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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Not all stocks are participating in Friday’s melt-up in the markets. In fact, one issue is deep in the red after trading much higher earlier in the week. That stock is Genius Brands International (NASDAQ:GNUS), making it the PreMarket Prep Stock Of The Day,
The Pop
During the first two sessions of the week, Genius Brands rallied from last Friday’s close ($2.05) to $4.02 on steadily increasing volume with no news out on the issue. The move accelerated in the same fashion Wednesday on even more volume to $7.93.
The struggling children's entertainment company is expected to launch “Kartoon Channel” on June 15, which was formed from the merger of its two existing channels into a new digital network.
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What may have caught investor’s attention was the statement that “will be available in over 100m US television households and over 200m mobile devices." It will also stream on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
Double Whammy Sends The Issue Into A Tailspin
Just as the issue was trading near its high for the session, the company released an SEC filing noting a resell by existing shareholders of up to 60.1 million shares of common stock. That's not what investors wanted to hear after the sudden massive run-up.
See Also: Citron On Genius Brands: 'The Lowest Form Of Retail Investor'
While the issue was in a freefall, short seller Andrew Left called the company the “the lowest form of retail investor” and predicted a plunge to "to $1...fast."
After much higher open on Thursday ($9.53) versus Wednesday’s close ($7.93), the continuation rally took the issue to $11.73 and then sharply reversed course in a big way. The ensuing decline took the issue to $4.25 before ending the session at $6.86.
After The Dust Has Settled
In Friday’s session, it's a battle of the bulls versus the bears. After a lower open, it continued in that direction but found support well ahead of Thursday’s low ($4.25) at $5 and rebounded to go from deep red to slightly green, when it reached $7.35. As of noon, it's trading below Thursday’s closing price of $6.86.
Investors long or short in the issue may want to focus on today’s range and close for further insight into its future price direction.
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.