Blue Horseshoe Stocks: PBR Update & More

Petroleo Brasiliero S.A. (Petrobras) PBR When we touched base with PBR on Wednesday morning, we mentioned that we were expecting some opportunities to come our way provided that the stock could hold support at or above its 200DMA (13.69).

We also showed interest in the July 19th $15 Calls, which, leading up to that point, had been trading in the .30-.38 range, and even ventured so far as to say that a double or triple could be possible. That move came rather quickly over the remainder of the trading week, as those contracts dipped as low as .25, and by the end of the day on Friday had come all the way back to close at .61.

For us, that represented an excellent three-session move, allowing gains of up to 144% for options traders. The stock itself made a modest move up also, to the tune of 8% from 13.62 to 14.77.

The PBR chart is still looking quite ripe, with several bullish indicators catching our attention. The RSI is strengthening rapidly, there appears to be a MACD cross in the making, and provided the stock can maintain support at or above the channel between the 50DMA of 14.19 and Friday’s swing low of 14.32, we like the chances of seeing even more gains from PBR.

For intraday/intraweek flip opportunities, we can look into the $14-$15 Weekly Calls, but granted the overall trend continues, a longer-term play will continue to be the 07/19 $15’s, which as we said, have already afforded us a double-bagger.


Shamika 2 Gold, Inc. SHMX

On Thursday, we added SHMX to the mix as a sub-penny play that had struck us as having some potential. As with the majority of stocks trading in the triple-zero range, SHMX is susceptible to rapid swings in price, and we saw that first hand as we closed out the week. On Friday, the stock saw a low of .0003, and a subsequent upswing to its closing price of .0005.

That made it possible for traders to nab a quick profit of 67%  We always want to be extremely cautious when dealing with volatile plays in this price range, as they are not for the faint-hearted. Quick-strike trades are the order of the day, and for more skilled traders, proper timing of each dip and rip can lead to gains really piling up.


Extended Watchlist:
TMSH, TBEV, IDIX, ACHN, SQNM, DRL, PGNX, PFIE, LIVE

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: PBR, NQ & Extended Watchlist

Petroleo Brasiliero (Petrobras) PBR

PBR, which did so well for us earlier this year, is a point of focus for us once again. Since the huge gains the stock afforded us from March-May, it has consolidated a bit, and bounced off the 200DMA (Currently 13.69). We are turning our attention to PBR once again, because we want to be ready when the next upswing comes into effect.

We’d like to see support hold off of the 200DMA, and for the stock to make higher highs and higher lows to confirm the trend. When that occurs, we’ll be turning to the options chain as we did this spring,  and presently, we have our eyes on the 07/19 $15 Calls, which as of yesterday were trading in the .30-.38 range.

In the event that the stock tests its recent swing high of 15.85 by the expiration date, it could spell a double or triple for those contracts, so we’ll really want to keep a close watch. 


NQ Mobile, Inc. NQ

We’ve been tracking NQ this week; including the play in Monday’s Extended Watchlist, and this morning, we are seeing some serious pre-market activity on the stock. It is coming off of a recent bottom, and has already begun to fill one of the gaps on the chart this morning (Up to a high 10.45).

This morning’s announcement  is regarding the independent findings of the investigative committee assigned to look into fraud allegations levied against the company in the fall. NQ looks as if it will be cleared of any wrongdoing, and that appears to be contributing to this morning’s spike.

We could be looking into this one at just the right time; in addition to this morning’s good news, the company is also due to release its annual financials, and some positive figures could add even more fuel to the fire. Conditions appear to be reaching an ideal level for us to potentially register some sizable gains with this play.


Extended Watchlist:
TMSH, DRWI, ZBB, VNDA, TAST

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: ACGX Update

Alliance Creative Group, Inc. ACGX

We thought today would be a good time to revisit ACGX given the current positioning of the chart. For some of our newer readers; this was a play that has afforded us the chance at some stellar gains over the past couple of months.

Following a huge run to more than a penny back in April, we monitored ACGX for a bottom, which it found at .0035 (May 9th). Since that time, it has made a couple of significant swings, where it has run into some resistance at the .006-.0064 area. We are currently observing another strong move off of its most recent swing-low, with the stock having made higher lows for the past five consecutive sessions.

As you can see on the included chart, ACGX is on the fringe of cracking through its 50DMA, the RSI is about to flip up to the strong side, and the MACD appears to be setting up for a bullish cross. With these factors in alignment, we’re going to want to pay closer attention to ACGX over the course of the week.

Remember, per a recent PR, at the end of the month Alliance will be attending the 1st Annual Weedstock Conference in Denver (June 29-July 1), so we’ll be interested to receive an update on that come July.

More Info:
AllianceCreativeGroup.com



Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. PVCT

We spotted PVCT on a routine scan this morning, and wanted to include it given the current situation. The stock recently became the target of an upcoming class action lawsuit, and was actually halted on May 23rd. this led to a major selloff when trading resumed, triggering a gap-down.

It appears as if the firm handling suit has another couple of months to pull together plaintiffs for the case, so we’ll be long gone by the time that comes around. We are interested in PVCT purely for the potential for quick-strike opportunities as it corrects itself off of its recent lows in the .30-.70 range.

The re-filling of even a fraction of the gap on the chart could mean rapid profits for us, so we’ll be keeping an eye on this stock over the next few sessions.


Extended Watchlist:
IAG, DARA, SPEX, FREE, RNA, PBR

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: AAPL, PTX, ARTX & Extended Watchlist

A Word on the Apple-Beats Rumor

If you read or watch the news, chances are you’ve caught wind of the rumors surrounding Apple’s potential acquisition of Beats Electronics, purveyor of the vastly popular Beats by Dre brand of upscale headphones and speakers. It has certainly sent investors scrambling in recent days, as people attempt to ascertain the effects of a proposed $3.2B deal that would trump any of Apple’s acquisitions to date.

Price targets from some analysts are ranging from $600 to over $750/share when all is said and done. We’re not in the game of speculating that far ahead, but given the current conditions of the chart, if AAPL can break its previous swing high of $604.40, we could be in for another major run.

Some of our longer-term readers might recall latter half of last year, when we achieved possible percentage gains numbering in the thousands trading AAPL options as the stock trended up for several months culminating in December.

As with any rumor, we always need to consider the possibility that one or both parties will back away, but assuming it does go through, it could be one of the top stories in finance for many months to come. The deal would make Dr. Dre the world’s first hip-hop billionaire, and would conceivably outfit many if not all future Apple devices with one of the more popular names in audio.  This is definitely a storyline that we feel is worth following, so stay tuned.

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Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. PTX

We’ve got PTX on watch today after a morning PR (PERNIX Signs Agreement to Acquire TREXIMET® Tablets for Migraine From GSK) has caused the stock to gap up over 40% in morning trading to its highest levels since March.

In situations like these, we often see a couple of things; after the upward momentum has died out the stock could be a target for shorters. Profit-takers can also contribute to a reversal, which always has the possibility of allowing us to take advantage of dip-and-rip opportunities.

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Arotech Corp. ARTX

ARTX is another gapper, continues to rise in pre-market trading today on the strength of increased earnings outlined in a post-market PR yesterday.

The situation remains the same as previously mentioned; we like to monitor these types of plays, because sniping gains from stocks in this situation has become our bread-and-butter. No volatile run can sustain itself indefinitely, always leading to a subsequent course correction, and we like to lay in wait for the perfect time to pounce.

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Extended Watchlist:

UCEI, TSPT, LSG, PBR

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: PBR Options & Extended Watchlist

We will not be releasing the momentum play we hinted at yesterday, as we ultimately deemed conditions on the chart to be inadequate at this time. We don’t want to bring you anything that doesn’t give our readers a good chance to make quick profits, so we’ll hold on to this play until next week when the chart setup should be more to our liking. For now, we’ll just stick with what has been working:

Petroleo Brasiliero S.A. (Petrobras) PBR – Options

As we were stating yesterday, PBR has become one of our go-to plays in 2014, as its recovery from lows we observed in March (11.25) has been highly impressive. This morning in pre-market trading, we’ve seen shares change hands for 15.85.

Of course, its the options chain that has really been holding our attention, becoming a virtual wellspring of rapid-strike opportunities that has served us well time and time again in recent months.

We remain interested in the $14-15.50 Calls we were tracking yesterday, and if PBR can punch through this morning’s pre-market swing high (15.85) and sustain its upward momentum, we may even consider pushing up our strike price to the $16 Calls (Expiration 05/17).


Extended Watchlist:
CHTP, JASO, PME, ENG

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