15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Monday


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.


  • Galena Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:GALE) shares jumped 53.3 percent to $1.84 after the company reported positive outcome from the Data Safety Monitoring Board on the two NeuVax trials.
  • Power Solutions International Inc (NASDAQ:PSIX) climbed 33.2 percent to $3.73. Wunderlich downgraded Power Solutions from Buy to Hold.
  • Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) shares surged 20.4 percent to $4.65 after dropping 24.31 percent on Friday.
  • Sevcon Inc (NASDAQ:SEV) shares rose 17.5 percent to $15.87. Sevcon shares have surged 49.94 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 23.95 percent in the same period.
  • Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPTT) shares gained 16.4 percent to $3.05. Ocean Power Technologies and HAI Technologies disclosed a joint application development and marketing agreement.
  • Naked Brand Group Inc (NASDAQ:NAKD) shares climbed 16.1 percent to $2.82 after dropping 12.59 percent on Friday.
  • Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) climbed 15.5 percent to $95.46 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
  • First NBC Bank Holding Company (NASDAQ:FNBC) gained 11.8 percent to $4.25. First NBC named Carl J. Chaney as its Chief Executive Officer.
  • Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) shares rose 9.8 percent to $23.52. JP Morgan upgraded Cabot Oil & Gas from Neutral to Overweight.
  • Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RCON) surged 9.5 percent to $1.42. Recon Technology disclosed that it has received a qualification approval from ABB, allowing the company to participate in bidding for automation system products projects.
  • JetPay Corporation (NASDAQ:JTPY) gained 9.4 percent to $1.42 as the company reported an agreement with the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer to become the payment processor for E-Pay.
  • Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADES) rose 4.6 percent to $10.59. Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage on Advanced Emissions Solutions with a Buy rating.
  • Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ:ARAY) shares rose 4.5 percent to $5.85. Aegis Capital initiated coverage on Accuray with a Buy rating.
  • Platform Specialty Products Corp (NYSE:PAH) gained 3.2 percent to $12.80. Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Platform Specialty Products with a Buy rating.
  • CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) shares rose 2.9 percent to $15.76. Evercore ISI raised the price target for CARBO Ceramics from $10 to $19.

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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