>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:
  • TSRI +37.6%, VOXX +31.5%, TNDM +18.9%, NBEV +13.5%, NSPR +10.7%, VNCE +10.5%, SHLD +5.4%, WDFC +4.4%, ALKS +0.5%
M&A news:
  • BORN +9.4% (announces receipt of preliminary non-binding going private proposal for $1.67/share in cash)
Other news:
  • KODK +75% (continued strength)
  • AMRH +65.2% (to expand offering with blockchain solutions)
  • SEII +27.5% (enters into exclusive agreement with Quik Ventures limited regarding potential acquisition to implement blockchain and IoT enabled workspace rental platforms)
  • AFSI +20.7% ( Stone Point Capital Partners with CEO of AmTrust and Karfunkel Family to jointly propose acquiring all shares of AmTrust Financial not controlled by family for $12.25/sh in cash)
  • HMNY +11.7% (continued strength following MoviePass update)
  • TVTY +10.1% (Tivity Health and Humana extended existing partnership through December 31, 2022, under which Humana offers the SilverSneakers fitness program to Humana's Medicare Advantage individual and group members)
  • ORIG +8.8% (attributed to report company is working with bankers regarding strategic options)
  • AVDL +8.4% (announces that FT 218 has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA)
  • FRSX +7.8% (increases stake in Rail Vision)
  • NMRK +5.5% (following Chairman Howard W. Lutnick comments on CNBC FastMoney)
  • UAL +2.2% (reports December 2017 traffic)
  • MDT +0.9% (FDA approval of a new clinician programmer for use with the SynchroMed II Intrathecal Drug Delivery system for chronic pain and severe spasticity)
  • PLAY +0.8% (Director disclosed purchase of 10000 shares)
Analyst comments:
  • CLDR +5% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup)
  • DFRG +2.6% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Stephens)
  • WDAY +2.2% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • AAWW +2.1% (upgraded to Outperform at Cowen)
  • DLR +1.6% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank)
  • NYCB +1.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill)
  • CNK +0.9% (upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital Mkts)
  • WFC +0.8% (upgraded to Neutral at Atlantic Equities)