Tag: ARTX

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: PBR & GEIG Updates, Extended Watchlist

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

To start off a new trading week, we’re going to follow up on Friday’s mention of PBR Calls, which ended up with a fantastic performance by all accounts. If you recall, in Friday Morning’s Report, we indicated that we were “interested in the potential of the $16.50 and $17.00 Weekly Calls” for intraday flip opportunities.

As you can see on the Level 2 Snapshot below, the $16.50 Calls traded in a range from .25-.63, an intraday move 152% The $17 Calls did considerably better, screaming up from a low of .04 and running as high as .23; good for enormous gains of up to 475%

To begin the week, we’ll remain interested in the $16.50 and $17 Weekly Calls, provided PBR can hold support at Friday’s swing low of 16.66

GEI Global Energy Corp. GEIG

In our most recent GEIG alert (Wednesday), we stated that we needed to “keep a sharp eye out for a bottom… as it gets itself in gear for the next leg-up.”

The stock was searching for a base of support from which to launch its next upswing, and found it at .007 shortly prior to the close on Thursday. Friday’s session would prove most advantageous, as the stock sailed back upward to as high as .02, marking a 185% spike off of that bottom.

That was the second golden opportunity presented to us by GEIG in as many weeks; remember, we called it the week before last as well, and were rewarded with a single-session move of over 700% with traders easily being able to play the stock for gains in the 400% range. The high on that run was .08, so its quite possible to see GEIG make further strides from current levels.


Side Note:
We’re still monitoring FB Calls as we pointed out at the beginning of last week. We’ll be looking to capitalize on the volatility that comes with rising anticipation of earnings, due for release on Wednesday. It won’t be the first time we’ve used this tactic, and it isn’t likely to be the last.

In the midst of earnings season, we’re focused on using the trends to our advantage in making some potentially big options trades, not just with FB, but many others as well.

Extended Watchlist:
PLUG, NQ, EXTR, CLWT, CTIC, ATRX, NLST, KNDI

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: ACGX Update, PSID News

Alliance Creative Group, Inc. ACGX

ACGX has been under consolidation for the past few sessions, and we’re now turning our attention back to the stock, putting it on bottom watch to start this new trading week. We’ll definitely want to be around when finds support and begins to rebound, as we’ve already witnessed the rapid swing capability of this play.

If you recall, we were recently afforded the chance at gains of up to 100% when ACGX ran from .0055 to .0011, so even if we only saw a fraction of that movement, it could result in a significant percentage increase.

Below, we’ve pointed out the area of support that we’d like to see act as a base for the next swing cycle:

Additionally, you may want to check ACGX’s latest Quarterly Report, Released Friday

More Info @ AllianceCreativeGroup.com

PositiveID Corp. PSID

PSID is another old favorite that we’re turning our attention to this morning after catching a fresh addition to the news feed. This is one PR that you’re probably going to want to read through, as it outlines an agreement the company has signed with NASA.

This won’t be the first high-profile association we’ve seen from PositiveID; the company has generated a lot of collaborative interest from government agencies with regard to its bio-detection technologies.

As far as the PSID chart is concerned, we’d like to see support continue to hold at .07, and are looking to see the 50DMA at .09 to be broken.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PositiveID Corporation (“PositiveID” or “Company”) (PSID), a developer of biological detection and diagnostics solutions, announced today that it has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Ames Research Center to collaborate on testing the Company’s Firefly Dx detection system (“Firefly”) as a platform for biological research and commercial development for ground and space applications. >> FULL PR

More Info @ PositiveIDCorp.com

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

Last Tuesday, we pointed out our interest in the PBR, specifically with regard to the options chain. We stated that we would be “monitoring the $13.50 and $14 Weekly Calls throughout the rest of the week for potential dip-and-rip opportunities.”, and that’s exactly what we got.

As you can see from the screen capture below taken Friday afternoon, the $13.50 Calls ran from a low of roughly .30 on Thursday, and tested highs over 1.10 heading into Friday’s close. The $14’s observed a similar pattern, but with much more significant results, running 1575% from .04 to .67:

Congratulations are in order for anyone who caught these calls, which are just the latest in a long line of opportunities. PBR has performed well for us on multiple occasions since our very first mention (03/21), and we’ll continue to look to it for further chances to profit. Presently, 14.87 is the next key area of resistance that we’re looking to see broken on the chart.

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Extended Watchlist:
HDY, ARIA, HEB, ARTX, OMEX, CPST