20 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Friday


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.


  • KBS Fashion Group Limited (NASDAQ:KBSF) shares climbed 106 percent to $7.836. KBS Fashion shares have jumped 556.24 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 24.62 percent in the same period.
  • Sierra Wireless, Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:SWIR) jumped 30.3 percent to $24.30 after the company posted strong Q4 results.
  • Immunomedics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMMU) shares jumped 30.2 percent to $5.60. Immunomedics reported a Q2 loss of $0.23 per share on revenue of $0.4 million. The company also disclosed an agreement with Seattle Genetics for exclusive rights to commercialize sacituzumab govitecan.
  • Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) shares surged 28 percent to $7.09. Sears announced plans to reduce outstanding debt and pension obligations by at least $1.5 billion. The company also issued a strong revenue forecast.
  • Pulse Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:PLSE) shares jumped 27.6 percent to $9.63. Pulse Biosciences disclosed that Robert Duggan and Maky Zanganeh, the former CEO and COO of Pharmacyclics, respectively, have acquired a combined interest of 17.1 percent of the company.
  • Infinera Corp. (NASDAQ:INFN) climbed 27.3 percent to $11.97 after the company reported stronger-than-expected Q4 results.
  • Skechers USA Inc (NYSE:SKX) shares jumped 20.8 percent to $28.11. Skechers posted weak quarterly earnings, while sales exceeded analysts’ estimates.
  • Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) shares jumped 20.7 percent to $2.64 after surging 29.59 percent on Thursday.
  • Quotient Technology Inc (NYSE:QUOT) shares surged 19.3 percent to $13.00 after the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
  • Control4 Corp (NASDAQ:CTRL) shares gained 15.4 percent to $13.35 on upbeat Q4 results. Raymond James upgraded Control4 from Market Perform to Outperform.
  • Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) gained 14.4 percent to $45.46 after the company reported upbeat revenue for its fourth quarter and lifted its quarterly dividend. The company also disclosed a two-year $1 billion stock buyback plan.
  • Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) rose 13.1 percent to $60.28 on better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
  • Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSI) jumped 12.7 percent to $27.05. Computer Programs & Systems posted Q4 adjusted earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of $64.6 million.
  • Ocular Therapeutix Inc (NASDAQ:OCUL) shares surged 12.2 percent to $8.05 after gaining 4.21 percent on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Ocular Therapeutix with an Overweight rating.
  • Web.com Group Inc (NASDAQ:WEB) shares rose 12.2 percent to $22.15. Web.com Group reported Q4 net income of $1.9 million on revenue of $187.2 million.
  • Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ:RPD) climbed 11.5 percent to $14.01 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss.
  • Trivago NV - ADR (NASDAQ:TRVG) shares rose 8.6 percent to $12.49 following selected financial data for the fourth quarter.
  • Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSE:GTE) rose 5.3 percent to $2.69. Credit Suisse upgraded Gran Tierra Energy from Neutral to Outperform.
  • Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN) shares rose 4.8 percent to $87.01 after the company agreed to be acquired by Reckitt Benckiser for $90 per share in cash.
  • J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) gained 3.1 percent to $7.28. Susquehanna initiated coverage of J C Penney with a Positive rating.

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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