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Unusual Options Activity: Qualcomm (QCOM)
Bet on shares moving higher after earnings beat.The April 2020 $105 call option onQualcomm (QCOM) saw a seven-fold surge in trading from 100 call options to over 700 calls trade. The move comes after…
Nov 11, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Alibaba Group (BABA)
Bet on further rally in shares.The June 2020 $205 call options onAlibaba Group (BABA) saw over 5,200 contracts trade, a 7-fold surge in volume. The trader is betting that shares, currently around…
Nov 8, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Uber (UBER)
In-the-money call buying suggests upside.March 2020 $25 call options onUber (UBER) saw over 2,500 contracts trade, a 13-fold increase in volume from the previous open interest of 192. With shares…
Nov 7, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
Surge in call buying after company repositions portfolio for higher dividends and buybacks.June 2020 $160 call options onJP Morgan Chase (JPM) saw heavy trading, with over 1,400 contracts trading…
Nov 6, 2019
How Warren Buffett’s Value Strategy Has Adapted to Changing Times
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Nov 6, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Micron (MU)
Surge in calls expiring Friday.The November 8th $52 call options onMicron (MU) saw over 2,700 contracts trade against a prior open interest of 256, an 11-fold surge in volume. Given that the option…
Nov 5, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI)
In-the-money puts suggests bearish move ahead.The April 2020 $17 put options onHanesbrands (HBI) saw over 13,700 contracts trade, a 68-fold surge in volume. Oddly, with shares of the company already…
Nov 4, 2019
Insider Activity: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD)
Multiple insiders buy after earnings.A number of insiders atDiebold Nixdorf (DBD) bought shares following earnings. The buys included multiple directors, a Senior Vice President of Services, and a…
Nov 4, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: JD.Com (JD)
At-the-money put buying suggests dropOver 6,050 contracts traded on the November 15th, 2019 $30.50 put option on JD.com (JD). That’s a 17-fold surge in volume against the prior open interest of 354…
Nov 1, 2019
Insider Activity: Tile Shop Holdings (TTS)
Director and major holder ups stake.Peter Kamin, a director and major holder with over 10 percent of shares inTile Shop Holdings (TTS), recently bought another 426,295 shares. This increased his…
Nov 1, 2019
The Three Most Important Numbers Traders Need to Understand
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Oct 31, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Marathon Oil (MRO)
Big bet on decline in shares in the next six months.Over 4,000 contracts traded on the April 17th, 2020 $10 put options onMarathon Oil (MRO). The option had a prior open interest of just 175 trades,…
Oct 31, 2019
Insider Activity: Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI)
Founder and Executive Chairman makes 300,000 share buy. Richard Kinder, the billionaire founder and Executive Chairman of Kinder Morgan (KMI), recently bought 300,000 shares. At a cost of just over…
Oct 31, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Mastercard (MA)
Near-the-money bet on share rally through June.The June 2020 $280 call options onMastercard (MA), saw a surge in volume from 345 open contracts to over 4,000 trade. With shares around $277, the…
Oct 30, 2019
Insider Activity: Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
CEO and director buy shares.David Ricks, CEO and President ofEli Lilly and Company (LLY), recently picked up 4,615 shares. At a cost of $500,000, the buy increased his stake by nearly 3 percent. On…
Oct 29, 2019
Three Companies That Treat Their Employees the Best
These firms show their employees the love—and deliver great results to shareholders.There are many ways to value potential investment opportunities. A more off-the-radar approach is to look for…
Oct 29, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS)
Bet on drop in silver through year’s end.A spike in put option buying on thePan American Silver Corp (PAAS) December 20th $15 put options resulted in over 6,000 options trading hands against an open…
Oct 29, 2019
Insider Activity: JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
Director makes $1.99 million buy.Mellody Hobson, a director atJP Morgan Chase (JPM), picked up 16,000 shares recently, increasing her stake in the company by 15 percent. At current prices, the buy…
Oct 28, 2019
The Numbers Behind Risk That Do (and Don’t) Add Up
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Oct 25, 2019
Insider Activity: Retractable Technologies (RVP)
Thomas Shaw, President and CEO ofRetractable Technologies (RVP), added 1,500 shares to his stake recently. Shaw owns over 18.7 million shares of the company, making the increase in his total holdings…
Oct 25, 2019