As the technology sector struggles to navigate the economic downturn, one investor is focusing on companies with a chance to do well even in tough times.

Shares of Moody's (MCO) are down $2.18 to $25.97 in the wake of bearish comments from Greenlight Capital (GLRE) manager David Einhorn. He said he's shorting the credit-ratings company calling the brand “tarnished.” Option volume is running 7x the daily average with 16 000 puts compared to 2 400 calls. The focus is the June $26 put which has traded over 4 000 contracts against prior open interest of just 420 contracts. There's also buying in July $25 and $24 puts whose volume has exceeded prior open interest. Implied volatility has jumped to 65% from 49% a day earlier.Shares of F5 ...

Stocks expected to move significantly in Thursday's trading include a number of major banks -- including Fifth Third, Huntington and Regions Financial -- as well as Intuit, Limited Brands, PetSmart, Stage Stores, Suntech, Synopsis and WellCare.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursdayâ??s session are GameStop, Foot Locker and Gap.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks put in a mixed performance in early trading Thursday as Hewlett-Packard Co. led most hardware leaders into the red, but online travel site Priceline.com Inc. paced a group of advancers.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by AnalystChoice.com (AC).

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Benchmark Journal.