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6 Stocks that Option Bulls Have in Their Crosshairs this Week
Every investor should have a funnel or a process that they use to narrow down the universe of tradable stocks to a select set of companies that they would be inclined to trade. One approach is to…
Aug 21, 2020
What are FAANG Stocks? And Why You Should Invest In Them
The FAANG stocks, listed below, are simply five of the best companies that have ever existed. Mostly from the tech sector, they’ve shown shareholders love over the years with massive returns on the…
Aug 20, 2020
Did the Options Market Just Call the Top as Homebuilder Optimism Reaches Highest Since 1998?
As mortgage interest rates are testing all-time lows, homebuilder optimism has surged to the highest level since 1998. The recent National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Market Index beat…
Aug 20, 2020
Netflix Insiders Bail as the ‘Shuffle Button’ is Being Tested
Over the past several weeks, there has been a significant insider selling in Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX). The breadth of selling has included some high-profile names, one of which is the Chief Content…
Aug 20, 2020
5 Low Cost ETFs for Income and Appreciation
Many investors find the cost and convenience of ETF investing the best way to manage their money. One of the advantages of ETF is the fact that they can be traded or have conditional orders placed to…
Aug 20, 2020
Silver Fades from Its High As Option Bulls Keep Building Case for Big Fall Move
After the large drop in silver on August 11, the price has been tentatively moving higher. Tuesday was no exception as the price gapped on the open and faded back into the previous day’s range. While…
Aug 19, 2020
‘Battle of the Billionaires’ May be Coming to a Close After Icahn Sells Large Percent of HLF Holdings
It was 2013 and billionaire investors and rivals Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn began to get into it over Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (NYSE: HLF). Icahn has largely been a buyer of HLF since Ackman announced…
Aug 19, 2020
4 Quality High-Yield REITs with at Least a 4% Yield
It is a difficult environment for investors that need income when interest rates are scraping the bottom of the barrel. With the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield at 0.669%, the ability to generate a…
Aug 19, 2020
Insiders Appear to be ‘Listing’ Their Shares of Zillow
I don’t know if you’re a fan of the show “Love It or List It” but insiders and investors have to make this decision all of the time with their shares. Do you “love it” enough to hold the shares or do…
Aug 18, 2020
5 Value Stocks Looking to Lead Small Caps Higher
For the past two weeks, small cap value names have outperformed the S&P 500. To illustrate this, you can take the iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (NYSEARCA: IWN) and divide it by the S&P 500…
Aug 18, 2020
Bullish Option Activity Builds on Intel as the Price Tests Lows
It’s been a comedy of errors for Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) as the company has had a hard time keeping up with production deadlines and developing small chips that can be used in ever-smaller…
Aug 18, 2020
Fortive Corp was the Second Most Sold Stock on the S&P 500 Last Week
It can be hard to know which period to start with and what is the most important criteria to evaluate for potential insider selling candidates. A good approach to take is to find the most sold stocks…
Aug 17, 2020
The ‘Buffett Effect’ is still in effect as option Traders Move on Bank of America Again
It was a little over a week ago when Berkshire Hathaway bought its most recent tranche of 13.5 million shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). Since the buying began on July 22, option traders…
Aug 17, 2020
What to Expect from These 6 Large Cap Stocks with Earnings This Week
Earnings season is a potential volatile time for the market as companies report data that is unknown to investors. As this quarter’s earnings season comes to a close, it’s important to look at the…
Aug 17, 2020
8 Best Stocks to Invest In 2020 | Trading Tips
The stock market is a phenomenal way to build wealth, as it allows an investor to place their money in a vehicle that automatically makes more money. At least, for investors who know what they’re…
Aug 14, 2020
Option Bulls Keep Building Positions in FireEye Inc
One of the hottest stocks in the market is FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE). The heat isn’t coming from bulls accumulating stock shares but rather large positions being built in the options market for this…
Aug 14, 2020
4 Solid Companies to Buy Today for Future Gains
The term “solid” isn’t very descriptive about the characteristics of the stocks on this list but it is a statement about the type of companies that are on the list. A “solid” company is a company…
Aug 14, 2020
CEO of Entercom Communications Broadcasting Outlook with Large Share Purchase
David Field, CEO of Entercom Communications Corp (NYSE: ETM), stepped up and bought shares of his company this week as his holdings increased nearly 5%. The purchase comes as the price of the stock…
Aug 14, 2020
Option Bulls Not Playing Games with Glu Mobile Following Post-Earnings Sell-Off
Glu Mobile Inc (NASDAQ: GLUU) is a free-to-play mobile game company for smartphones and tablets. The stock fell 15% overnight on the earnings announcement and continued to fall over the next four…
Aug 13, 2020
Is Insider Selling in Inspire Medical Something to Worry About?
Sleep apnea technology company Inspire Medical Systems Inc (NYSE: INSP) has had a great year so far in 2020. After a significant, but brief, sell-off in early March, its been off to the races ever…
Aug 13, 2020