Stocks in Play - August 6th 2025

Stocks in Play: HNGE, LPSN, ALAB, SHOP, UPST, MTCH

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) Hinge Health (HNGE) (Rating: A+, Multi-Day)

X-Ray HNGE: Industry Group: Health Information Services, Market Cap: 3.76B, Float: 8.15M Short Interest 17.63%, Days to Cover: 1.36, Exchange: NYSE

Huge EPS Beat ($0.68 vs est $0.09), Strong Revs Beat (55% YoY), Raise & Beat of Estimates on Q3 and FY25 Guidance. Recent IPO, High short interest, Excellent Flagging Chart. Best candidate today. Note it’s NYSE stock these can be weird in the first few minutes of the market. Several Analyst Upgrades already.

2) LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) (Rating: B+, Multi-Day)

X-Ray LPSN: Industry Group: Software - Application, Market Cap: 83.31M, Float: 78.99M Short Interest 14.10%, Days to Cover: 9.09, Exchange: NASDAQ

Integrating Google AI into their Product and being listed on the Gemini Marketplace. Total Story stock pump but has high Short Interest, High Volume Pre market and severe neglect. Penny stock, Will be highly volatile.

Honorable Mention to:

ALAB/SHOP: Lumping these in together, both had excellent results and are likely market leaders along with RDDT from this earnings season. Not exactly under appreciated though however I will be attempting to trade both today if they setup. I do think they will be better delayed reactions though.

X-Ray ALAB: Industry Group: Semiconductors, Market Cap: 22.35B, Float: 124.95M Short Interest 8.94%, Days to Cover: 2.19, Exchange: NASDAQ

X-Ray SHOP: Industry Group: Software - Application, Market Cap: 164.77B, Float: 1.21B Short Interest 2.17%, Days to Cover: 2.46, Exchange: NASDAQ

UPST: Strong Beat on EPS ($0.36 vs est. $0.25), Big Beat on Revs (101% YoY), Accelerating Revs, EBITDA Margins improved, KPIs Bullish, AI Winner. went from strong Green to Red last night and now reversing. I think this is a good candidate to reverse green today and breakout. Good RR Opportunity. Big rising Base on Weekly. High SI & DTC.

X-Ray UPST: Industry Group: Credit Services, Market Cap: 7.86B, Float: 82.43M Short Interest 22.57%, Days to Cover: 2.95, Exchange: NASDAQ

MTCH: More of a turn around story. Numbers are only average but I’ve been watching this for months for a positive Q. Aggressive Buy Backs, Nice Base on Chart. Improving Guidance & AI Strategies, New Mgmt. Slow Mover but could have a sustained move to Next Q.

X-Ray MTCH: Industry Group: Internet Content & Information, Market Cap: 8.27B, Float: 243.44M Short Interest 5.07%, Days to Cover: 2.69, Exchange: NASDAQ

Delayed Reaction Watchlist (click here Tradingview)

Market Awareness

A lot of earnings last night and this morning in major names. Seeing quite the mixed bag. I see a lot more potential delayed reaction plays than Day Ones from many of these names as the neglect simply isn’t there. Charts are uncomfortably stretched in most cases for my liking. However, there are great signs from beats like ALAB, SHOP, ANET and others that are being rewarded by the market. I think most of these will make better delayed plays than Day Ones, for swing purposes at least. I’ve attempted to pick stocks today that I think will work today, I have added others to the delayed reaction watchlist.

We are still in uncertain area for the market we closed just above the 21EMA, a close below that this week will give me pause. I am bullish overall and believe new leaders like RDDT & SHOP are emerging however I am peeling much faster right now and grinding my account up until I see clear opportunity to hit the accelerator. I believe we won’t see that opportunity until at least September.

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.}