February 8, 2021 BARRON’S M9
Thechartsrecordthenetchangeinshareprice,thehigh,lowandclosingtrades,andsharevolumeforcompanieswithnoteworthystockactivitylastweek.Inaddition,thegraphsdepictlastweek’sdailypriceactivityindetail.The
dottedlineonsomegraphsdenotesthestock’s200-daymovingaverage;lackofamovingaveragemeanstheshareshavetradedforlessthanthattimeperiod.
Charting the Market
A graphic look at selected stock activity for the week ended February 5, 2021nEdited by Bill Alpert
GAMESTOP
GME (NYSE)•63.77•-261.23
48
123
198
MTWTF
273
348
0
100
200
300
400
500
Stock Price $
0
280
F M A M J J A S O N D J
560
Volume in Millions
Traders railed against
Robinhood’srestrictionson
buying the short-squeezed
sharesofthevideogamere-
tailer. The restraints came
off on Friday.
TILRAY
TLRY (NASD)•25.72•7.62
16.0
19.5
23.0
MTWTF
26.5
30.0
1.0
7.5
14.0
20.5
27.0
33.5
Stock Price $
0
146
F M A M J J A S O N D J
292
Volume in Millions
On Monday, Democratic
Senators Schumer, Booker,
and Wyden promised “com-
prehensive cannabis-reform
legislation”—lighting pot
stocks on fire.
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS
AMC (NYSE)•6.83•-6.43
5.0
8.5
12.0
MTWTF
15.5
19.0
0.0
4.5
9.0
13.5
18.0
22.5
Stock Price $
0
1674
F M A M J J A S O N D J
3348
Volume in Millions
Restrictedinbuyingthis
short-squeezefavoriteuntil
Friday, traders looked to
sue Robinhood and other
retail brokers. Regulators
have watched, not acted.
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER
AG (NYSE)•16.50•-1.62
14
17
20
MTWTF
23
26
2
7
12
17
22
27
Stock Price $
0
63
F M A M J J A S O N D J
126
Volume in Millions
Assqueeze-playstocksfal-
tered, Reddit influencers
triedtorallytradersintosil-
ver. Mining stocks gained.
ThentheCMEGroupraised
marginsoncommoditybuys.
CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS
CLOV (NASD)•12.93•-1.02
10.0
11.5
13.0
MTWTF
14.5
16.0
0
4
8
12
16
20
Stock Price $
0
82
F M A M J J A S O N D J
164
Volume in Millions
Hindenburg Research
(famed for exposing Nikola)
revealed a Justice Depart-
ment probe of the insurer
brought public by SPAC ce-
lebrityChamathPalihapitiya.
VAXART
VXRT (NASD)•7.70•-4.28
5.0
10.5
16.0
MTWTF
21.5
27.0
0.0
5.5
11.0
16.5
22.0
27.5
Stock Price $
0
202
F M A M J J A S O N D J
404
Volume in Millions
Despite or because of a
highshortinterest,bullsea-
gerly awaited Wednesday’s
report on Vaxart’s initial
study of its oral Covid vac-
cine. It disappointed.
TERADATA
TDC (NYSE)•37.08•10.18
25.0
30.5
36.0
MTWTF
41.5
47.0
15.0
21.5
28.0
34.5
41.0
47.5
Stock Price $
0
11
F M A M J J A S O N D J
22
Volume in Millions
Beneathaflattopline,the
datawarehousersaidcloud
revenuejumped165%inthe
December quarter. It ex-
pectscloudrevenuetodou-
ble this year.
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY
ALGN (NASD)•620.45•95.07
528
558
588
MTWTF
618
648
128
232
336
440
544
648
Stock Price $
0
5
F M A M J J A S O N D J
10
Volume in Millions
As the homebound tried
to improve their looks on
Zoom,thetoothstraighten-
ing firm saw December
quarter sales jump 28%,
whileearningsjumped24%.
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS
GOOS (NYSE)•43.44•9.98
32.0
35.5
39.0
MTWTF
42.5
46.0
12
19
26
33
40
47
Stock Price $
0
14
F M A M J J A S O N D J
28
Volume in Millions
Although profits fell, the
down-jacket maker’s De-
cember quarter sales rose
forthefirsttimeinthepan-
demic,increasing5%to474
million Canadian dollars.
PLANTRONICS
PLT (NYSE)•41.85•10.13
30
36
42
MTWTF
48
54
3
13
23
33
43
53
Stock Price $
0
9
F M A M J J A S O N D J
18
Volume in Millions
December quarter sales
jumped26%forthemakerof
headsets and conference-
room gear, which now calls
itself Poly. Profits of $1.47 a
sharebeatguidanceof$1.05.
GW PHARMACEUTICALS
GWPH (NASD)•214.57•62.10
138
159
180
MTWTF
201
222
67
98
129
160
191
222
Stock Price $
0
11
F M A M J J A S O N D J
22
Volume in Millions
Jazz Pharmaceuticals will
buythepioneerofcannabis-
derivedneurologydrugsfor
$6.7billionincashandstock.
Jazz says sales of GW’s epi-
lepsydrugcanhit$1billion.
CASSAVA SCIENCES
SAVA(NASD)•44.80•24.98
17
43
69
MTWTF
95
121
0
25
50
75
100
125
Stock Price $
0
159
F M A M J J A S O N D J
318
Volume in Millions