20 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Wednesday


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.


  • Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY) shares surged 268.3 percent to $25.62. On Tuesday, Stone Energy reported the successful completion of financial restructuring and emergence from bankruptcy. National Securities upgraded Stone Energy to Buy.
  • Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX) shares jumped 63.3 percent to $7.35 after the company reported the FDA acceptance for review of its November's HEPLISAV-B CRL.
  • Skyline Medical Inc (NASDAQ:SKLN) shares climbed 39.6 percent to $2.68 as the company disclosed that it has been awarded an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient for STREAMWAY System.
  • Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) shares climbed 26.1 percent to $18.15 as the company posted stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter on Tuesday.
  • Neuroderm Ltd (NASDAQ:NDRM) gained 25.7 percent to $29.10 after the company disclosed that it has achieved primary endpoint in ND0612H Phase 2 trial for advanced Parkinson's disease.
  • Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ:CLNE) shares climbed 19 percent to $2.91 after BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) agreed to pay $155 million for Clean Energy's existing biomethane production facilities.
  • Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP) gained 17 percent to $4.85 after the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
  • Aegion Corp (NASDAQ:AEGN) shares rose 15.8 percent to $26.35 on better-than-expected quarterly profit.
  • Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) shares jumped 15.7 percent to $14.98 after the company posted upbeat Q4 results.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE:DAR) shares rose 13.5 percent to $14.77 on strong results for its fourth quarter.
  • Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PCRX) gained 12.8 percent to $49.28 after the company posted strong Q4 earnings.
  • Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD) shares climbed 11.3 percent to $7.22. Amicus reported a FY16 loss of $1.49 per share on revenue of $4.958 million.
  • Tribune Media Co (NYSE:TRCO) climbed 10.2 percent to $38.04. Tribune Media reported Q4 earnings of $0.22 per share on sales of $529.6 million, and announced a $400 million buyback plan.
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) rose 9.8 percent to $81.68 as the company reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued strong sales outlook for 2017.
  • Leap Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LPTX) climbed 9.2 percent to $7.80. Raymond James initiated coverage on Leap Therapeutics with an Outperform rating.
  • Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) rose 8.7 percent to $14.62 after the company reported upbeat Q4 earnings and issued a strong forecast.
  • GMS Inc (NYSE:GMS) gained 6 percent to $31.86. Baird upgraded GMS from Neutral to Outperform.
  • Halcon Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) gained 5.3 percent to $8.53 on upbeat quarterly earnings. Johnson Rice upgraded Halcon Resources from Hold to Accumulate.
  • PDL BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:PDLI) rose 3.7 percent to $2.22. PDL BioPharma reported a $30 million buyback plan.
  • Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) rose 2.1 percent to $78.27 after reporting upbeat quarterly results.

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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