SOPW is the first of a couple of news plays that we’re going to be taking a look at this morning. The company has announced the initiation of a 6-month long share repurchase program wherein it will obtain up to $50M of its common stock from the open market.
Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman of SPI stated, “The implementation of our share repurchase program reflects the confidence that our Board and management have in SPI’s growth prospects and our commitment to enhance value for our shareholders while retaining adequate flexibility for future growth.” >>> READ FULL PR
In addition to the favorable PR that, in and of itself would be enough to gain our attention, SOPW has also been searching for a bottom over the past few weeks, and we’ll want to be hanging around when it finds one, as the subsequent rebound could be considerable.
Palatin Technologies, Inc. PTN
PTN has capitalized on the FDA’s recommendation for the first ever treatment for a disorder that affects the female sex drive. The company itself has a similar treatment that is currently enrolling women for Phase-3 trials.
As a result of this heightened attention, this morning, the stock is gapping up over 50% in the premarket. We’re going to tag it for observation, because the potential for a dip-and-rip in situations like these is ever-present.
LinkedIn Corp. LNKD – Options
Our LNKD Weekly Options Calls that we brought into the mix on Wednesday continued to pay dividends for the second consecutive session yesterday. We wanted to give a quick update on the ranges and total gains that have been possible with those contracts over a two-day span:
$205′s – Range: 6.00-11.64 – Max Gain: 94%
$207.50′s – Range: 4.20-9.29 – Max Gain: 119%
$210′s – Range: 2.60-7.30 – Max Gain: 181%
$212.50′s – Range: 1.58-5.10 – Max Gain: 223%
We want to extend our congratulations to anyone who joined us in taking advantage of the trend in LNKD this week. It wasn’t the first time we’ve made successful options calls on this stock, and it probably won’t be the last.
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