15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Tuesday


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.


  • Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASI) shares surged 45 percent to $2.15.
  • DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) shares jumped 22.5 percent to $2.29. Dryships reported that it will initiate a new dividend, paying back $2.5 million to common shareholders on a quarterly basis.
  • LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LXU) rose 22.2 percent to $10.80. LSB Industries reported a Q4 loss of $21.5 million on revenue of $85.4 million.
  • Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp (NYSE:SBY) shares surged 18 percent to $21.43. Tricon Capital Group Inc. announced plans to buy Silver Bay Realty Trust for $21.50 per share.
  • NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) shares jumped 16.8 percent to $45.80 as the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results and issued a strong outlook.
  • aTyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:LIFE) shares gained 16 percent to $4.00 after the company disclosed that it has received U.S. FDA Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of limb girdle muscular dystrophy with Resolaris™.
  • Heska Corp (NASDAQ:HSKA) rose 14.4 percent to $93.71 on strong Q4 results.
  • 58.com Inc (ADR) (NYSE:WUBA) shares surged 13.6 percent to $36.92 after the company posted Q4 results.
  • Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII) shares jumped 11.7 percent to $23.95 following Q4 results.
  • Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) gained 10.2 percent to $8.65 after the company posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Can Fite Biopharma Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CANF) rose 8.5 percent to $2.13 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its new preclinical data from its drug candidate Namodenoson prevented progression of liver fibrosis.
  • Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (NYSE:HTZ) rose 8.5 percent to $21.70. Hertz Global posted a wider-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter.
  • Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) climbed 8.2 percent to $14.16. Weight Watchers is expected to release quarterly earnings after the closing bell.
  • Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) shares gained 6.5 percent to $1,737.07 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter on Monday.
  • Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) shares rose 3.7 percent to $6.98. Frontline reported Q4 earnings of $0.12 per share.

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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