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Option Traders Looking at Retail with Bullish Activity on Kohl’s
Normally, a selloff in the market would claim retail companies as one of its victims. However, the selling on Thursday and Friday of last week didn’t have the same breadth of selling that the market…
Sep 7, 2020
Bill.com Nearly Topped the Insider Selling List for Last Week
Last month brought on the selling from insiders as executives sold $6.7 billion of stock in August. The ringing of the cash register with the market at a high isn’t exactly a terrible thing, but it’s…
Sep 7, 2020
7 Stocks that Option Traders Loved Last Week
In a volatile period like we just experienced last week, it can be hard to know where to look at investing. Using option activity can help you see where large trades being made and helps identify a…
Sep 7, 2020
Option Bears Pounce as Put Option Volume Surges on Consumer staples ETF
When the market normally sells off, the Consumer Staples sector typically outperforms the S&P 500. Thursday’s performance reflected the same thing as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund…
Sep 4, 2020
Vivint Solar See a Spike in Insider Selling Just Before Thursday’s Sell-Off
Some companies see a continuous flow of insider selling for many years. Sometimes they are newer companies where major shareholders cash out. As a result, the steady stream of selling can mask over…
Sep 4, 2020
5 Oversold Retails Stocks that Escaped Thursday’s Selling
A volatile session of selling like yesterday can be a good time to see who’s moving. Identifying rising stocks as the rest of the market is panic selling identifies potential opportunities. It’s…
Sep 4, 2020
Stock Market Statistics in 2020: Your Biggest Questions About the Markets Answered
There are a lot of common questions about the stock market—whether dealing with historical returns, the best performing sectors, or how the United States has performed relative to the rest of the…
Sep 3, 2020
Roku CEO Selling into Strength, Should You?
Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) has had a really strong week of trading as the price has rallied from around $145 to $185. As the price was building its base and taking off, the Chairman and CEO has been…
Sep 3, 2020
Did the Option Market Just Signal a Market Top?
The S&P 500 is testing new highs almost every day. The largest market cap stock in the index is Apple Inc whose market cap just surpassed the entire Russell 2000 on Tuesday. An ETF that tracks…
Sep 3, 2020
5 Junior Biotech Stocks to Buy Today
If you were asked to make a list of drug companies, only a handful of names would likely come to mind. For investors, it’s pretty much the same. This is actually a rational approach since so many…
Sep 3, 2020
Camping World CEO is Buying Shares, Will It Get the Shares Moving Again?
After reaching $5 in March, the share price of Camping World Holdings Inc (NYSE: CWH) has surged nearly $40. That’s impressive and a reflection of the interesting time we live in. However, the price…
Sep 2, 2020
8 Leisure and Entertainment Companies for Continued Phased Reopening
The updated CDC numbers breaking down COVID deaths a little differently caused a little bit of a stir over the weekend. Debate is often healthy to effect change, and the news clearly added to the…
Sep 2, 2020
Chewy Inc Isn’t Just for the Dogs After Tuesday’s Option Activity
Chewy Inc (NYSE: CHWY) has gotten a jump on its Q2 earnings announcement coming up on September 10 after the market close. The 13% move on Tuesday is a highlight of how expectations are ramping up…
Sep 2, 2020
CEO Adding Shares of Live Oak Bancshares as Stock is Breaking Out
Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: LOB) is a bank holding company that has had a wild ride in 2020. The company has seen a turnaround in their earnings from its trough in Q1. They have similarly seen a…
Sep 1, 2020
Options Market Layering Bullish Spreads on iShares Silver Trust
Silver has been deliberating following the meteoric ascent in its share price in July. As the U.S. dollar has slowed the bleeding, silver has seen its price form a symmetrical triangle. However,…
Sep 1, 2020
8 Stocks Announcing Earnings and What the Market is Expecting
Earnings season is winding down to a trickle of companies that are announcing. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t opportunity buying some of these companies before or trading them over the…
Sep 1, 2020
ZoomInfo Tops the Insider Selling List as the Company Increases Secondary Offering
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ZI) operates cloud-based go-to-market intelligence platform for sales and marketing teams. It began trading on the secondary market on June 4, 2020 and insiders are…
Aug 31, 2020
Peloton Breaks Out Ahead of Earnings as Option Volume Surges
There are companies that have been seriously hurt by policies of the pandemic and there are companies that have benefited. With all of the gym closures, the transition to working out at home has…
Aug 31, 2020
5 Technology Service Stocks to Buy Today
It was a great week for service companies in general. However, not all service companies are created equal in a pandemic. For example, when will travel companies return to pre-crisis levels of…
Aug 31, 2020
What Are the Best Stocks to Buy for Beginners?
Getting started is the hardest part of any endeavor. Investing is no different. While the world of investing can be infinitely complex, there are a few ways for investors to start investing in the…
Aug 28, 2020