62 Stocks Moving In Wednesday'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

  • Astrotech Corp (NASDAQ:ASTC) shares climbed 486% to $6.50 after the company announced it is developing its BreathTest 1000 screening instrument for lung diseases including Coronavirus and Pneumonia.
  • T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO) shares gained 140.4% to $0.9370 after the company announced a worldwide licensing agreement to support the development of a rapid COVID-19 test developed by Hackensack Meridian Health.
  • MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) surged 116.5% to $0.7794 after dropping around 87% on Tuesday.
  • Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) gained 47% to $6.23 after dropping 32% on Tuesday.
  • PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:PMT) shares rose 40% to $8.00.
  • Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT) gained 38.6% to $3.59 after the company highlighted liquidity position as of March 24.
  • U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ:USAU) surged 35% to $9.99 after jumping 123% on Tuesday.
  • Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN) gained 31% to $10.08.
  • Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE:TWO) rose 29.3% to $3.3750 after declining around 40% on Tuesday.
  • Cytosorbents Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSO) shares gained 28% to $5.90 after the company said CytoSorb has been used in more than 70 coronavirus patients to 'help treat cytokine storm and life-threatening complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome.'
  • Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) rose 27% to $5.94 after climbing over 28% on Tuesday.
  • Kraton Corporation (NYSE:KRA) rose 26.5% to $6.15.
  • Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHUY) shares surged 26.4% to $13.36 after surging 27% on Tuesday.
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) rose 24.4% to $3.0242.
  • Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATS) jumped 24.3% to $13.55 after the company reported its Telehealth-enabled OnTrak programs surpassing weekly rate of 500 member enrollments for March.
  • Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE:DIN) gained 23.7% to $31.08.
  • Neuronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STIM) shares rose 23.3% to $1.80 after gaining around 14% on Tuesday.
  • Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLPH) gained 23.1% to $11.33 after dropping 24% on Tuesday.
  • Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) rose 23% to $7.77.
  • Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG) surged 22.6% to $10.36.
  • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB) gained 21.8% to $12.50.
  • Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY) rose 21.6% to $3.3191 after climbing around 71% on Tuesday.
  • Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:MIST) rose 20.6% to $2.05. Milestone Pharmaceuticals shares dipped 88% on Tuesday on the back of a negative clinical readout.
  • Fly Leasing Limited (NYSE:FLY) surged 20.2% to $7.44.
  • Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO) shares gained 20% to $32.96.
  • Happiness Biotech Group Ltd (NASDAQ:HAPP) rose 20% to $3.03 after the company highlighted its coronavirus test equipment and its abilities.
  • Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) surged 18% to $150.41 after the White House and Senate reached a $2 trillion stimulus deal, which includes support for key industries such as aviation. Additionally, reports suggest the company may soon restart production of the 737 MAX.
  • MakeMyTrip Limited (NASDAQ:MMYT) rose 17.7% to $14.54.
  • JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) shares surged 17.6% to $11.05.
  • U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:USX) climbed 17.6% to $3.27.
  • Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN) gained 17.3% to $8.36.
  • Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI) rose 16.3% to $17.50 after jumping 44% on Tuesday.
  • Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) shares rose 16% to $11.84 after gaining over 16% on Tuesday.
  • Green Dot Corporation (NASDAQ:GDOT) jumped 16% to $24.43 after the company named Dan Henry as CEO.
  • Wayfair Inc (NYSE:W) gained 15.3% to $50.11 after Gorden Haskett upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy.
  • New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYMT) rose 15.2% to $1.1746 after declining 46% on Tuesday.
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:NCLH) rose 14.1% to $15.70 after surging 42% on Tuesday.
  • Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN) shares rose 12% to $14.80 after surging around 35% on Tuesday.
  • BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) shares rose 12% to $14.49 after jumping 35% on Tuesday.
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) rose 11.6% to $38.47 after jumping 22% on Tuesday.
  • Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:INFI) jumped 9.2% to $0.95 after the company announced it has received fast track designation by the FDA for IPI-549 in combination with Opdivo for the treatment of advanced urothelial cancer.
  • MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) rose 7% to $13.01 after jumping 33% on Tuesday.
  • NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:NBY) gained 5.7% to $0.8613 after the company said KN95 disposable masks are available on the company's Avenova.com site.
  • UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ:TIGR) rose 5% to $2.77 after the company reported Q4 results and announced a share repurchase program.


Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Immutep Limited (NASDAQ:IMMP) shares dipped 62.4% to $0.7001 after the company announced data from the Phase 2b AIPAC study that evaluated its lead product candidate eftilagimod alpha in combination with paclitaxel, a taxane standard-of-care chemotherapy, in HER2-negative/HR+ metastatic breast cancer, which showed 63% of patients treated with the combo were progression-free at the 6-month landmark.
  • IMAC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMAC) fell 49.7% to $2.49 after surging more than 1000% on Tuesday.
  • Exantas Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:XAN) dropped 35% to $1.82. Exantas Capital issued an update on status of financing arrangements as of March 25, 2020.
  • ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THMO) dipped 35% to $3.25. ThermoGenesis reported pricing of 1 million share common stock offering at $3.50 per share.
  • Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP (NASDAQ:MCEP) fell 33% to $0.14 after surging 147% on Tuesday.
  • Titan Medical Inc (NASDAQ:TMDI) fell 27.2% to $0.1531 after the company reported a $1.2 million registered direct offering.
  • Waitr Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:WTRH) fell 22.1% to $1.1067 after declining 9% on Tuesday.
  • Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ:PLYA) declined 21.3% to $1.66.
  • At Home Group Inc. (NYSE:HOME) dropped 19.9% to $2.2350 after reporting Q4 results. Guggenheim downgraded At Home Group from Buy to Neutral.
  • Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ:GOGO) fell 18% to $2.5806.
  • NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE:NNVC) shares slipped 17.3% to $4.72.
  • Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.(NASDAQ:TNXP) fell 16% to $0.8321 after reporting Q4 results.
  • BRP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRP) fell 15.1% to $8.65 following Q4 results.
  • Liquid Media Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:YVR) dropped 14.7% to $2.3882.
  • Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:AHPI) fell 13.5% to $12.75.
  • Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) fell 13.4% to $43.60.
  • MGE Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGEE) shares declined 13.1% to $48.57.
  • Guardion Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GHSI) shares fell 11% to $0.4716 after gaining over 19% on Tuesday.

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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