48 Stocks Moving In Thursday's Mid-Day 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

  • Mustang Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBIO) shares jumped 135 percent to $6.25 following news the New England Journal of Medicine published data from St. Jude Children's Hospital on the company's lentiviral gene therpay.
  • Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NYSE:ZM) shares rose 73 percent to $62.25. Zoom Video Communications priced its IPO at $36 per share.
  • Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNLN) gained 35.8 percent to $23.08. Greenlane priced its IPO at $17 per share.
  • Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS) rose 19.6 percent to $5.0000.
  • Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPO) surged 18.5 percent to $0.4860 after the company announced Mr. Ori Karev has joined the company as its Chief Strategy Officer.
  • Fortress Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIO) gained 16.4 percent to $1.70 after the company's subsidiary, Mustang Bio, published data from a trial of its lentiviral gene therapy for bubble boy disease.
  • Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMUX) shares rose 16.4 percent to $16.70.
  • Uxin Limited (NASDAQ:UXIN) rose 13.4 percent to $3.3450 after climbing 51.28 percent on Wednesday.
  • Brigham Minerals Inc (NYSE:MNRL) climbed 11.6 percent to $20.08. Brigham Minerals priced its IPO at $18 per share.
  • ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) gained 10.9 percent to $16.13 following upbeat Q1 earnings.
  • Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (NASDAQ:VIOT) rose 10.1 percent to $14.55.
  • Neovasc Inc. (NASDAQ:NVCN) rose 9 percent to $0.5881 after the company announced the resolution of patent litigation claims by Edwards Lifesciences.
  • Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) gained 8.8 percent to $3.95. Astrotech's CEO made $1 million investment in the company.
  • Canopy Growth Corporation (NYSE:CGC) rose 8.1 percent to $46.33 amid report the company is near a deal to buy Acreage Holdings.
  • Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE:EXP) surged 8 percent to $91.06 following better-than-expected Q4 guidance, news of the addition of 10 million shares to its current buyback plan and a strategic review for its portfolio.
  • Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBRX) gained 8 percent to $1.0500 after the company announced that the FDA approved its request for Fast Track Designation for Annamycin.
  • Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC) gained 7.7 percent to $9.26.
  • Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE:CCM) jumped 7.7 percent to $2.53.
  • United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) rose 7.5 percent to $135.17 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Wednesday.
  • Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCBI) jumped 7.1 percent to $62.62 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS.
  • ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) gained 6.9 percent to $92.94 after reporting strong Q1 earnings.
  • OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPHC) surged 6.8 percent to $3.9501.
  • The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) rose 6.6 percent to $38.31 after reporting upbeat Q1 results.
  • Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) rose 6.5 percent to $168.05 after reporting upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE:EHC) gained 5.5 percent to $60.85 after the company announced it will be presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference being held May 14-16, 2019.
  • Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) rose 5.4 percent to $36.69, rebounding from its offering announcement on Monday, after the company favorably priced its offering of 32.5 million shares of common stock at a price of $34.62 per share.
  • Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) gained 4.7 percent to $177.15 after the company reported mixed Q1 earnings and reaffirmed FY19 guidance.

 

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Losers

  • Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE:ATNM) shares dipped 31.6 percent to $0.3100 after the company reported a proposed common stock offering.
  • StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ:STNE) fell 23 percent to $26.75 following a comment from Morgan Stanley highlighting news that Brazil's Itau would advance cash from merchants with less than R$30 million in sales and without changing the interest.
  • Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) dipped 21 percent to $0.5103 after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter. Deborah Rieger-Paganis has been appointed interim CFO.
  • Jumia Technologies AG (NASDAQ:JMIA) dropped 16.5 percent to $33.47.
  • Centric Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRC) shares fell 16.2 percent to $3.42.
  • Sleep Number Corporation (NASDAQ:SNBR) declined 16.1 percent to $40.32, despite beating Q1 EPS and sales, after the company stated there is weakness in the industry and margin headwinds.
  • Insteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:IIIN) shares dipped 15.6 percent to $18.97 after reporting downbeat quarterly sales.
  • Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:EIGR) fell 14.7 percent to $11.11 after the company announced a 4.5 million share common stock offering at $11 per share.
  • Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRG) shares declined 12.1 percent to $14.49.
  • Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:PT) shares dropped 11.7 percent to $8.43.
  • PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE:PAGS) fell 11.7 percent to $24.76.
  • Soliton, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLY) dipped 11.4 percent to $11.70.
  • Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE:SKX) shares dropped 11.3 percent to $31.29 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales. The company also issued weak Q2 EPS guidance.
  • Altus Midstream Company (NASDAQ:ALTM) fell 10.6 percent to $4.8450.
  • Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:LKCO) shares tumbled 10.5 percent to $6.07.
  • Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) dipped 10.2 percent to $8.71.
  • Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ:TEAM) fell 8.2 percent to $102.14 as the company's weak Q4 EPS guidance offsets a Q3 earnings beat.
  • Datasea Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSS) dipped 8.2 percent to $1.97.
  • Dunxin Financial Holdings Limited (NYSE:DXF) fell 8.2 percent to $2.6510.
  • Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) dropped 7.9 percent to $119.36, despite beating Q1 EPS and sales, after the company reported lower-than-expected product and licensing revenue.
  • Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPTH) fell 7.3 percent to $18.75.

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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