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Gap Up Watch List - April 28, 2026
#1 NVDA - Gap Up +8.4% | Earnings Beat | Grade: A+
Price: $895.20 | PM High: $901.50 | PM Low: $862.00 | Pre-Vol: 12.4M | RVOL: 8.2x | Float: 24.5B | Short Float: 1.2%
Why it's moving: Blowout Q1: EPS $6.12 vs $5.59 est (+9.5% beat). Revenue $26B vs $24.6B. Data center surged 427% YoY on H100/H200 GPU demand. Raised FY guidance well above consensus.
Watch Levels: Entry $880-$895 | Stop $862 (PM Low) | T1 $920 | T2 $950+
#2 META - Gap Up +5.1% | Earnings Beat | Grade: A
Price: $487.30 | PM High: $492.00 | PM Low: $475.00 | Pre-Vol: 5.8M | RVOL: 4.6x | Float: 2.57B | Short Float: 0.8%
Why it's moving: Q1 revenue $36.5B vs $36.1B est. AI-optimized ad targeting drove margin expansion to 38.4% operating margin. Daily Active People grew to 3.27B. Raised Q2 guidance.
Watch Levels: Entry $478-$487 | Stop $470 | T1 $500 | T2 $515
#3 RDDT - Gap Up +12.7% | Earnings + Squeeze | Grade: A
Price: $78.45 | PM High: $82.10 | PM Low: $73.20 | Pre-Vol: 8.2M | RVOL: 12.4x | Float: 165M | Short Float: 18.5%
Why it's moving: First profitable quarter since IPO. Revenue $406M vs $347M est (+17% beat). MAU 97.2M (+28% YoY). With 18.5% of float short, forced covering amplifies every tick higher.
Watch Levels: Entry $76-$78 | Stop $71 (PM Low) | T1 $85 | T2 $92
#4 SMCI - Gap Up +9.8% | Guidance Raise | Grade: A-
Price: $892.40 | PM High: $910.00 | PM Low: $845.00 | Pre-Vol: 3.1M | RVOL: 6.1x | Float: 56M | Short Float: 14.2%
Why it's moving: Raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $25-26B from $23.5-25B. NVDA primary AI server partner benefits directly from B200/H200 GPU supply ramp. 14.2% short float adds squeeze fuel.
Watch Levels: Entry $875-$892 | Stop $850 | T1 $920 | T2 $955
#5 ARM - Gap Up +6.3% | Analyst Upgrade | Grade: B+
Price: $132.80 | PM High: $136.00 | PM Low: $127.50 | Pre-Vol: 4.4M | RVOL: 5.8x | Float: 1.02B | Short Float: 3.1%
Why it's moving: Morgan Stanley upgraded to Overweight, $160 price target. Cites AI edge computing and custom silicon opportunity. Three additional analysts raised price targets overnight.
Watch Levels: Entry $130-$133 | Stop $126 | T1 $138 | T2 $145
Gap Down Watch List - April 28, 2026
#1 INTC - Gap Down -9.2% | Earnings Miss | Grade: D
Price: $31.45 | PM High: $33.20 | PM Low: $30.85 | Pre-Vol: 18.2M | RVOL: 9.4x | Float: 4.27B | Short Float: 4.8%
Why it's moving: Q1 EPS $0.18 vs $0.22 est (-18% miss). Revenue $12.7B vs $12.9B. Data center share erosion vs AMD accelerating. Foundry losses widened to $2.5B. Q2 guidance below consensus on all metrics.
Watch Levels: Entry $32.50-$33 (dead cat bounce) | Stop $33.60 | T1 $30.00 | T2 $28.50
#2 SNAP - Gap Down -15.8% | Earnings Miss | Grade: F
Price: $11.24 | PM High: $12.40 | PM Low: $10.95 | Pre-Vol: 22.6M | RVOL: 11.2x | Float: 1.66B | Short Float: 8.9%
Why it's moving: Q1 revenue $1.26B vs $1.33B est (-5% miss). DAU growth slowed to 9% YoY. Ad budgets actively shifting to Meta and TikTok. Q2 guidance midpoint well below street estimates.
Watch Levels: Entry $11.80-$12.40 (dead cat bounce) | Stop $12.80 | T1 $10.50 | T2 $9.80
#3 PINS - Gap Down -7.4% | Sympathy Sell | Grade: C
Price: $28.90 | PM High: $30.15 | PM Low: $28.40 | Pre-Vol: 6.8M | RVOL: 5.3x | Float: 682M | Short Float: 5.2%
Why it's moving: Sympathy sell on SNAP weak ad revenue print. No PINS-specific negative catalyst. Pinterest earnings due next week adding event-risk overhang. Higher gap fill risk (55%).
Watch Levels: Entry $29.50-$30 (dead cat bounce) | Stop $30.60 | T1 $27.50 | T2 $26.00
Small Cap Watch List - April 28, 2026
No small cap plays meeting criteria (Float under 50M, RVOL above 3x) on today's scan. Check back as premarket develops closer to open.
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