.00 0 77 Jul 10 70.0 * 11.00 12.00 0.20 0 164
0.10 0.25 0.00 0 63 Jul 10 75.0 * 14.20 16.70 -0.55 0 51
- Oct 10 [215 days to expiration]
15.70 16.50 -0.30 0 0 Oct 10 17.5 0.05 0.15 0.00 0 0
13.20 14.00 -0.35 0 20 Oct 10 20.0 0.15 0.25 0.00 0 0
10.90 11.60 -0.25 0 2 Oct 10 22.5 0.35 0.45 0.00 0 24
8.70 9.10 -0.35 0 0 Oct 10 25.0 0.65 0.75 0.00 0 61
6.30 6.80 -0.30 0 0 Oct 10 28.0 1.30 1.40 0.05 0 32
5.70 6.10 -0.25 0 22 Oct 10 29.0 1.55 1.70 0.08 0 6
5.10 5.20 -0.30 0 0 Oct 10 30.0 1.90 2.00 0.08 0 45
4.40 4.60 -0.30 0 0 Oct 10 31.0 2.25 2.35 0.10 0 15
3.80 4.00 -0.30 0 30 Oct 10 32.0 2.65 2.80 0.12 0 30
3.30 3.50 -0.20 0 50 Oct 10 33.0 3.10 3.30 0.10 0 100
2.80 3.00 -0.20 0 44 Oct 10 34.0 3.60 3.80 0.10 0 13
2.40 2.50 -0.20 0 397 Oct 10 35.0 4.20 4.40 0.20 0 5
2.00 2.15 -0.17 0 22 Oct 10 36.0 4.80 5.00 0.20 0 0
1.65 1.80 -0.15 0 30 Oct 10 37.0 5.40 5.60 0.15 0 28
1.35 1.50 -0.12 0 0 Oct 10 38.0 6.10 6.40 0.20 0 0
1.10 1.20 -0.15 0 15 Oct 10 39.0 6.90 7.10 0.20 0 0
0.90 1.00 -0.10 0 13 Oct 10 40.0 7.60 7.90 0.20 0 0
0.25 0.35 -0.05 0 0 Oct 10 45.0 12.00 12.40 0.35 0 0
0.00 0.15 -0.02 0 0 Oct 10 50.0 16.50 17.10 0.20 0 0
- Jan 11 [313 days to expiration]
48.70 51.20 0.40 0 0 Jan 11 10.0 * 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 40
18.10 19.30 -0.25 0 1 Jan 11 15.0 0.05 0.20 -0.03 0 85
43.70 46.20 0.40 0 0 Jan 11 15.0 * 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 59
15.70 16.80 -0.15 0 0 Jan 11 17.5 0.15 0.30 -0.02 0 90
41.20 43.70 0.40 0 0 Jan 11 17.5 * 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 50
13.30 14.40 -0.25 0 59 Jan 11 20.0 0.40 0.50 0.00 0 154
38.70 41.40 0.50 0 0 Jan 11 20.0 * 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 186
11.10 11.60 -0.45 0 0 Jan 11 22.5 0.65 0.80 0.03 0 223
36.20 38.90 0.45 0 0 Jan 11 22.5 * 0.05 0.15 0.00 0 37
9.10 9.80 -0.15 0 44 Jan 11 25.0 1.10 1.25 0.02 0 241
33.70 36.20 0.30 0 0 Jan 11 25.0 * 0.05 0.20 0.00 0 164
5.60 5.80 -0.30 0 324 Jan 11 30.0 2.55 2.70 0.05 0 514
28.80 31.40 0.45 0 4 Jan 11 30.0 * 0.15 0.35 0.03 0 255
3.00 3.20 -0.20 0 714 Jan 11 35.0 4.90 5.20 0.15 0 312
23.90 26.30 0.35 0 4 Jan 11 35.0 * 0.50 0.60 0.00 0 560
1.40 1.55 -0.13 0 714 Jan 11 40.0 8.30 8.60 0.25 0 9
19.30 21.50 0.25 0 209 Jan 11 40.0 * 0.95 1.15 0.02 0 1032
0.55 0.70 -0.07 0 312 Jan 11 45.0 11.90 12.90 0.15 0 2
15.20 17.10 0.25 0 622 Jan 11 45.0 * 1.70 2.05 0.00 0 547
0.15 0.30 -0.02 0 0 Jan 11 50.0 17.00 17.50 0.30 0 0
11.40 12.10 -0.40 0 625 Jan 11 50.0 * 3.00 3.30 0.08 0 1309
8.20 8.70 -0.50 0 1002 Jan 11 55.0 * 4.80 5.20 0.20 0 292
5.60 6.00 -0.40 0 758 Jan 11 60.0 * 7.20 7.60 0.30 0 612
3.60 4.00 -0.25 0 779 Jan 11 65.0 * 10.10 10.60 0.30 0 148
2.20 2.55 -0.10 0 343 Jan 11 70.0 * 13.60 14.20 0.45 0 97
1.25 1.60 -0.05 0 234 Jan 11 75.0 * 17.60 18.40 0.50 0 278
0.70 0.95 0.00 0 455 Jan 11 80.0 * 20.50 22.90 -0.45 0 127
0.35 0.55 0.00 0 186 Jan 11 85.0 * 25.20 27.60 -0.30 0 140
0.15 0.35 0.00 0 169 Jan 11 90.0 * 29.90 32.40 -0.40 0 127
0.05 0.25 0.00 0 231 Jan 11 95.0 * 34.60 37.30 -0.50 0 86
0.00 0.20 0.00 0 198 Jan 11 100.0 * 39.60 42.20 -0.40 0 75
0.00 0.15 0.00 0 74 Jan 11 105.0 * 44.50 47.20 -0.40 0 60
0.00 0.20 0.02 0 125 Jan 11 110.0 * 49.50 52.20 -0.40 0 60
0.00 0.15 0.00 0 121 Jan 11 115.0 * 54.50 57.20 -0.40 0 69
0.00 0.15 0.00 0 414 Jan 11 120.0 * 59.40 62.30 -0.25 0 75
- Jan 12 [677 days to expiration]
11.70 12.80 -0.15 0 27 Jan 12 22.5 1.40 1.75 -0.07 0 457
9.90 10.60 -0.35 0 136 Jan 12 25.0 2.20 2.50 0.05 0 439
28.80 31.20 0.35 0 3 Jan 12 30.0 * 0.60 1.15 -0.10 0 309
6.90 7.90 -0.05 0 135 Jan 12 30.0 4.10 4.50 0.10 0 172
4.70 5.00 -0.10 0 149 Jan 12 35.0 6.70 7.20 0.20 0 325
20.30 22.40 0.35 0 48 Jan 12 40.0 * 2.30 3.00 -0.15 0 480
3.10 3.30 -0.10 0 84 Jan 12 40.0 9.90 10.50 0.30 0 10
1.85 2.20 -0.02 0 10 Jan 12 45.0 13.30 14.20 0.15 0 1
13.40 14.50 -0.20 0 33 Jan 12 50.0 * 5.50 6.30 -0.15 0 317
1.05 1.30 -0.10 0 50 Jan 12 50.0 17.70 18.40 0.25 0 10
8.50 9.40 -0.05 0 191 Jan 12 60.0 * 10.30 11.30 -0.10 0 11
5.00 5.90 -0.05 0 79 Jan 12 70.0 * 16.40 17.80 -0.20 0 87