50 Stocks Moving In Friday'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

  • Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ:SRNE) shares jumped 88.1% to $4.9290 amid investor attention surrounding the company's STI-1499 coronavirus antibody.
  • Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN) surged 70.2% to $2.1099 following Q2 results. Bridgeline Digital swung to earnings of $0.33 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $39.93 per share.
  • Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRCH) shares gained 63.6% to $0.4744 after dropping over 21% on Thursday.
  • Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE:ACB) climbed 39.8% to $9.28 after reporting a rise in its Q3 sales.
  • J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) gained 37.1% to $0.2673 after the company made a $17 million interest payment due May 7th, on the last day of its 5-day grace period, May 14th.
  • Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESQ) jumped 24.1% to $14.52.
  • Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) shares surged 23.6% to $10.77.
  • Alta Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE:ALTG) gained 22.1% to $5.06 after the company reported Q1 results.
  • Regional Management Corp. (NYSE:RM) surged 21.6% to $14.61. BMO Capital upgraded Regional Management from Market Perform to Outperform and raised the price target from $14 to $29.
  • GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK) rose 18.4% to $7.98.
  • Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:GSMG) gained 18% to $4.19.
  • AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGFS) jumped 17.6% to $2.4101.
  • Power REIT (NYSE:PW) rose 17.4% to $18.78 after the company announced the acquisition of a 3 acre property in York County, Maine for $1,000,000 through a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary.
  • Reliv' International, Inc. (NASDAQ:RELV) shares jumped 16.4% to $3.69 following Q1 results. Reliv' International posted Q1 earnings of $0.36 per share, up from $0.13 per share in the year-ago period.
  • StoneMor Inc. (NYSE:STON) shares rose 16.1% to $0.6790 after the company swung to a Q1 profit of $0.10 per share, versus a year-earlier loss of $0.59 per share.
  • Baudax Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BXRX) gained 15.5% to $3.995.
  • Oportun Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:OPRT) shares surged 13.5% to $6.82 after reporting an 18% rise in Q1 revenue.
  • Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE:FSM) gained 13.2% to $3.8050. Fortuna Silver Mines reported a Q1 net loss of $4.5 million.
  • Purple Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPL) shares climbed 12.8% to $12.93 after the company reported pricing of upsized secondary public offering of Class A common stock.
  • Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALDX) jumped 12.8% to $4.2309.
  • Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS) gained 12.2% to $9.09
  • Denny's Corp (NASDAQ:DENN) rose 11.5% to $9.78 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings.
  • New Relic Inc (NYSE:NEWR) shares gained 11.3% to $64.89 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results.
  • Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:YTEN) gained 11% to $5.37 after the company reported Q1 results. The company also secured regulatory permits for the US and Canadian Sites and announced plans for 2020 field test program in Camelina and Canola.
  • AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (NYSE:UAVS) gained 9.5% to $1.39.

 

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Cassava Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAVA) shares dipped 74.8% to $2.0450 after the company announced the results from its Phase 2b study of PTI-125 in Alzheimer's disease did not meet the primary endpoint.
  • Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) fell 33.3% to $2.87 after the company filed for a mixed shelf offering of up to $50 million. The company also reported Q1 sales results down from last year.
  • SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNES) dipped 30% to $1.57 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 results.
  • Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SES) fell 28.5% to $2.0747. Synthesis Energy Systems received a notice from the Nasdaq Panel that it will suspend trading in company’s stock as of May 18.
  • Super League Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLGG) tumbled 22.9% to $3.1550 after the company posted a wider loss for its first quarter.
  • Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.(NASDAQ:APDN) fell 20% to $12.17 after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its second quarter. The company’s shares jumped 71% on Thursday after the company announced it has received FDA emergency use authorization for its coronavirus diagnostic assay kit.
  • Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX) shares fell 19.8% to $17.76 after reporting Q1 results.
  • ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEY) dipped 18.4% to $1.81 following Q2 results. Addvantage Technologies posted a Q2 loss of $1.41 per share.
  • NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE:NPTN) dropped 16.8% to $7.25.
  • NantKwest, Inc. (NASDAQ:NK) shares tumbled 16% to $4.34. Nantkwest announced plans for a Phase 2, randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a combination immunotherapy: NantKwest's PD-L1 t-haNK, ImmunityBio's N-803, and aldoxorubicin HCI plus standard of care, versus standard-of-care chemotherapy for first- and second-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.
  • Genfit SA (NASDAQ:GNFT) fell 15.1% to $5.67 after dropping over 6% on Thursday.
  • U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ:GROW) dropped 14.6% to $1.7673 after reporting Q3 results.
  • Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI) shares tumbled 13.6% to $14.39. Viad reported Q1 preliminary sales of $306 million.
  • Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTV) fell 13.2% to $1.85 following Q1 results.
  • IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:IZEA) fell 13.2% to $0.6112 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 results.
  • VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:VTIQ) shares fell 13.1% to $22.42 after dipping 15% on Thursday.
  • AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE:AIM) dipped 13.1% to $2.5538.
  • Inuvo, Inc. (NYSE:INUV) fell 13% to $0.3450 after reporting a Q1 loss of $0.05 per share.
  • TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TESS) dipped 12.7% to $4.20.
  • Farfetch Ltd (NYSE:FTCH) fell 12% to $13.99 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 sales results.
  • Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMUX) dropped 11.3% to $9.56.
  • Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTNP) fell 11.2% to $0.3018.
  • Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (NYSE:AFI) shares slipped 11% to $2.2450.
  • Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:HOLI) dipped 10.8% to $12.56 after reporting downbeat Q3 results.
  • SG Blocks, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGBX) shares fell 8.7% to $2.3250 after the company reported a wider Q1 loss.

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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