Sign InBreakout Stocks of Week 17 @ NASDAQ
NASDAQ was up by impressive 6.84% last week (week 16) ending at 24,468.48 points points after ending the week prior at 22,902.89 points. Normally this would indicate a weaker week ahead of us. Our system has detected some possible breakout stocks for the following week and these should be on your watchlist. These are the stocks that are bouncing up with good increase in volume and are likely to do good in short term. One of these stocks are Gulfport Energy Corporation NASDAQ:GPOR. This stock has had a buy signal since Apr 15, 2026 when the price was $191.99 and is so far up 0.776% to $193.48. Some other companies are on our watchlist to, among these are MarketAxess Holdings NASDAQ:MKTX Innovative Solutions and Support NASDAQ:ISSC The Pennant Group, Inc. NASDAQ:PNTG and Akamai Technologies NASDAQ:AKAM which all got a breakout pattern emerging.
| Date | Company | Price | Week 17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport Energy Corporation | $193.48 | $187.60 | -3.04% |
| Marketaxess Holdings | $169.00 | $163.19 | -3.44% |
| Innovative Solutions And Support | $21.97 | $19.90 | -9.42% |
| The Pennant Group, Inc. | $30.74 | $30.01 | -2.37% |
| Akamai Technologies | $95.89 | $95.25 | -0.667% |
The Gulfport Energy Corporation stock price gained 0.129% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026), rising from $193.23 to $193.48. It has now gained 3 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.50% from a day low at $186.93 to a day high of $193.48. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days but is still down by -6.53% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 39 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 300 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $58.02 million.
On Jan 05, 2026, it was reported that Wolfe Research gave GPOR a "Peer Perform" grade with a "downgrade" action.
Gulfport Energy Corporation holds several negative signals and this should be a sell candidate, but due to the general chance for a turnaround situation it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.
About Gulfport Energy Corporation:
Gulfport Energy Corporation engages in the exploration, development, acquisition, production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its principal properties include Utica Shale covering an area approximately 187,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Eastern Ohio; and SCOOP covering an area approximately 74,000 net reservoir acres primarily located in Garvin, Grady, and Stephens. As of December 31, 2021, it had 3.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent to proved reserves; and proved undeveloped reserves comprising 8 MMbbl oil and 22 MMBbl NGL, and 1,550 Bcf natural gas. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The MarketAxess Holdings stock price fell by -2.59% on the last day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026) from $173.50 to $169.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.12% from a day low at $168.44 to a day high of $173.70. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days but is still down by -1.43% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day by 409 thousand shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 644 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $108.76 million.
On May 11, 2026, it was reported that UBS gave MKTX a "Buy" grade with a "hold" action.
MarketAxess Holdings holds several negative signals and this should be a sell candidate, but due to the general chance for a turnaround situation it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.
About MarketAxess Holdings:
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. It offers the access to liquidity in the U.S. investment-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, and U.S. Treasuries, as well as municipal bonds, emerging market debts, Eurobonds, and other fixed income securities. The company, through its Open Trading protocols, executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds. It also offers trading-related products and services, including composite+ pricing and other market data products to assist clients with trading decisions; auto-execution and other execution services for clients requiring specialized workflow solutions; connectivity solutions that facilitate straight-through processing; and technology services to optimize trading environments. In addition, the company provides various pre-and post-trade services, such as trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
The Innovative Solutions and Support stock price gained 2.86% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026), rising from $21.36 to $21.97. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 6.01% from a day low at $21.60 to a day high of $22.90. The price has fallen in 7 of the last 10 days and is down by -2.44% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -261 thousand shares and in total, 537 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $11.81 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
On Dec 19, 2025, it was reported that Craig-Hallum gave ISSC a "Buy" grade with a "hold" action.
Innovative Solutions and Support holds several negative signals and this should be a sell candidate, but due to the general chance for a turnaround situation it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.
About Innovative Solutions and Support:
Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc., a systems integrator, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services flight guidance, autothrottle, and cockpit display systems in the United States and internationally. It offers flat panel display systems that replicate the display of analog or digital displays on one screen and replace existing displays in legacy aircraft, as well as used for security monitoring on-board aircraft and as tactical workstations on military aircraft; and flight management systems that complement the flat panel display system upgrade for commercial air transport aircraft. The company also provides integrated standby units, which incorporate the measurement and display of attitude, altitude, airspeed, and navigation data into a single standby/backup navigation instrument for military, commercial air transport, and corporate/general aviation applications. In addition, it offers digital air data computers that calculate various air data parameters, such as altitude, airspeed, vertical speed, angle of attack, and other information; integrated air data computers and display units, which calculate and convey air data information; altitude displays that convey aircraft altitude measurements; airspeed displays that convey various airspeed measurements; and altitude alerters. Further, the company offers the engine and fuel displays that convey information related to fuel and oil levels, and engine activity, including oil and hydraulic pressure and temperature; integrated global navigation systems; ThrustSense, a full regime autothrottle; and utility management systems. It serves commercial air transport carriers and corporate/general aviation companies, the Department of Defense and its commercial contractors, aircraft operators, aircraft modification centers, government agencies, and foreign militaries, as well as original equipment manufacturers. Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
The The Pennant Group, Inc. stock price gained 1.05% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026), rising from $30.42 to $30.74. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.45% from a day low at $30.74 to a day high of $31.18. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 3.64% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -138 thousand shares and in total, 145 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $4.46 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
On May 08, 2026, it was reported that Oppenheimer gave PNTG a "Outperform" grade with a "hold" action.
The Pennant Group, Inc. holds several negative signals and this should be a sell candidate, but due to the general chance for a turnaround situation it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.
About The Pennant Group, Inc.:
The Pennant Group, Inc. provides healthcare services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Home Health and Hospice Services, and Senior Living Services. The company offers home health services, including clinical services, such as nursing, speech, occupational and physical therapy, medical social work, and home health aide services; and hospice services comprising clinical care, education, and counseling services for the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of terminally ill patients and their families. It also provides senior living services, such as residential accommodations, activities, meals, housekeeping, and assistance in the activities of daily living to seniors, who are independent or who require some support. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 88 home health and hospice agencies, and 54 senior living communities with 4127 Senior Living units in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Pennant Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.
The Akamai Technologies stock price fell by -0.95% on the last day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026) from $96.81 to $95.89. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.85% from a day low at $94.98 to a day high of $98.64. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days and is down by -18.74% for this period. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -2 million shares and in total, 5 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $473.72 million.
On May 15, 2026, it was reported that Citigroup gave AKAM a "Neutral" grade with a "hold" action.
Akamai Technologies holds several negative signals and we believe that it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We, therefore, hold a negative evaluation of this stock.
About Akamai Technologies:
Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides cloud services for securing, delivering, and optimizing content and business applications over the internet in the United States and internationally. The company offers cloud solutions to keep infrastructure, websites, applications, application programming interfaces, and users safe from various cyberattacks and online threats while enhancing performance. It also provides web and mobile performance solutions to enable dynamic websites and applications; media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics; and edge compute solutions to enable developers to deploy and distribute code at the edge. In addition, the company offers carrier offerings, including cybersecurity protection, parental controls, DNS infrastructure and content delivery solutions; and an array of service and support to assist customers with integrating, configuring, optimizing, and managing its offerings. It sells its solutions through direct sales and service organizations, as well as through various channel partners. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Despite these candidates are looking good from a technical perspective they may not perform as expected. You should always be cautious when trading and base your decisions on more than one source of information. This does not constitute an offer or recommendation to buy or sell securities.
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