Insider buying declined sharply last week with insiders buying $56.48 million of stock compared to $165.25 million in the week prior. Selling also decreased with insiders selling $393.38 million of stock last week compared to $653.17 million in the week prior.

Think of a chart as a staircase under construction. Support is the floor and resistance is the ceiling.

Earnings per share registered a year-over-year growth of 19.0% on top-line improvement and lower shares outstanding.

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +1.43%) this morning are up +1.30% and European stocks are up +1.53% as Italian and Spanish government bonds gained on the prospects of additional ECB stimulus.

For much of the past decade, the biofuels industry in the US grew exponentially. During this period, the US became the world’s leading producer of transportation fuel made from recently harvested plant material, producing about 44% of the world’s biofuels supply in 2013.

Welcome to edition 204 of Insider Weekends. Insiders went on a shopping spree last week with insider buying jumping to a six month high of $223.51 million compared to $65.72 million in the week prior.