42 Biggest Movers From Friday


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


Gainers

  • Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:INNT) shares gained 54.15 percent to close at $9.48 on Friday.
  • Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) shares surged 39.38 percent to close at $7.61 on Friday as the company reported the Issuance of a new US patent covering M207 as an acute treatment for migraine.
  • Vectrus Inc (NYSE:VEC) shares gained 35.05 percent to close at $36.95 as the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results and issued a strong FY18 outlook.
  • Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE:QCP) rose 29.05 percent to close at $16.26 after a report that the company plans to take over HCR ManorCare in a prepackaged Chapter 11 deal.
  • Veritiv Corporation (NYSE:VRTV) gained 25.53 percent to close at $35.40 following Q4 earnings.
  • T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO) surged 25.2 percent to close at $6.36. T2 Biosystems is expected to release its Q4 operational results on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
  • Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) gained 24.73 percent to close at $16.09 following Q4 results.
  • American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) shares jumped 24.34 percent to close at $35.25.
  • Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) shares rose 21.67 percent to close at $102.87 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected Q4 loss.
  • Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITCI) shares gained 20.84 percent to close at $21.80 on Friday.
  • Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) rose 20.49 percent to close at $4.47.
  • Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTGX) shares gained 19.82 percent to close at $20.86.
  • 51job, Inc. (NASDAQ:JOBS) gained 18.42 percent to close at $76.39 on better-than-expected Q4 results.
  • Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT) surged 17.92 percent to close at $6.12 on Friday. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Conatus Pharmaceuticals with an Outperform rating.
  • Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FATE) gained 16.71 percent to close at $13.27. Fate Therapeutics is expected to release quarterly earnings on March 5, 2018.
  • Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBYI) climbed 15.06 percent to close at $71.05 following Q4 results.
  • Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA) rose 13.47 percent to close at $51.82 after the company reported upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Splunk Inc (NASDAQ:SPLK) shares surged 9.27 percent to close at $102.32 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong sales forecast.
  • ICU Medical, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ICUI) rose 8.47 percent to close at $242.00. ICU Medical reported Q4 earnings of $2.98 per share on revenue of $370.1 million.
  • SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) rose 8.31 percent to close at $18.37. SpartanNash appointed Matthew Mannelly and Gregg Tanner as new independent members to the company’s Board of Directors. BMO Capital upgraded SpartanNash from Market Perform to Outperform.
  • Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) climbed 7.82 percent to close at $34.18 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong FY18 forecast.
  • PRGX Global Inc (NASDAQ:PRGX) rose 6 percent to close at $7.95 following Q4 results.
  • SG Blocks, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGBX) gained 5.02 percent to close at $3.9699. SG Blocks reported 2017 loss of $1.95 per share on sales of $5.06 million.
  • Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) gained 4.67 percent to close at $67.30. Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) announced plans to acquire Microsemi for $68.78 per share in cash.

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Atlas Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFH) shares tumbled 40.96 percent to close at $11.10 on Friday after the company issued weak FY 2018 forecast.
  • Tenax Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TENX) shares fell 27.36 percent to close at $7.70 on Friday after jumping 128.45 percent on Thursday.
  • Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASCMA) dipped 23.99 percent to close at $5.07.
  • Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EGL) shares fell 18.44 percent to close at $22.29. Engility reported Q4 GAAP loss of $1.62 per share on sales of $464.8 million.
  • Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRSN) shares tumbled 18.13 percent to close at $14.18.
  • Tyme Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TYME) fell 17.33 percent to close at $2.29. Tyme Technologies priced its 9 million share offering of common stock at $2.25 per share.
  • eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH) fell 16.1 percent to close at $13.65. eHealth reported Q4 adjusted loss of $0.93 per share on sales of $43.76 million.
  • Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) slipped 12.73 percent to close at $40.04 after the company posted downbeat quarterly sales.
  • Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) shares fell 12.49 percent to close at $10.86 after reporting downbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Radius Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDUS) fell 12.32 percent to close at $32.915 as the company posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
  • Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZEUS) dropped 10.58 percent to close at $20.845 following Q4 earnings.
  • Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNS) shares fell 10.42 percent to close at $4.47.
  • Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ:BLNK) shares dipped 10.18 percent to close at $2.56 on Friday.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) dropped 9.2 percent to close at $5.53. Babcock & Wilcox reported a Q4 loss of $0.95 per share on sales of $408.1 million.
  • Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE:VSTO) fell 7.34 percent to close at $15.91 on Friday.
  • Sierra Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:SRRA) shares fell 6.91 percent to close at $2.29. Sierra Oncology reported a proposed public offering of common stock.
  • VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) declined 5.92 percent to close at $116.34 following Q4 results.
  • JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ:JD) dropped 5.22 percent to close at $43.80 as the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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