Blue Horseshoe Stocks: Bearish Options Ideas

AutoDesk Inc. ADSK 

With things looking choppy for the markets this morning, we are going to turn to a bearish idea for ADSK despite the company’s beat on Q2 earnings yesterday after market hours. The stock began to crumble under the weight of ADSK’s weak Q3 guidance. The poor outlook given, combined with the flow of market tides, could be just the thing for bearish options contracts, namely the ADSK Weekly $135-132 Puts.

There are those of the belief that ADSK stock was already valued too high leading into yesterday’s report, which is why we feel confident choosing to go short at the present time.
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Bonus Bear:
TIF Weekly $82-79 Puts 


The Buckle, Inc. BKE – Update

We would also like to update readers on another recent idea we floated. On Friday morning, we selected the BKE 09/20 $17.50-20 Calls for a longer-term options idea, and already it has borne fruit just a few sessions later.

The $17.50 Calls have run from a low of .95 and reached 2.31, marking a gain of 143%  Meanwhile the $20’s have soared by an even higher margin, trading in a range from .20 up to .72, which works out to a 260% run.


Extended Watchlist:
LCI, VTGN, OBLN, TGE, NAKD, USLV, WTER, COTY,

Blue Horseshoe Stocks: TRXC Recap & Much More

TransEnterix Inc. TRXC

TRXC stood out among the other mentions in Friday’s premarket report. Following our tag of this stock it shot quite rapidly from an early low of 2.73, and reached a subsequent high of 4.05 shortly after 11AM EST.

We want to congratulate any of our reader who were able to take advantage of that timely alert which yielded the opportunity at intraday gains of up to 48%  The healthy spike came on nearly tenfold the 3-month average trading volume.

Friday’s move came in conjunction with the announcement of successful pre-clinical trials for its SurgiBot minimally invasive surgery system. Two different doctors used TRXC’s product in actual medical procedures and subsequently offered their endorsements. It is an important step on the way to FDA application submission, which the company has stated should be on the table by mid-2015. Thus, TRXC may be one that we’ll want to have on a more long-term watch.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE MKT: TRXC), a medical device company that is pioneering the use of robotics and flexible instruments to improve minimally invasive surgery, today announced the successful completion of four general surgery and urology procedures using its SurgiBot system patient-side robotic surgery system. >> FULL PR


The First Marblehead Corp. FMD

We also wanted to give a quick nod to FMD for a solid performance following its inclusion in Friday morning’s watchlist. The stock found a low of 4.65 within the first several minutes of the open, and would go on to end the day with a on a high note, reaching as high as 5.35 and marking a respectable intraday move of 15%


Nuvilex, Inc. NVLX

Our first mention of NVLX dates all way back to August of 2013 when we released a special report on the company and its pancreatic cancer treatment, which at the time was in the early stages of Phase-2 trials. (Read the Special Report HERE)

A major development hit the presswires this morning regarding the FDA’s granting of ‘Orphan Drug’ status to that treatment, so we wanted to bring the stock back into the mix.

It’s coming off of a recent bottom as well, so NVLX is certainly going to be reserved a spot on our watchlist as the story continues to play out. The company has stated that Phase-3 trials should begin in 2015.

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvilex, Inc. (NVLX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company providing cell therapy solutions for the treatment of diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Nuvilex orphan drug designation for its pancreatic cancer treatment. >> FULL PR


Rite-Aid Corp. RAD

We tagged RAD for tracking this past Tuesday, and the stock responded with a respectable performance on the week. An earnings beat as well as heightened guidance facilitated a healthy move from a low of 5.73 to a subsequent high of 7.05, marking a 23% intraweek spike.


Extended Watchlist:
GSS(Bottom Bouncer coming off 52-week lows), CANF, APP, TGE, ACHN