Blue Horseshoe Stocks: PBR Update & More

Our first order of business today is to welcome the many new subscribers who joined our community over the long weekend! We’re glad to have you with us; if you have any questions or some ideas of your own, don’t hesitate to send a reply to one of our daily reports. We’re always happy to interact with our readers!  


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

PBR continued to recover off its 52-week lows on Thursday, with the stock reaching as high as 6.79. As a result the contracts that we’ve had under observation since the Thursday prior to that, continued to see some action after being pushed further into the money.

The 05/01 PBR $6 Calls, in which we saw a low of .32, reached a closing price of .78; a 142% move. The $6.50 Calls’ run was even more impressive. Our observed low on those was .22, and on Thursday they closed at .60 (+172%). Anyone who had played the Weeklies could have been in for serious gains. The Weekly $6.50’s for example, traded in a range from .05-.28.

PBR is gapping up into the 6.90’s this morning, so we’ll be looking to roll our strike price up  and begin monitoring the 05/01 and Weekly $7 Calls.


Pervasip Corp. PVSP

Despite the fact that PVSP registered a high of .0035 on Thursday, that was what we refer as a “fat-finger trade” right at the open. Not much volume really went off at that level so its inadequate to calculate the gains we have seen based off of that figure.

There was, however, good trading volume as high .0023-level. From Wednesday’s low of .0013, we were offered the chance at up to 77% in profits in a span of just 24 hours.

The gains in this play have been easy to come by thus far, and it’s going to be one that we keep a continual eye on just as long as it continues to perform well.


Northstar Global Business Services, Inc. MDIN

We initially alerted MDIN last Wednesday  and on that day, the stock traded in a range from .0006 to .001, a 66% spike. On Thursday it achieved higher highs and higher lows as it ran from .0008 to .0012, offering 50% intraday gains and a 100% gain from our observed low the day before.


Important Reminder:

We want to give our readers advance notice that we will be delivering a premarket report on a new biotech stock tomorrow. It’s a sector that has been trending lately, so don’t miss out! Keep a close eye on those inboxes or schedule yourself a reminder to visit BlueHorseshoeStocks.com in the 20 minutes leading up to the open! 


Extended Watchlist:
CYTX, CAPN, CRIS, BIND, TRQ, NG

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Options Recap, Cyber-Security Watchlist & More

Recapping Friday’s Options Ideas

Nike, Inc. NKE –  On Friday morning, NKE was in the midst of gapping up on the heels of its earnings call, and we came up with daytrading ideas for the $100-104 Weekly Calls. There turned out to be great opportunity in that range as NKE surged to a daily high of 103.79:

$100 Calls – Range:1.38-3.75 – Max Gain: 172%
$101 Calls – Range: .70-2.80 – Max Gain: 300%
$102 Calls – Range: .18-1.75 – Max Gain: 872%
$103 Calls – Range: .10-.85 – Max Gain: 750%

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Prothena Corp plc PRTA was the other options target we were monitoring on Friday for swing trades.  Specifically, we were looking at the $40 and $45 Calls, and both sets of contracts made big initial moves, followed by pullbacks and additional swings later in the session.

The $35 Calls first shot out of the gate trading at a low of  5.32 and running as high as 9.50 for an initial pop of 78%, before tapering back to 2.40 then recovering to 3.92, for an added 63% move.

The $40’s would open with a 116% spike from 3.00-6.50, followed by a later swing from 2.45-2.90, an extra 18% swing.


Cyber-Security Watchlist

We want to re-radar a couple of cyber security firms that we’ve mentioned in the past, as they have both been on a bit of a downtrend, yet appear to be gapping up this morning.

 CyberArk Software Ltd. CYBR  & FireEye, Inc. FEYE are going to go back on our active watchlist as we kick off a new trading week. Once we’re able to confirm reversals for each of these plays, we can then begin to formulate options strategies accordingly. Stay tuned to our reports this week, and we’ll be sure to have some ideas to pass along.


Extended Watchlist:
IMGN, FRSH, MCP, CAPN, PAL, CANF, AMBS(On Bottom-Watch)

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: BIOC, Options Ideas & More


Biocept, Inc. BIOC
BIOC came off of yesterday morning’s extended watchlist making a big move to start the week. The stock traded up from a low of 1.71 and ran as high as 2.95, registering as an intraday increase of 72%  on heavy volume in the neighborhood of 17X the 30-day running average.

After pulling back slightly into the close at 2.20, BIOC is presently gapping up in the premarket this morning( High of 2.64), so we’re going to keep it on our watchlist for the time being.

The strong session came in conjunction with a positive PR which hit the wires yesterday:

SAN DIEGO, Feb 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq:BIOC), a molecular oncology diagnostics company specializing in biomarker analysis of cell-free circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs), today announced that its blood-based diagnostic, OncoCEE-BR(TM), was used to determine hormonal status of metastatic breast cancer patients in a prospective study performed at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Findings from the Columbia study were recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical and Translational Oncology.>>> FULL PR


Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X ETF (RUSS)

The idea we brought forth yesterday of monitoring RUSS, which trades inversely with the Russian economy, is probably going to be one that we follow for a longer period of time given the drawn out nature of the events currently playing out in the Ukraine, and how they’re affecting Russia.

That being said, we did see some immediate upward price action as RUSS ran into the close, recording a daily trading range from 12.58 – 13.74, a modest, yet solid 9% appreciation on the day.


Added Note:

We also want to make note of a proposed joint venture in the works between two companies whose stocks we’ve mentioned in the past: First Solar, Inc. FSLR and SunPower Corp. SPWR. Both stocks began to move on word of a possible IPO for a new vehicle to be comprised of existing assets from each party. We’re going to keep them on watch as we await further updates on the situation.

They’re both gapping up further this morning, so we’ll be on the lookout for potential dip-and-rip scenarios caused by profit-taking. In such an event, we’ll be fixating on In-the-money Weekly Calls for options daytrading possibilities.

TEMPE, Ariz. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) and SunPower Corp. (SPWR) announced today that they are in advanced negotiations to form a joint YieldCo vehicle (the YieldCo) to which they each expect to contribute a portfolio of selected solar generation assets from their existing portfolio of assets. Upon the execution of a master formation agreement, the parties intend to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for an initial public offering of limited partner interests in the YieldCo (the IPO). >>> FULL PR


Extended Watchlist:
CAPN, EYES, CYTX, CHGG, AXN