Stocks in Play - 30th April 2026
Today in Focus: GOOG, BAND, XRX
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Situational Awareness
Market Condition: Bullish Continuation
Commentary: Strong reaction in general from the Hyperscalers. Lot’s of continuations yesterday. Natural to be wary of the gap up today and also that it’s the final trading day of the month. I always find the last trading day of each month to be more volatile and to have some strange intraday moves especially in the early hours of the market.
The work level going through earnings this morning means it’s very difficult for me to get the time to do individual write ups so I’m keeping it short. I think GOOG can work for a sustained run but potentially has a better entry than today. By far the strongest of the hyperscalers and the best chart. My favorite catalysts today are all earnings and come from - INDV, GKOS, MRAM and BAND. Also flagging XRX as a promotional type turnaround Earnings with MEME type squeeze potential. High Short interest. Used to be one of the biggest companies in the world. Just worth monitoring. No bigger thesis than that.
Hard on these days to get through the amount of information. Let price action guide you and wait for liquidity to kick in.
Trade Updates:
Current Positions: TH, BE, DELL, NVDA, CRWD, SWBI, RVMD, SBUX, PRCH
Closed: CRML
Delayed Reaction/Continuation Watchlist:
LWLG
XNDU
FORM
LITE
SILC
Note: This is my methodology for identifying stocks in play. There are many valid approaches to trading catalysts—find the setups, timeframes, and risk parameters that align with your strategy.


