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Unusual Options Activity: Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE)
Trader bets space tourism company’s shares will go to the moon this year.January 2021 calls with a $25 strike onVirginGalactic Holdings (SPEC)saw a 12-fold rise in volume, going from 295 contracts to…
Jan 23, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Trader bets on current rally to continue.The May 2020 $70 call options onLas Vegas Sands (LVS) saw a 12-fold rise in volume, going from 812 open contracts to over 10,200. The bet, expiring in 114…
Jan 22, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Traders bet on drop this week.$50.50 put options expiring on Friday, January 24th, onAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a 43-fold rise in volume, going from 102 open contracts to over 4,350 trade…
Jan 21, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Nike (NKE)
Traders bet on rally to continue.The February 14th $28 call options onNike (NKE) saw a 14-fold rise in volume, going from 104 open contracts to nearly 1,500. With 25 days to go until expiration, the…
Jan 20, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Wells Fargo (WFC)
Traders bet on relief rally after earnings miss.Shares ofWells Fargo (WFC) took a hit after reporting earnings earlier this week, and at least one trader is betting that some of that recent loss will…
Jan 17, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Target (TGT)
Traders bet on recovery from yesterday’s drop.Yesterday, shares of retailerTarget (TGT) slid about 7 percent as the company announced poor holiday sales. But at least one trader sees the drop as…
Jan 16, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Best Buy (BBY)
Traders bet on continued rally this month.The January 31st $95 call options onBest Buy (BBY) saw a 16-fold rise in volume, going from 174 open contracts to seeing over 2,800 contracts trade. The bet,…
Jan 15, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON)
Traders bet on further rally in shares.April 2020 $30 call options onON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) saw a 28-fold rise in volume, going from 123 open contracts to over 3,400. Expiring in just 94…
Jan 14, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)
Traders bet on rally in oil giant.$18 call options expiring in March onPetroleo Brasileiro (PBR), also known as Petrobras, saw an 8-fold rise in volume, going from 916 open contracts to having over…
Jan 13, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: The TJX Companies (TJX)
Traders bet on rally in next month.The February $65 call options onThe TJX Companies (TJX) saw nearly 8,900 contracts trade hands. With a prior open interest of just 160 contracts, that’s a 56-fold…
Jan 10, 2020
Is Boeing a Buy in 2020
Courtesy of our friends at True Market Insiders Research Exposes Shortcut to Stock Market Riches JPMorgan buried a shocking statistic on page 65 of its 2017 Annual Report. The trading team in…
Jan 9, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)
Traders see a big rally in the first half of the year.The June 2020 $52.50 call options onThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) saw a 10-fold rise in volume, going from 340 open contracts to over…
Jan 9, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: General Electric (GE)
Traders make in-the-money bearish bet.The March 20th 2020 $14 put options onGeneral Electric (GE) saw a 12-fold rise in volume, going from 855 open contracts to just under 10,000 contracts. The…
Jan 8, 2020
Insider Trading Reports: Crimson Wine Group (CWGL)
Multiple directors, including a major holder, add to stakes.John Cumming, a director atCrimson Wine Group (CWGL), picked up 8,800 shares last week. The buy increased his total holdings to 281,078…
Jan 8, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: BP p.l.c. (BP)
Traders bet high oil prices will persist this month. The January 31st $40 call option onBP (BP), saw a 16-fold rise in volume, going from 186 open contracts to nearly 3,000 contracts trade hands. The…
Jan 7, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Plains GP Holdings (PAGP)
Traders bet on 10 percent jump by late February.The February 21st 2020 $21 call options onPlains GP Holdings (PAGP), saw a whopping 148-fold surge in trading volume. From 124 open contracts, volume…
Jan 6, 2020
Three Stocks to Buy for 2020
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Jan 3, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Conoco Phillips (COP)
Traders bet on rally this month.January 24th call options onConoco Phillips (COP) with a $66 strike price saw a 34-fold rise in trading volume. Going from 108 open contracts to nearly 3,700, the…
Jan 3, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Texas Instruments (TXN)
Traders bet on drop in shares in 2020.The January 2021 $87.50 put options onTexas Instruments (TXN) saw a six-fold increase in volume in trading, going from 104 open contracts to seeing over 630…
Jan 2, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Target (TGT)
Traders bet on drop in shares in the next 9 days.The January 10th $126 put options onTarget (TGT) saw a five-fold surge in volume, going from 434 open contracts to over 2,050 trade hands. Expiring in…
Jan 1, 2020