Moderna [MRNA] - Last Close: $78.60 A collaboration between the mRNA-famous biotech and Carisma Therapeutics [CARM] has nominated its first in vivo CAR-M lead candidate. According to an early-morning press release, the first candidate will target a solid tumor antigen with “significant unmet medical need.” The development represents a significant biochemical breakthrough, which the companies recently presented at an industry conference called SITC 2023. MRNA is leading the S&P 500 with a 11.2% gain on 703K shares traded. My Take: MRNA is still down huge from its pandemic highs, so the upside potential is there if it can recapture the market’s interest, but don’t expect to see $450 per share again anytime soon. XBP Europe [XBP] - Last Close: $5.67
The tiny stock is rebounding after a steep sell off that began last week, when it made its public market debut following a SPAC merger with CF Acquisition. Shares of XBP were down 71.3% over the past five days as of Wednesday’s closing bell, but the declines may have been overdone. XBP is rebounding dramatically in today’s premarket. It’s up 131.7% with over 1.5 million shares traded in the premarket. My Take: XBP’s recent selloff appears to be a bit harsh. I think we could see this stock recover more of its losses before the rebound is all said and done. Freight Technologies [FRGT] - Last Close: $0.2795
Early this morning, the logistics company announced Amazon Mexico has renewed its contract for its Fr8App logistical solutions software. Financial terms of the deal weren’t included in the press release, but CEO Javier Selgas called it an “exciting opportunity.” The company believes the deal also positions them as a leading player in the cross-border shipping marketplace for the USMC region. FRGT is today’s top premarket mover, with a 159.9% gain and 27.2 million shares traded at the time of writing. My Take: The FRGT rally seems tad over aggressive, especially considering we don’t even know the financial terms of the deal. Be careful here because we could see a pullback in the not-so-distant future. NXU [NXU] - Last Close: $0.0195
Late Wednesday, the EV charging company announced a new letter of intent outlining a strategic investment in Lynx Motors. Under the terms of the partnership, NXU will assist Lynch in leveraging its technologies to quickly scale development of its EV products. NXU said the deal will also help it execute Nasdaq’s compliance plan, which was designed to raise shareholder equity back to acceptable levels. NXU is a top mover with a 57.0% gain, and its premarket trading volume is currently sitting above 118 million. My Take: NXU has an absurdly small float, and its short percentage stood at 5.0% as of November 30th, so I expect to see a lot of volatility in this stock for the remainder of the trading week. GainersSRIVARU [SVMH] >> +32.5%Harnyu Holdings [HRYU] >> +25.6%Canterbury Park [CPHC] >> +24.2%DeclinersAmtech Systems [ASYS] >> (30.2%)NextCure [NXTC] >> (30.3%)Cepton [CPTN] >> (25.4%) Jabil [JBL] ... AMMoolec Science SA [MLEC] ... AMLive Ventures [LIVE] ... AMCostco Wholesale [COST] ... PMLennar [LEN] ...PMScholastic [SCHL] ... PMQuanex Building Products [NX] ... PMMesa Air [MESA] ... PMNeuroOne Medical Technologies [NMTC] ... PMGood Times Restaurants [GTIM] ... PM Initial jobless claims [Dec.9] ... 8:30aImport price index [Nov] ... 8:30aImport price index minus fuel [Nov] ... 8:30aU.S. retail sales [Nov] ... 8:30aRetail sales minus autos [Nov] ... 8:30aBusiness inventories [Nov] ... 10:00a |