25 Stocks Moving In Thursday's Pre-Market Session


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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

  • Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBOT) rose 32 percent to $2.89 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it achieved robust viral clearance for its manufacturing process.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) rose 17.7 percent to $3.03 in pre-market trading after an amended 13D filing from Steel Partners Holdings shows a raised stake in the company from 6.99 million shares to 29.98 million shares, or a 17.8 percent stake.
  • AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACRX) shares rose 12.7 percent to $3.55 in pre-market trading after the company announced the FDA acceptance of NDA for DSUVIA.
  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) shares rose 11.7 percent to $54.95 in pre-market trading. after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance.
  • Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ:BILI) shares rose 9.3 percent to $13.59 in pre-market trading after announcing Q1 results.
  • Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT) rose 8.1 percent to $3.46 in pre-market trading after reporting strong Q1 earnings.
  • Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) rose 8.1 percent to $52.35 in pre-market trading after reporting fiscal Q4 results.
  • Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNS) rose 8.1 percent to $5.65 in pre-market trading after gaining 6.30 percent on Wednesday.
  • CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE:CVM) rose 6.1 percent to $3.30 in pre-market trading after climbing 9.51 percent on Wednesday.
  • TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE:TRXC) rose 6 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading after reporting a loan deal for $40 million in term loans with Hercules Capital.
  • Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE:SSI) rose 5.6 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
  • Koss Corporation (NASDAQ:KOSS) shares rose 5.2 percent to $2.42 in the pre-market trading session after falling 2.54 percent on Wednesday.

 

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Losers

  • Recro Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:REPH) fell 50.3 percent to $6.17 in pre-market trading after the company received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA. The FDA declined to approve the company’s New Drug Application for IV meloxicam.
  • Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL) shares fell 16.5 percent to $2.89 in pre-market trading after the company announced Q4 results.
  • Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLNT) fell 16.5 percent to $5.20 in pre-market trading after reporting pricing of public offering of common stock.
  • Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (NYSE:WMLP) fell 11 percent to $3.49 in pre-market trading after surging 194.03 percent on Wednesday.
  • Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) shares fell 11 percent to $13.45 in pre-market trading. Petrobras announced plans to lower the cost of diesel by 10 percent.
  • Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) shares fell 9.4 percent to $97 in pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its second quarter.
  • Zealand Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:ZEAL) fell 6.9 percent to $15.55 in pre-market trading after rising 2.71 percent on Wednesday.
  • L Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LB) shares fell 6.7 percent to $31.76 in pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. The company issued weak second quarter and FY18 earnings guidance.
  • ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RETO) shares fell 5.9 percent to $4.78 in pre-market trading.
  • Qiwi plc (NASDAQ:QIWI) fell 5.9 percent to $17.52 in pre-market trading.
  • Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EIGR) fell 5 percent to $13.25 in pre-market trading after reporting a proposed offering of common stock.
  • Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) shares fell 4.3 percent to $72.66 in pre-market trading. Best Buy reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
  • NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) fell 4.1 percent to $64.08 in pre-market trading despite reporting a fourth-quarter earnings beat. The company sees FY19 sales growth in the mid-single digits.

27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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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