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Uranium producer Cameco (CCJ) is up over 25 percent in the past year, nearly double the return of the S&P 500. Shares are also near a 52-week high. One trader sees that trend continuing in the coming weeks. That’s based on the October 20 $42 calls. With 35 days until expiration, 21,763 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 394, for a 55-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.68 to make the ...
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The market’s love of AI stocks has helped lead to a strong rally this year. However, investors have largely poured money into large-cap chipmaking stocks as a way to play that trend. Doing so overlooks companies that can see big improvements in productivity and returns by embracing companies using AI software themselves. Once the market figures out the opportunity at the software level, which doesn’t involve the expenses of producing physical hardware, returns could take off. One leader in the AI software ...
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Thomas Hartnett, President at 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS), recently bought 25,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 10 percent, and came to a total price of $152,250. He was joined by the company’s CFO, who bought 30,000 shares, paying just over $190,000. These mark the first two insider buys in just over a year, when Hartnett bought 25,000 shares at a price close to where the stock trades today. Overall, company insiders own 33 percent of shares. The flower delivery company is up ...
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Database software company Oracle (ORCL) sold off heavily on Tuesday, following weak guidance in its most recent earnings report. One trader is betting on a partial rebound in the coming days. That’s based on the September 29 $115 calls. With 15 days until expiration, 5,959 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 110, for a 54-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.88 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded just under ...
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Investors can often get caught up in tech trends before they move past the drawing board. That can lead to some stocks getting overvalued, and others getting undervalued. In the chipmaking space, companies developing AI chips have seen all the attention. But existing chipmakers that can still deliver critical chips outside the AI realm can also be valuable. And buying them now may give investors an edge going into the end of the year. For instance, wireless communications chip company Qualcomm (QCOM) ...
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Mary Dillon, President and CEO at Foot Locker (FL), recently added 5,510 shares. The buy increased her stake by 4 percent, and came to a total cost of $100,117. Dillion previously bought over 22,000 shares back in March, paying just under $751,000 to do so. Since then, there have been no other insider transactions. Back in February and into 2022, insiders were largely sellers of shares, including company executives as well as a major shareholder. Overall, insiders own 1.7 percent of ...
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Shares of stock exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), are up about 10 percent over the past year, just slightly edging out the overall stock market. One trader is betting on a further rally into next year. That’s based on the January 2024 $180 calls. With 128 days until expiration, 2,807 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 110, for a 26-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.10 to make the bullish bet. Shares ...
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Investors don’t like uncertainty. They tend to give a company a lower valuation when its future outlook appears grim. That could occur for a variety of reasons, such as a series of poor earnings reports. Or there could be some kind of tax or legal overhang on shares. Resolving those issues could benefit shares. Besides providing an immediate boost, it could also set up a stock for a longer-term move higher. Investors who buy after the uncertainty immediately disappears can still ...
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