Sign InBreakout Stocks of Week 18 @ NASDAQ
NASDAQ was up last week (week 17) by 1.50% ending at 24,836.60 points after gaining 368.12 points during the week. 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 International Money Express Inc. NASDAQ:IMXI. This stock has had a buy signal since Mar 05, 2026 when the price was $15.77 and is so far up 1.08% to $15.94. Some other companies are on our watchlist to, among these are Old Second Bancorp NASDAQ:OSBC Meta Financial Group NASDAQ:CASH The Ensign Group NASDAQ:ENSG and Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares NASDAQ:AAPD which all got a breakout pattern emerging.
| Date | Company | Price | Week 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Money Express Inc. | $15.94 | $15.94 | 0% |
| Old Second Bancorp | $20.00 | $20.79 | 3.95% |
| Meta Financial Group | $88.04 | $86.50 | -1.75% |
| The Ensign Group | $189.16 | $183.72 | -2.88% |
| Direxion Daily Aapl Bear 1x Shares | $13.06 | $12.64 | -3.22% |
The International Money Express Inc. stock price gained 0.378% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026), rising from $15.88 to $15.94. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 0.473% from a day low at $15.87 to a day high of $15.95. The price has risen in 5 of the last 10 days and is up by 0.76% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -6 thousand shares and in total, 318 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $5.06 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 Sep 04, 2024, it was reported that Monness gave IMXI a "Buy" grade with a "hold" action.
International Money Express Inc. holds several positive signals and is within a weak rising trend. As the old saying says, "Let the trend be your friend.'". We therefore consider it to be a good choice at these current levels and we are expecting further gains during the next 3 months.
About International Money Express Inc.:
International Money Express, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates as a money remittance services company in the United States, Latin America, Mexico, Africa, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The company offers remittance services, which include a suite of ancillary financial processing solutions and payment services; and online payment options, pre-paid debit cards, and direct deposit payroll cards. It provides services through sending and paying agents and company-operated stores, as well as through online and Internet-enabled mobile devices. International Money Express, Inc. is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
The Old Second Bancorp stock price gained 0.756% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026), rising from $19.85 to $20.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.88% from a day low at $19.68 to a day high of $20.05. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a -6.15% loss for the last 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -586 thousand shares and in total, 477 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $9.53 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 Oct 17, 2024, it was reported that Piper Sandler gave OSBC a "Overweight" grade with a "hold" action.
Several of the signals/indicators are negative, and we believe that this will affect on the development for the next days and maybe possible weeks. However, over time, we think that today's level holds a possible buying opportunity and that the price will be higher during or at the end of this 3-month period.
About Old Second Bancorp:
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Old Second National Bank that provides community banking services. It provides demand, NOW, money market, savings, time deposit, individual retirement, and checking accounts, as well as certificate of deposit accounts. The company also offers commercial loans; lease financing receivables; commercial real estate loans; construction loans; residential real estate loans, such as residential first mortgage and second mortgage loans; home equity line of credit; consumer loans, including motor vehicle, home improvement, and signature loans; installment and agricultural loans; residential mortgages; and overdraft checking. Further, it provides safe deposit services; trust and wealth management services; and money orders, cashier's checks, foreign currency, direct deposits, discount brokerage, debit and credit cards, and other services, as well as acquires the U.S. treasury notes and bonds. In addition, the company offers online and mobile banking; corporate cash management products, including remote and mobile deposits capture, investment sweep accounts, zero balance accounts, automated tax payments, automatic teller machines access, telephone banking, lockbox accounts, automated clearing house transactions, account reconciliation, controlled disbursement, detail and general information reporting, foreign and domestic wire transfers, and vault services for currency and coin; and investment, agency, and custodial services for individual, corporate, and not-for-profit clients. It operates through 63 banking centers in Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will counties in Illinois. Old Second Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Aurora, Illinois.
The Meta Financial Group stock price gained 0.433% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026), rising from $87.66 to $88.04. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 4.31% from a day low at $85.31 to a day high of $88.99. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days but is still down by -7.24% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -269 thousand shares and in total, 287 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $25.31 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 Oct 24, 2024, it was reported that Piper Sandler gave CASH a "Overweight" grade with a "hold" action.
Several of the signals/indicators are negative, and we believe that this will affect on the development for the next days and maybe possible weeks. However, over time, we think that today's level holds a possible buying opportunity and that the price will be higher during or at the end of this 3-month period.
About Meta Financial Group:
Meta Financial Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for MetaBank that offers various banking products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, and certificate accounts; term lending, asset-based lending, factoring, leasing, insurance premium financing, government guaranteed lending, and other commercial finance products; warehouse financing; healthcare receivables loans; and consumer credit products. It also provides student loans, commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and agricultural loans, as well as tax services, including taxpayer advance and electronic return originator advance loans. In addition, the company issues prepaid cards and consumer credit products; sponsors automated teller machines into various debit networks; and offers tax refund transfer and other payment industry products and services. It operates 12 non-branch offices. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The The Ensign Group stock price fell by -0.0951% on the last day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026) from $189.34 to $189.16. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.00% from a day low at $186.03 to a day high of $189.75. The price has fallen in 7 of the last 10 days and is down by -4.95% 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 -126 thousand shares and in total, 312 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $59.04 million.
On Feb 09, 2026, it was reported that RBC Capital gave ENSG a "Outperform" grade with a "hold" action.
The Ensign Group 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 Ensign Group:
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides health care services in the post-acute care continuum and other ancillary businesses. The company operates in two segments, Skilled Services and Real Estate. The company offers skilled services, which include short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and physical, occupational, and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. It also provides standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social, recreational, entertainment, and other services. In addition, the company offers senior living, as well as mobile diagnostics services; leases real estate properties; and provides other ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, laboratory, sub-acute, and patient transportation services to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities. As of April 4, 2022, it operated 252 healthcare facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
The Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares ETF price gained 0.93% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Apr 2026), rising from $12.94 to $13.06. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 1.27% from a day low at $12.97 to a day high of $13.13. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a -4.03% loss for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 986 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 2 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $30.76 million.
Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X Shares 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.
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.
