Stocks in Play - September 2nd 2025

Stocks in Play: IONS

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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Honorable Mention to:

IONS: Very strong Phase III Results. Checks all boxes for me on a Biotech. First-ever drug to show significant reduction in acute pancreatitis events in sHTG – a key differentiator. Chart has a nice flag and in a large weekly base but in the short term it’s not neglected. CYTK

X-Ray IONS: Industry Group: Biotechnology, Market Cap: 6.80B, Float: 158.08M Short Interest 6.82%, Days to Cover: 5.68, Exchange: NASDAQ

MOBX: Mobix Labs announced it has secured a production contract to deliver custom EMI filter modules for U.S. Navy vessels. These modules address a critical vulnerability in shipboard communications, ensuring secure, interference-free data transmission. After 18 months of design, testing, and certification with a prime contractor, the Navy cleared Mobix’s solution for fleetwide rollout.

X-Ray MOBX: Industry Group: Semiconductors, Market Cap: 64.59M, Float: 31.47M Short Interest 1.37%, Days to Cover: 0.82, Exchange: NASDAQ

Delayed Reaction Watchlist (click here Tradingview)

Market Awareness

I mentioned last week that I was cautious into September. The end of Summer can bring about sharp sell offs and rotation. This morning the VIX is up and market is selling off. September is seasonally the worst month of the year for stocks.

Taking it easy and letting today play out. Still have long exposure along with a large SQQQ hedge from last week. Anything that is correlated to the market is likely to be tough on the long side today. Biotechs or shorts are likely the best plays. Or else Sit on your hands. There are several small caps and biotechs moving pre market. I’ve highlighted two. Will set some alerts on others.

Worth noting that Trump is due to make an ‘‘announcement’’ at 2pm EST. Not sure what that is about or whether it is going to be market relevant.

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.}