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Option Traders Just Made a Big Bearish Bet on Chinese Stocks
As stocks struggled to end the week in the green, it is leading investors to try to figure out where the market will be at the end of the year. As investors are looking around, trades are being made…
Sep 14, 2020
Microsoft On Pace for Big Month of Insider Selling
With the month of September only half-way through, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is on pace for a big month of insider selling. Looking back over the past three years, Microsoft is pacing to…
Sep 14, 2020
Conversion Labs is Most Bought OTC Stock by Insiders in Last Month
Conversion Labs Inc (OTCMKTS: CVLB) is an online direct-to-consumer marketing and telemedicine company. That description should get you a little excited given the trend of companies that can operate…
Sep 11, 2020
5 Recent SPAC IPOs to Watch
The route that Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) took to become a publicly traded company has sparked interest in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC). These companies are considered “blank…
Sep 11, 2020
Option Traders Continued Trend of Bullish Trades on ‘Reopen’ Companies
If you’ve been following unusual option activity over the past two months, there has been a lot of activity on companies that benefit from reopening. One of the most targeted areas have been casinos…
Sep 11, 2020
6 Undervalued Income Stocks for an Overvalued Market
The S&P 500 recently tested its 50-day moving average, but does that mean valuations for the index have normalized? Unfortunately, it hasn’t even begun to do so. Looking at the Shiller P/E ratio…
Sep 10, 2020
Avis Budget Group Sees String of Insider Purchases by 10% Owner
It may be hard to appreciate a rental car company as an investor when travel is so impacted, and Hertz declared bankruptcy. However, not all companies are the same and some are underappreciated and…
Sep 10, 2020
After the Selling, Option Traders are Looking for a Smoke in Altria Group
It can be startling when the volatility of the market rears its ugly head when it’s been gone for a while. This past week may be a reminder that it’s not always an up day and the down days can see…
Sep 10, 2020
Invesco CEO Buys Shares as Price Looks to Break Out
For the past three months, the share price of Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ) has been trading in a range between $10 and $11.60. The price just made another run at the resistance last week as volume surged…
Sep 9, 2020
Gold Tests Key Support as Bullish Option Activity Increases
Gold has a history of outperforming during a market correction. The recent selling period is another example of this historical trend. Part of the reason is that gold’s selling is primarily a result…
Sep 9, 2020
6 Blue Chip Stocks that are Testing Their 50-day Moving Average
As was expected, the selling spilled over into this week. Many stocks have fallen from their highs and are in the process of testing their moving averages. A key moving average for institutional…
Sep 9, 2020
5 Best Real Estate Stocks
Real estate is a powerful asset class, and one that often competes with stocks and bonds. Most of the world’s ultra-wealth have either made their money in real estate, or keep a significant chunk of…
Sep 8, 2020
Franchise Group has CEO and 10% Owner Add Shares as Key Price Level is Tested
Franchise Group Inc (NASDAQ: FRG) has been testing its $27 resistance again last week as the it has several times over the past year. Before the price made a run at that level last week, there was…
Sep 8, 2020
5 Leveraged Inverse ETFs for the Bear’s Return
It can be difficult for inexperienced investors in a bearish climate if they don’t know options, futures, or have never shorted stock. The motivation behind creating inverse ETF products was to allow…
Sep 8, 2020
10 Best Recession Proof Stocks
Some of the best stocks on the stock market are recession proof investments, or companies that can perform well in a bear market. Each bear market is different, but include a major stock market…
Sep 7, 2020
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