32 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

  • BioPharmX Corporation (NYSE:BPMX) shares rose 56.4% to $0.73 in pre-market trading after the company reported approval of merger with Timber Pharma by shareholders.
  • Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMUX) rose 33.5% to $13.59 in pre-market trading after the company reported it received first regulatory approval from German Health Authority BfArM to initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of its selective oral DHODH inhibitor, IMU-838, in COVID-19 patients.
  • Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:APDN) rose 31.6% to $11.70 in pre-market trading after the company received FDA emergency use authorization for COVID-19 diagnostic assay kit.
  • AIM ImmunoTech Inc. rose 29% to $3.02 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 results and announced the FDA authorization for first human ampligen trial in coronavirus patients with cancer.
  • Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX) rose 24.5% to $29.19 in pre-market trading after surging 38% on Wednesday.
  • Cellectis S.A. (NASDAQ:CLLS) shares rose 18.7% to $16.25 in pre-market trading after declining around 9% on Wednesday.
  • eMagin Corporation (NASDAQ:EMAN) rose 14.7% to $0.6310 in pre-market trading after dropping over 21% on Wednesday.
  • Revolve Group, Inc. (NYSE:RVLV) shares rose 14% to $17.05 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results.
  • MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEIP) rose 13.4% to $3.21 in pre-market trading. MEI Pharma and Kyowa Kirin highlighted updated clinical data from Phase 1b study of ME-401 on intermittent schedule in patients with follicular lymphoma and other B-cell malignancies for the ASCO.
  • Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (NYSE:BSBR) rose 12.5% to $4.40 in pre-market trading.
  • Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.. (NASDAQ:RKDA) rose 11.9% to $5.38 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
  • Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) rose 11.4% to $4.20 in pre-market trading after the company announced FDA response to end-of-Phase 2 briefing package for ensifentrine in COPD and outlined Phase 3 ENHANCE clinical program.
  • Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:FUTU) rose 11.6% to $13.70 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
  • Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) rose 11.1% to $2.10 in pre-market trading after surging 18% on Wednesday.
  • Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCA) rose 11% to $2.94 in pre-market trading. Genocea highlighted that it will present long-term follow-up data from GEN-009 vaccine at the ASCO.
  • SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) rose 9.4% to $3.37 in pre-market trading after falling 12% on Wednesday.
  • The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) rose 9% to $11.55 in pre-market trading after declining over 5% on Wednesday.
  • Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ:UPWK) rose 7.5% to $14.60 in pre-market trading after surging over 10% on Wednesday.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose 3% to $43.21 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and sales for its third quarter and issued strong earnings outlook for the current quarter.

 

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Losers

  • Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) fell 36% to $0.5001 in pre-market trading after the company filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  • Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CRK) fell 26% to $4.81 in pre-market trading after the company reported the commencement of a 40 million share common stock offering.
  • MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNX) shares fell 18.9% to $21.49 in pre-market trading. MacroGenics will present preliminary clinical results from MGD013 and MGC018 at the ASCO.
  • Remark Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARK) shares fell 18.5% to $1.42 in pre-market trading. Remark Holdings will review financial results for the fiscal year on Thursday, May 28, 2020.
  • ToughBuilt Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBLT) fell 11.4% to $1.17 in pre-market trading after dropping over 5% on Wednesday.
  • Party City Holdco Inc.(NYSE:PRTY) fell 10.3% to $0.4230 in pre-market trading after dropping 10% on Wednesday.
  • J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) fell 10.2% to $0.20 in pre-market trading after gaining 12% on Wednesday.
  • Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFOI) shares fell 9.8% to $0.4907 in pre-market trading after jumping 38% on Wednesday.
  • HighPoint Resources Corporation (NYSE:HPR) fell 8.8% to $0.24 in pre-market trading after dropping 6% on Wednesday.
  • Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC) fell 8.7% to $0.4006 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
  • National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) fell 7.8% to $44.00 in pre-market trading after dropping over 5% on Wednesday.
  • Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ:JACK) fell 3.7% to $61.37 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat earnings for its second quarter
  • SmileDirectClub Inc (NASDAQ:SDC) fell 3.3% to $7.47 in pre-market trading after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss for its first quarter. The company’s unique aligner shipments rose 12% to 122,751 during the quarter.

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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