48 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

  • Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETE) shares climbed 27% to $4.19 after the company disclosed that its subsidiary, Unified Payments, is entering the $13 billion property management industry through its partnership with VIP Systems.
  • The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) rose 18.2% to $16.34 after the company reported Q2 EPS results up from last year and better-than-expected sales results.
  • Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:CETX) gained 18.1% to $2.15 after the company reported the complete sale of its EMS subsidiary.
  • Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) gained 17% to $4.55.
  • Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) shares jumped 15% to $17.23 following Q2 results.
  • Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES) gained 14.9% to $1.5850 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 EPS and sales results.
  • Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HEBT) surged 14.7% to $2.88.
  • BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) rose 14.4% to $25.80 after reporting upbeat Q2 earnings.
  • Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) gained 14.2% to $15.85 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 sales results. The company also announced a $150 million buyback.
  • Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) shares rose 12.7% to $29.90 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 EPS results.
  • Viveve Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVE) shares gained 11.6% to $0.1361 after the company signed an exclusive agreement with Salient Medical to distribute the Viveve System to physicians and healthcare providers in Canada.
  • Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTV) gained 10.4% to $8.06.
  • Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) rose 9.9% to $13.66.
  • At Home Group Inc. (NYSE:HOME) surged 9.8% to $6.39.
  • MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGI) gained 9.5% to $3.6805.
  • Mustang Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBIO) rose 9.4% to $4.2150 after climbing 14.81% on Wednesday.
  • Castle Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTL) climbed 9.4% to $21.80.
  • Opera Limited (NASDAQ:OPRA) climbed 9% to $12.52 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales and raised FY19 guidance.
  • Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) gained 8.9% to $8.68.
  • Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) rose 8.7% to $96.86 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results. The company also issued Q4 guidance above analyst estimates.
  • Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ:JG) gained 8.5% to $3.97.
  • John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) climbed 8.4% to $87.06 following upbeat Q4 results.
  • Fly Leasing Limited (NYSE:FLY) rose 7.9% to $19.71 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 results.
  • GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) rose 7.8% to $3.8150 after Michael Burry announced a long position in the company.
  • DPW Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DPW) gained 7.5% to $3.45.
  • Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEEL) climbed 7.3% to $1.77 after the company announced FDA acceptance of IND application for SLS-005 for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III Sanfilippo Syndrome.
  • Tilly's, Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) gained 7.3% to $8.95.
  • Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE:SSI) shares jumped 5.8% to $0.7303 after the company raised its FY19 EBITDA guidance and issued store sales comparable up 1.8% from last year.
  • DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) gained 4.1% to $34.31 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 sales results. The company also raised FY19 EPS guidance above analyst estimates.

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Losers

  • Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD) shares dipped 44.1% to $0.7049 after the FDA requested stability data for XIPERE. The company said it expects to receive a complete Complete Response Letter and plans to resubmit its New Drug Application in Q1 of 2020.
  • Avinger, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGR) dropped 32.3% to $1.13. Avinger priced 3,813,559 share underwritten public offering of common stock at $1.18 per share.
  • Retrophin, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTRX) fell 27.6% to $12.59 after the company disclosed that its Phase 3 FORT study of fosmetpantotnate in patients with PKAN did not meet its primary or secondary endpoints.
  • iFresh Inc. (NASDAQ:IFMK) dropped 19.2% to $1.90.
  • Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT) dipped 19% to $0.7656 after the company reported Q2 EPS and sales results down from last year.
  • 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) fell 12.1% to $17.02. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM reported better-than-expected Q4 EPS and sales results. The company also issued FY20 sales guidance above analyst estimates.
  • Höegh LNG Partners LP (NYSE:HMLP) dipped 11.4% to $14.85 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results.
  • Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) fell 9.8% to $115.83. Splunk reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter and issued strong third-quarter sales guidance. The company also announced the acquisition of the SaaS company SignalFix for $1.05 billion.
  • SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS) dropped 9.5% to $2.6190.
  • Yunji Inc. (NASDAQ:YJ) fell 9.3% to $9.62 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS results.
  • Reebonz Holding Limited (NASDAQ:RBZ) shares dropped 9.1% to $1.9997.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) shares fell 9% to $92.42.
  • Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:REKR) dropped 8.7% to $3.34.
  • Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) shares declined 8.3% to $5.86.
  • Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:XERS) shares dipped 7.8% to $11.24.
  • SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG) shares fell 7.7% to $81.13 after announcing leave of absence of CEO and Founder, Guy Sella. UBS downgraded SolarEdge Technologies from Buy to Neutral and raised the price target from $73 to $90.
  • Guardant Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GH) dropped 6.7% to $97.38.
  • 58.com Inc. (NYSE:WUBA) shares fell 6.1% to $52.58 following Q2 results.
  • Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) fell 5.1% to $24.14 after the company reported results for its second 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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