60 Stocks Moving In Thursday's Mid-Day Session


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

  • Ameri Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMRH) climbed 45.7 percent to $0.60 after the company reported a partnership with virtual and augmented reality company, The Glimpse Group.
  • Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) shares climbed 17.8 percent to $32.443 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter.
  • Sleep Number Corporation (NASDAQ:SNBR) shares climbed 16.6 percent to $35.64 after the company reported strong Q3 results.
  • ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN) jumped 15.3 percent to $68.05 after reporting strong Q3 results.
  • Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) rose 14.3 percent to $78.88 after the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY19 sales guidance.
  • Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN) rose 14.3 percent to $131.42 after the company reported year-over-year Q3 EPS improvement and beat sales estimates.
  • Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) climbed 13.9 percent to $13.38.
  • Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMI) climbed 13.6 percent to $8.70 after the company cancelled its $25 million common stock offering.
  • Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) gained 13.1 percent to $6.34 after declining 4.10 percent on Wednesday.
  • MSA Safety Inc (NYSE:MSA) gained 12.5 percent to $107.02 after the company beat Q3 earnings estimates.
  • Materion Corporation (NASDAQ:MTRN) rose 12.5 percent to $56.83 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) climbed 11.8 percent to $15.34 after reporting upbeat Q3 results.
  • Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLGL) shares gained 11.2 percent to $6.8799.
  • CVR Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CVI) rose 10.9 percent to $39.4801 following Q3 earnings.
  • trivago N.V. (NASDAQ:TRVG) gained 10.9 percent to $6.121.
  • TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) rose 10.6 percent to $25.15 following Q2 earnings.
  • Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) jumped 10.1 percent to $125.55 after reporting better-than-expected Q3 earnings.
  • Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) rose 9.5 percent to $72.24 after reporting upbeat Q3 results.
  • Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:BEDU) gained 9.5 percent to $11.50.
  • FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) shares surged 9.3 percent to $72.76 following Q3 results.
  • Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) surged 9.1 percent to $121.08.
  • Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:BANR) gained 9.1 percent to $56.86 following strong Q3 results.
  • International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) rose 8.6 percent to $43.09 following upbeat Q3 results.
  • Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) shares jumped 8.5 percent to $59.83 after reporting Q3 earnings.
  • ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) rose 8.3 percent to $2.22.
  • CVR Refining, LP (NYSE:CVRR) shares gained 7.8 percent to $19.31 following Q3 results.
  • Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (NYSE:TKC) rose 7 percent to $5.135 after gaining 3.00 percent on Wednesday.
  • Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) rose 6.7 percent to $130.46 after reporting profit for the third quarter.
  • KB Home (NYSE:KBH) surged 6.6 percent to $19.79. Evercore ISI Group upgraded KB Home from In-Line to Outperform.
  • Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) shares rose 6.4 percent to $8.7034 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its third quarter on Wednesday.
  • Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTI) rose 6.4 percent to $5.69 after dipping 27.70 percent on Wednesday.
  • Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) rose 6.3 percent to $10.1201 after dropping 24.82 percent on Wednesday.
  • Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) rose 5.8 percent to $110.34 after reporting a third-quarter earnings beat. The company issued strong FY2018 earnings guidance.
  • Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose 5.5 percent to $107.95 after reporting upbeat earnings for its first quarter on Wednesday.
  • Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rose 5.3 percent to $303.88 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter. The company delivered 56,065 Model 3s in the quarter. The company says the target of delivering 100,000 Model S and X vehicles this year remains unchanged.
  • Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) shares rose 4.2 percent to $35.54 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter.

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Losers

  • CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE:CURO) shares dipped 27.1 percent to $16.68 after the company reported weak Q3 earnings and lowered its FY18 EPS guidance.
  • Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) dropped 24.3 percent to $220.34. Align Technology posted upbeat Q3 results, but issued weak forecast for the current quarter.
  • Superior Drilling Products, Inc. (NYSE:SDPI) shares fell 18.4 percent to $3.45. Superior Drilling Products is expected to release Q3 earnings on November 8.
  • AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQB) shares tumbled 18 percent to $2.82.
  • WPP plc (NYSE:WPP) fell 17.6 percent to $57.7050 after the company reported Q3 results and lowered its full-year profit forecast.
  • Endologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELGX) dropped 17.3 percent to $1.15 after the company priced its $20 million common stock offering.
  • Celestica Inc. (NYSE:CLS) shares tumbled 15.3 percent to $9.37 after the company posted downbeat Q3 earnings.
  • Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG) dipped 15 percent to $8.88 following weak Q3 results.
  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) fell 14.7 percent to $19.44. AMD reported upbeat earnings for its third quarter, while sales missed estimates. The company issued weak fourth-quarter sales guidance.
  • Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A (NYSE:BLX) slipped 14.3 percent to $16.62 after reporting results for the third quarter.
  • Planet Green Holdings Corp. (NYSE:PLAG) shares dropped 13.4 percent to $5.19.
  • Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) shares fell 13.3 percent to $99.99 after reporting downbeat quarterly results.
  • Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE:VNE) fell 12.7 percent to $33.44 after dropping 7.89 percent on Wednesday.
  • NovoCure Limited (NASDAQ:NVCR) shares dropped 12.6 percent to $36.30 following Q3 results.
  • Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) fell 11.8 percent to $29.60 after reporting downbeat Q3 earnings.
  • Eltek Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELTK) tumbled 11.2 percent to $3.0201.
  • Kraton Corporation (NYSE:KRA) dipped 11 percent to $29.70 after reporting downbeat Q3 results.
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) fell 9.6 percent to $74.33 after the company reported downbeat quarterly earnings and lowered its dividend.
  • Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI) dipped 8.7 percent to $2.52 following Q3 results.
  • GrubHub Inc. (NYSE:GRUB) shares dropped 8 percent to $100.9328 after the company issued weak Q4 profit forecast.
  • MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL) dipped 7.5 percent to $14.93. Susquehanna downgraded MaxLinear from Positive to Neutral.
  • Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) shares fell 7.1 percent to $50.72. Southwest posted upbeat quarterly results.
  • China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFS) shares fell 6.5 percent to $2.17 after dropping 14.84 percent on Wednesday.
  • Ambev S.A.. (NYSE:ABEV) shares fell 5.6 percent to $3.97 after reporting Q3 results.

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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