Month: May 2019

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: PIRS Review & More

Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc. PIRS – Review

Of all the types of plays we search for, bottom watch plays can require the most amount of patience as compared to other quick-strike ideas that we formulate. We highlighted PIRS as such back in mid-February, and over the past quarter, the stock has produced some very favorable results in two distinct runs.

When we initially signaled our interest in this stock, or shortly thereafter, it was trading for as little as 2.83 and over the course of the next two months, it gradually made its way to 4.00 (+41%). After a pullback down near its original level at 2.81 halfway through last month, the stock has begun to run once again. This time it has reached all new highs, with the stock changing hands for as much as 4.68/share on Friday. That second push allowed us to see an overall increase of 67%

We wouldn’t be at all surprised to have to come back to PIRS once again in the near future. In addition to the company’s joint clinical venture with pharma super giant AstraZeneca, the stock itself has recently received analyst upgrades that could just be the beginning of PIRS’s next leg-up.

Xalles Holdings, Inc. XALL

We are also looking at the incredible momentum recently built up by XALL, which has been assisted by the resurgence of Bitcoin here in 2019, which began in January in the mid-$3000 range, and has persisted to the present time to the current highs near $8700.

The company also recently decreased its public float by around 50%, making it that much easier for the stock to move. We’ll be interested to continue to monitor its progress, especially if the latest Bitcoin boom continues to persist as it has in recent months.

Extended Watchlist:
DRRX, CBLK, BLNK, CTRV, MOSY, SNSS, NVCN, ATVI, LAHO(>>News Alert)

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Roundup

Weibo, Inc. WB

We targeted some bearish Weibo ideas in yesterday morning’s premarket report, and with the help of a rough day for the markets in general, we saw some excellent single-session gain chances from our highlighted contracts, the WB Weekly $46-44 Puts.

Out of the four contracts contained within our designated range, all four recorded double-bag gains on the day, which were as follows:

$46 Puts – Range: 1.55-3.30 – Max Gain: 113%
$45.50 Puts – Range: 1.18-3.10  – Max Gain: 163%
$45 Puts – Range: 1.05-2.50 – Max Gain: 138%
$44 Puts – Range: .55-1.80  – Max Gain: 227%
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Target Corp. TGT

On Wednesday, we offered up the TGT Weekly $75-77 Calls as an options idea, and we’re happy to report that all of those returned opportunities at multi-bag gains as well.

$75 Calls – Range: 2.26-4.55 – Max Gain: 101%
$75.50 Calls – Range: 2.00-4.05  – Max Gain: 103%
$76 Calls – Range: 1.46-3.45 – Max Gain: 136%
$76.50 Calls – Range: .91-2.81  – Max Gain: 209%
$77 Calls – Range: .70-2.58 – Max Gain: 270%

FRESH OPTIONS IDEAS
SPY Weekly $282.50-283.50 Calls*
HPQ Weekly $19-19.50 Calls*
CVS 07/19 $52.50-55 Calls

*Please don’t attempt to trade weekly options on a Friday if you are not an advanced level trader with access to disposable funds!

Extended Watchlist:
AMPG, HSGX, DNR, DHT, PTN, AETI, DVAX, VSAT, MBIO, ONVO, GPN, VSAT, YRIV

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Winning Options


OPTIONS REVIEW

We signaled our interest in two sets of options ideas in yesterday morning’s premarket report, and we managed to see sizable intraday gain chances as a result of both of them. The total possible intraday gains for each play were as follows:

Target Corp. TGT –  For Target, in the wake of an analyst upgrade, we highlighted the TGT Weekly $75-77 Calls.and saw some solid opportunities to profit.

$75 Calls – Range: 2.27-4.22 – Max Gain: 86%
$75.50 Calls – Range: 2.00-3.52  – Max Gain: 76%
$76 Calls – Range: 1.53-3.13 – Max Gain: 105%
$76.50 Calls – Range: 1.38-2.82  – Max Gain: 104%
$77 Calls – Range: 1.06-2.43 – Max Gain: 129%
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. AAP – We also were looking at the AAP chain following the company’s earnings beat yesterday. Our area of interest there was the AAP 06/21 $165-170 Calls, and those also fared extremely well. The $165’s ran from 5.25-9.00 for a 71% pop, and the $170’s traded up from a low of  3.00 and hit 5.80, an intraday upswing of 93%

With nearly a month remaining until expiration, and the stock still well below any areas of major resistance, we’ll be interested to continue tracking these plays.
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FRESH IDEAS:
BBY Weekly $69-70 Calls
WB Weekly $46-44 Puts

Extended Watchlist:
AMPG, EVRI, INNT, BLIN