Gainers
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (NASDAQ:ZLTQ) shares rose 12.5 percent to $55.57 in pre-market trading. Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) announced plans to acquire Zeltiq Aesthetics for $2.47 billion.
- BioLife Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:BLFS) shares rose 11.2 percent to $2.30 in pre-market trading. BioLife Solutions projects FY2017 sales of $10.0 million.
- Immunomedics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMMU) rose 9 percent to $5.70 in pre-market trading after surging 21.63 percent on Friday.
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO) rose 8.8 percent to $6.95 in pre-market trading. Inovio and ApolloBio agreed to collaborate on the development and commercialization of HPV pre-cancer immunotherapy VGX-3100 in Greater China.
- ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:ON) rose 8.7 percent to $13.50 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
- Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI) shares rose 5.2 percent to $18.75 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.13 percent on Friday.
- Versum Materials Inc (NYSE:VSM) rose 4.8 percent to $30.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported strong Q1 results.
- Costamare Inc (NYSE:CMRE) shares rose 4.7 percent to $5.84 in pre-market trading. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Costamare from Sell to Hold, while Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform.
- Axovant Sciences Ltd (NYSE:AXON) rose 4.6 percent to $13.25 in pre-market trading after the company announced plans to expand patient recruitment for its Phase 2 study.
- DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) shares rose 4.5 percent to $4.17 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.79 percent on Friday.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) shares rose 3.8 percent to $33.40 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ:TSEM) rose 3.4 percent to $22.82 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat quarterly profit.
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Losers
- Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ:HAIN) fell 9.3 percent to $34.95 in pre-market trading after the company announced a SEC subpoena seeking documents related to delayed filing.
- Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) dropped 5 percent to $17.12 in pre-market trading after declining 0.99 percent on Friday.
- Extreme Networks, Inc (NASDAQ:EXTR) fell 3.7 percent to $5.50 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.88 percent on Friday.
- Inovalon Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:INOV) shares fell 3.7 percent to $11.80 in the pre-market trading session. Inovalon is expected to release Q4 earnings on February 22, 2017.
- Perion Network Ltd (NASDAQ:PERI) shares fell 3.1 percent to $2.21 in pre-market trading after declining 2.98 percent on Friday.
- NCI Building Systems Inc (NYSE:NCS) fell around 2.8 percent to $15.50 in pre-market trading after rising 0.63 percent on Friday.
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.