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Shares of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks (PANW) are down about 9 percent over the past year following a strong rally in the past few weeks. One trader sees further downside for shares ahead. That’s based on the January 2025 $135 puts. With 708 days until expiration, 10,502 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 322, for a 33-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $15.10 to make the bearish bet. Palo Alto shares ...
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Investors have gone crazy for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks since the start of the year. That’s thanks to the popularity of chatbot ChatGPT. While the money flowing into AI stocks specifically will likely peter out in the coming weeks, AI as an investment concept isn’t going away. Rather than speculate on a small startup company, it may make more sense to invest in a large, big tech company that’s working on the space. One company that will likely end up being a ...
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Yehuda Shmidman, a director at Express Inc (EXPR) recently started an initial stake with 5,424,783 shares. The cost came to just over $25 million. Generally, company insiders haven’t been very active at the firm. This buy marks the first insider transaction over the past two years. Otherwise, company insiders were last active in mid-2021, when the company President and CFO were both modest sellers of shares. Overall, insiders own 12.2 percent of the company. Shares of the apparel retailer have been knocked ...
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Shares of healthcare diagnostics company Sotera Health Company (SHC) have slid 15 percent over the past year, performing worse than the S&P 500. One trader sees a further decline ahead. That’s based on the August $17.50 put. With 191 days until expiration, 3,955 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 151, for a 26-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $2.35 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for about $18, so ...
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While the market has had a strong start to the year, plenty of companies are still well off their highs. For the right companies, this can create an opportunity to build substantial wealth and a growing stream of income. That’s especially true in parts of the market that tend to get overlooked. In a bull market, the focus tends to be on tech stocks. So far this bear market, investors have flocked to energy and utilities. That’s why other areas like industrial ...
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Gregory Hayes, a director at Phillips 66 (PSX), recently bought 10,250 shares. The buy came to a total cost just over $1.1 million, and increased the director’s stake by a massive 253 percent. This is the first purchase at the company in two years, following another buy from a director for 77 shares valued at just under $5,900. A number of company executives have been sellers of shares over the past two years, largely by exercising options. Overall, company insiders own ...
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Shares of footwear and accessory company Sketchers U.S.A. (SKX) are up about 11 percent over the past year. One trader sees a decline in the months ahead. That’s based on the April $39 put options. With 74 days until expiration, 2,003 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 104, for a 19-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.75 to make the downside bet. The stock last traded just under $45, so shares would ...
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In a bull market, all sorts of investment ideas come into play. When there’s a bear market, investors can stay safe but also make money by focusing on companies that provide products and services that customers need. Defensive stocks don’t have to just be utilities and telecoms. There are a number of other sectors that fit the bill, such as industrial stocks. That space tends to get overlooked. One such player is conglomerate Honeywell (HON). The manufacturer of power units, avionics, and ...
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