Blue Horseshoe Stocks

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Great Way to Start the Week

Yesterday’s Winners

We’re happy to report that two of the mentions from yesterday’s premarket newsletter yielded prime-time opportunities for our members.

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. APT

APT made a nice move for the second straight session; we called this one on Friday, and saw a low of 5.72 at that time. Toward the end of the day, as it did on Friday, the stock began to ramp up and set a new high for us, touching 10.47. That marks a two-day overall gain of 83% so cheer to whomever has been following along with us on this one.

Nanosphere, Inc. NSPH

NSPH was our other wildly-successful pick from yesterday, and like the aforementioned play, it too saw the bulk of its daily gain come in the latter portion of the session. The stock rose from a morning low of .70, and pushed its way to a high of 1.27 in the late afternoon.

That was good for an intraday gain of up to 81%, so cheers go out to all those who took advantage!

Options Trading – PBR

We want to touch base with our most recent options trading idea, the PBR November $16 Calls. With PBR showing some movement to the upside yesterday we did observe some positive momentum in those contracts.

We originally caught them at a low of 2.26 and they were able to reach a high of 2.63 yesterday, a 16% increase. Albeit a modest move, there is still plenty of time before expiration, so we won’t let these slip off of radar just yet.

Versar, Inc. VSR

We want to quickly put VSR on our radars today. Last week the company announced a couple of lucrative contracts, and the stock made some pretty heavy swings during yesterday’s session. It had gapped up big in the morning, and came all the way back to the 2.70’s in the afternoon before catapulting back to the 3.60 just prior to the close of the session.

We’ll be interested to monitor a play with this kind of volatility as we head into mid-week. A sharp eye could help us to catch any further opportunities that might present themselves.

Extended Watchlist:
AEMD, CERS, CNET, INO, RFMD, MNGA,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Friday Recap, DRL & More

Reviewing Friday’s Top Picks

iBio, Inc. IBIO

The number one mover from our Friday morning report was undoubtedly IBIO. Our recent observation that increasing concerns over the presence of the Ebola virus on American soil would drive related stocks paid off in spades.

IBIO was among those to get a huge boost on unconfirmed reports that it would aid in government efforts to speed production of the ZMapp experimental Ebola treatment.

The stock would see a low of .89 near the beginning of the session, and ended up running extremely hard into the close, reaching a high of 1.57. That equals out to an intraday surge of 76% but our total possible gains didn’t stop there. The stock continues to roll this morning, having hit a high of 2.76 in the premarket and pushing the total amount of the increase we’ve seen on IBIO since Friday morning to an impressive 210%

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. APT

Like IBIO, APT was also affected by Ebola fears on Friday, and traded in a less extreme but similar pattern. After seeing a morning low of 5.72, the stock pushed the envelope into the close, reaching a peak of 7.43 for a 30% intraday gain. It is also gapping up bigtime today, with a premarket high of 9.25, which marks a 62% move up from Friday morning’s low.

Doral Financial Corp. DRL

Some of our more seasoned subscribers will certainly remember our coverage of DRL this year. We were waiting to get word on the company’s tax suit against the Puerto Rican governement, and Friday following market close, it was announced that the court has ruled in favor of Doral, which will be due the disputed-over sum of $229M.

As a result of this untraded-upon news, the stock is gapping up like crazy today, to the tune of a 9.46 premarket high, up well over 100% above the low we observed following our initial alert on DRL this summer.

We’ll probably see some selling pressure from profit taking in a situation like this, so we’ll be on the lookout for a potential dip-and-rip scenario to kick off the week.

Extended Watchlist:
AHPI, HEB, NSPH, SMED, FOMX, OBCI,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Trading Ideas & More

Running Options Trading Idea – PBR

We keep going back to the well that is the PBR options chain, and almost never come up empty-handed. Just to recap this week’s action, we targeted the PBR November $16 Calls on Tuesday morning, and were promptly rewarded with an 35% intraday spike.

On Wednesday, we commented on the real possibility of seeing more action in PBR options as the stock pulled back and rebounded, and it only took until yesterday’s session to see that prediction met.

For the second time this week PBR breached the $17-mark, and as a result, the $16 Weekly Calls traded from .86 to 1.20, an intraday increase totaling 39%

Movers From Yesterday’s Watchlist

First Liberty Power Corp. FLPC
FLPC made a notable move right at the start of the session yesterday morning, opening up at .002 and rapidly running to .0027. That marked a quick chance at up to 35% in gains.

iHookup Social, Inc. HKUP
We also tagged HKUP, and the stock would provide a series of intraday swings of which one could have taken advantage; the two main thrusts were from .006-.0072 (+20%), and .0062 to .0069 (11%).

Added Notes:

The overall markets took a pounding yesterday, and after a contrary performance by TSLA which managed a positive move, the stock is pulling back today to a premarket low of 240.56. As long as support holds at that range, we’ll be expecting to see a bounce. If that proves to be the case, we’ll need to identify a proper options trading target.

Likewise, we’re looking for an upcoming bounce on the SPY which got drudged down along with the market yesterday. We may have an interest in trading SPY Calls, and should be ready for a rebound to come at any time.

SPIR (On Bottom-Watch)
We want to quickly make a note of SPIR as well. The stock fell to new 52-week lows yesterday; we always like to monitor plays like these for potential bottom bounces.

Extended Watchlist:
APT, OBCI, IBIO, DYNT, LAKE,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Potential Bottom Play & More

Yesterday’s Top Picks

Wednesday was a pretty good day for a couple plays off of our watchlist; top billing goes to an ETF rather than a stock.

We tagged JNUG (gold miner’s bull index) and were pleased at the scope of the run we witnessed. Over an impressive daily range from 8.43 to 12.35, it offered us the chance at gains in excess of 46%

Meanwhile, UNIS registered a solid 25% intraday move as it spiked from a morning low of 2.78 on up to 3.49. Both plays blew their 3-month average trading volume out of the water for the day.

First Liberty Power Corp. FLPC

We also want to flag FLPC today for a number of different reasons. This subpenny stock is coming off of a recent bottom, and has recorded higher lows and higher highs for the last 4 consecutive sessions. Yesterday it broke above its 50DMA (.002), and we’re going to be looking for support to hold at or above that mark in order for us to remain interested.

A quick view of the chart reveals some of the potential of FLPC:

Extended Watchlist:
HKUP, RT, PBR, JBLU, FCEL, BLDP, PLUG,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: GTAT Recap & More

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. GTAT

The unmatched winner of yesterday’s report definitely has to be GTAT. This gem came off of our extended watchlist, and had a breakout session. The impressive run began at a morning low of .88, and the stock continually pushed the envelope, reaching an afternoon high of 2.00.

The move came to an impressive intraday gain of 127% on 17X the three-month average volume. Cheers to all the folks who were able to carve a slice off of the pie!

The PPS did taper into the close, pulling back to 1.21, but is gapping up this morning, with GTAT thus far having traded as high as the 1.60’s in the premarket.

Recapping Yesterday’s Options Idea

Yesterday morning we raised a flag on the November $16 PBR Calls, and our bait wasn’t in the water long before we got a bite. PBR would briefly crack the $17-mark by early afternoon setting the stage for a solid chance.

Our contracts of interest traded in a range from 2.00 to as high as 2.70, making for a 35% intraday swing. With plenty of time before expiration, we could still see further action on the Nov. $16’s, so they’ll stay on our radar for the time being.

Extended Watchlist:
JNUG, SCOK, OXGN, UNIS,