Stocks in Play - May 23rd 2025

Stocks in Play: INTU, SQQQ, Nuclear

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) Intuit (INTU) (Rating: B+, Multi-Day)

Industry Group: Software - Application, Market Cap: 186.21B, Float: 272.19M Short Interest 1.39%, Days to Cover: 2.06, Exchange: NASDAQ

Catalyst: Solid Beat on EPS ($11.65 vs est. $10.96), Beat on Revs, Solid Beat on Margins. Bullish management commentary and Raising Q4 Guide above expectations solidly on EPS & Revs. Tariff winner stock. Nice Cup and Handle type look on the Weekly/Daily. Breaking above $700 Round Number. Good stock for a sustained move.

Honorable Mention to:

Nuclear - Lots of chatter that Trump will sign a Nuclear Executive Order today. All the Nuclear names (many of which are very speculative are popping in advance). Caution on this. There will be lots of volatility and the executive order may benefit some companies more than others. URAA is a leveraged ETF that might be a good play. Alternatively individual names OKLO, CEG, NNE are my preferred. Full Nuclear List Here.

SQQQ - Likely a decent play today if this sell off intensifies. Would make sense for us to at least Test $500 soon on the QQQ or potentially fill gap to $492. I would be hesitant to get too bearish here though. Remember Trump always Chickens Out or ‘‘finds a deal’’. Don’t get caught by that train.

Market Awareness

Cautious today. Nice Trump bomb this morning with 50% EU Tariff threat. My guess is you will get conciliatory European commentary quickly or a phone call or whatever to placate this. The EU technocrats are not China. They will be very keen on diplomacy and you don’t have the same adversarial chill between both parties. That being said I am cautious today. VIX is spiking. No need to try knife catch hard early on today the market is already looking for a reason to sell here.

It’s a long weekend with the Markets closed Monday so you will have a lot of Big Money already away from their desks today. This usually creates lower volume outsized moves and Breakouts that have no follow through. Caution warranted. Looking for singles or no trades at all.

HAVE A GREAT LONG WEEKEND!

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.}