Barron's - USA (2021-02-08)

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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

 Cheers met the firm’s


claim that its experimental


drughelpedAlzheimer’spa-


tients.Thesmall,unblinded,


uncontrolledtrialwasn’tde-


signed to assess efficacy.

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