Thank you sir, May I have another?

What a day yesterday !!!!
One of my single best trading days of the year. $SYNC and $IQNT made my day yesterday. I hold 100 shares of each as a swing now just for lotto plays after taking some very nice profits on both. I nearly had a hat trick. However, I lost my backbone and failed to pull the trigger on $JRCC. I tried taking some $SONS and exited the trade losing two pennies when it failed to break out. Overall I give the day an A minus.  
Now the goal is to repeat the results from yesterday.

Stocks on the move and otheres that caught my eye

$CAAS pr china play so caution is required, $ACRX pr, $ZGNX pr, $HDSN earnings beat, $RTK pr, $MGM earnings beat, $REGI earnings beat, $SWHC pr, $RGEN pr, $NEON pr, $AERL Macau gaming,   $STEM Seeking Alpha Article
$IQNT continuation, $NIHD ER beat, $MWW pr, $IFT Very thin Caution on this one, $CBEY upgrade, $LOCK earnings, $INVN pr , JRCC continuation, $AVEO PR , $GTN earnings 
  
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Today's Markets:
In Asia, Japan -0.76% to 13694. Hong Kong -0.3% to 22668. China -0.17% to 2174. India +1.19% to 19735.
In Europe, at midday, London -0.18%. Paris -0.24%. Frankfurt +0.22%.
Futures at 7:00: Dow +0.27%. S&P +0.27%. Nasdaq +0.2%. Crude +0.56% to $91.54. Gold +0.56% to $1454.00.

Today's economic calendar:
7:30 Challenger Job-Cut Report
8:30 International Trade
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
8:30 Productivity and Costs
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
4:30 PM Money Supply
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet

Notable earnings before today's open: ABMD, ACOR, ACT, AEE, ANR, ANSS, ARG, ARQL, ATK, AYR, BDBD, BDX, BEAM, BGCP, BZH, CAH, CEVA, CHD, CI, CME, CNP, CPN, CTRX, DIN, DNR, EL, ELNK, FIG, FLY, FNP, FWLT, GEL, GG, GIL, GM, GNRC, GOLD, HAR, HK, HSH, INCY, INGR, IP, IRDM, IT, ITT, K, LF, LQDT, LXP, MDC, MFC, MGI, MGM, MMC, MMP, MWW, NIHD, NNN, NUS, OCN, OGE, OXF, OZM, PCG, PPL, PWR, PXP, RGLD, RNO, SBH, SFY, SHPG, SNI, SPR, SRE, STRA, TEVA, VMC, VRX, WNR, WPX, WWE, XEL

Notable earnings after today's close: ACLS, ACTV, ADNC, AGNC, AIG, ALSK, AREX, ARNA, ATHN, BBG, BCOR, BERY, BRKR, CBI, CNQ, DNB, DOLE, DRIV, EGO, ELON, ELX, FBHS, FLR, FLT, GEOS, GHDX, GILD, GMED, GTY, HAIN, HI, HMA, HTGC, INVN, KOG, KRFT, LNKD, MKH, MTZ, MYL, NBIX, NFG, NILE, NSR, ONNN, OPEN, PKT, PWER, QLGC, SKUL, SPF, SPWR, SWN, TDC, THOR, TPX, TSYS, TTMI, WTW, WWWW, XL, ZAGG
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Gapping up                                                                    

                                                                          
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: REGI +13.5%, HDSN +11.1%, YELP       
+10.3%, NIHD +8.6%, ISSI +7.7% (light volume), GNRC +7.5%, MWW +7.2%, BZH     
+6.6%, PGTI +5.5%, MDAS +4.8%, LQDT +4.5% (light volume), MDC +4.1%, (light   
volume), STX +4%, JDSU +3.8%, GM +3.4%, EL +2.9%, (light volume), DX +2.6%, V 
+2.5%, SFLY +2.4%, SNY +2.3%, MET +2.2%, NXST +2.1% (announces secondary      
offering of 3.5 mln shares of co's Class A common stock by selling            
stockholders and repurchse of its common stock), ATML +1.9%, RDS.A +1.9%, TTS 
+1.8% (light volume), SI +1.7%, CI +1.7%, ANR +1.7%, FB +1.6%, SNN +1.5%      
(light volume), LVS +1.3%, LOCK +1.3%, CBS +1.1%, NLY +0.4% (light volume).   
                                                                            
Financial related names showing strength: DB +2.5%, BBVA +2.1%, SAN +2%, ING  
+1.8%, CS +1.4%, BCS +1%, BAC +0.8%, C +0.7%, HBC +0.5%.                      
 

A few oil/gas related names showing strength: MHR +2.8%, PER +2.5%, CVRR      

+2.2%, BP +1.1%, HAL +0.8%, TOT +0.7%.                                         
                                                                            

Other news: IFT +33.2% (secured 15-year, $300 million revolving credit        

facility; acquired 93 life settlement policies with a total face value of     
~$340 mln), A +3.6% (still checking), TKC +1.8% ( dismisses case without      
prejudice), WDC +1.6% (following STX results), BUD +1.6% and CCL +1.4% (still 
checking for anything specific).                                              
                                                                             
Analyst comments: ACI +2.9% (upgraded to Equal-Weight from Underweight at     
Morgan Stanley), REGN +0.3% (upgraded to Mkt Outperform from Mkt Perform at   
JMP Securities), AGN +0.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Lazard)           

Gapping down                                                                  

                                                                             

In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: GLUU -4.7%, CNW -4.5%, (light 
volume), TS -4.3%, (light volume), GNK -4.3%, IRDM -3.8%, LF -3.4%, (light    
volume), RLGY -2.9%, STO -2.7%, GOLD -2.7%, SHPG -2.2%, CACI -2.2%, GTAT      
-1.8%, CSOD -1.8%, CTRX -1.8%, K -1.7%, (light volume), CZR -1.6%, IP -1.4%,  
LNC -0.4% (light volume).                                                     

 M&A news: ELN -1.7% (Royalty Pharma Submits Formal Cash Offer For Elan; Offer Price Reflects $1 Billion Dutch AuctionStrikePrice of $11.25 per Elan Share). 

                                                                          
A few metals/mining stocks trading lower: HMY -2%, AU -1.7%, BBL -1%, BHP     
-0.7%.                                                                        
                                                                      

Other news: IEC -7% (announced it will restate certain financial statements), 

NVDQ -3.7% (discloses their 3.9 mln share offering was priced at $12.90 per   
share), MGM -3.6% (Macau data out this morning), MCO -0.6% ( top shareholder  
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed selling 1,746,700 shares at $59.50-61.50 on      
4/29-5/1, worth ~$105.6 mln ), .       
      
                                                                            
Analyst comments: RPTP -1.2% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at
Wedbush), PODD -1.1% (Insulet downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at
Ramond James), SCTY -0.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman)

Today's Upgrades: Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Arcos Dorados ARCO BofA/Merrill Regal-Beloit RBC Global Hunter Securities Infineon IFNNY BofA/Merrill Allergan AGN Lazard EZCORP EZPW Wells Fargo PrivateBancorp PVTB Raymond James Natus Medical BABY Raymond James Yelp YELP Northland Capital Viacom VIAB Wunderlich Amtrust Financial AFSI Compass Point Genesee & Wyoming GWR Raymond James CONSOL Energy CNX Morgan Stanley Arch Coal ACI Morgan Stanley Regeneron Pharms REGN JMP Securities U.S. Silica SLCA Jefferies Nabors Industries NBR Jefferies Superior Energy SPN Jefferies Commvault Systems CVLT Piper Jaffray Seagate Tech STX Needham AmBev ABV HSBC Securities Today's Downgrades: Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Active Network ACTV RBC Capital Mkts Stage Stores SSI B. Riley & Co. Hospira HSP Raymond James Comstock CRK Stifel Bill Barrett BBG Stifel AmBev ABV Citigroup Boston Beer Co SAM Credit Agricole ABB Ltd ABB Berenberg Raptor Pharma RPTP Wedbush Questar STR Raymond James Insulet PODD Raymond James Genco Shipping & Trading GNK Credit Suisse Micron MU Credit Agricole Newport NEWP Needham Exelon EXC Wunderlich California Water CWT Brean Capital Jack Henry JKHY Wells Fargo SolarCity SCTY Goldman Hyatt Hotels H Credit Suisse MasterCard MA Raymond James Ritchie Bros. RBA BofA/Merrill Williams Partners WPZ BofA/Merrill Forum Energy Tech. FET Jefferies Regal-Beloit RBC Robert W. Baird

                                 
 

Good luck trading today!!