Stocks in Play - March 19th 2025

TLDR Stocks in Play: STNE, TSLA, KC

Welcome to today's Stocks in Play report. Below are the key stocks to watch, along with brief x-ray and analysis.

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1) Stone Co. (STNE) (Rating: B, Single-Day)

Industry Group: Regional Banks, Market Cap: $2.75b,  Float: 250m, Short Interest: 13.7%, Days to Cover: 5.7, Exchange: NASDAQ

Catalyst: Solid beat on EPS ($2.26 vs est. $1.95), Slight Revs Beat. Not a huge amount of info here on this LATAM company. Earnings tend to not be very well covered or quick. Stock is very beaten down, positive reaction and a decent chart on a reasonable short float and relatively low Market Cap. Names outside of US are getting more attention now so this makes this a decent candidate today.

Honorable Mention to: TSLA - Upgrade from Cantor this morning. Not exactly the normal catalyst I look to but considering the pounding of negativity it has been getting it could allow the stock to have a ‘‘climb the wall of worry’’ day. KC - Chinese Cloud Computing Name posted positive earnings, Big EPS beat, Beat on Revs. This thing tends to run really hard and has been a leading Chinese name for quite a while. Worth monitoring today.

Market Awareness

FED day today. Likely not an awful lot happens between now and 14:00 EST. There are several potential higher lows forming on smaller time frames on the big names yesterday despite the market being red. I am cautiously optimistic here but won’t be sticking my neck out either. It’s a eerily quiet time for legitimate Stocks in Play at the moment. I guess companies are in wait and see mode and we have just had the big earnings season. Like yesterday I will be mainly concentrating on Technical Plays on bigger names TSLA, NVDA, PLTR etc. from my Top Picks list. I will remain patient and won’t be looking for anything straight out the gate at the open. It’s critical right now more than ever to take wins where you can get them in the market and avoid chopping yourself up with losses. I look at it as a stair step adjust my expectations in these days where I’ll take a small R win and be happy with the day vs. the market conditions where I will want my foot to the floor and be really pushing the envelope.

Top Pick Watchlists:

• Top Picks - November 2024

  • LONG: ALAB, HNST, SNOW, ESTC, RKLB, SMTC, URBN, PLTR, GAP, TSLA, SE, RDDT

• Top Picks - December 2024 

  • LONG: CRDO, MRVL, OKTA, FIVE, RBRK, AVGO

• Top Picks - January 2025 

  • LONG: CEG, FUBO, BLK, GE

• Top Picks - February 2025 

  • LONG: MAT, PINS, AXON

Sources & Services I Use in my Trading:

• Finviz - Short Interest, Float, Articles, Fundamentals (Free)

• Benzinga Pro - News Source + News Squawk + Earnings Data (Paid)

• Tradingview - Charting & Scanning (Paid)

• Koyfin - Fundamental Data (Paid)

• EarningsWhispers - Earnings Calendar (Free)

• Tradersync - Trade Journal (Paid)

_{PS: There are many ways to trade stocks in play. It does not have to be the one that keeps going straight up and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be day one of the catalyst. Everyone must find a setup, timeframe and method that works for them. This list is supposed to educate on the criteria I use and the methods in which I find Stocks in Play. Yours may differ and that is completely okay.}