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Gregory Shepard, a major holder at Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), recently bought 3,248 shares. The buy increased his holdings by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $70,417. He was a buyer earlier in July for 30,013 shares, paying just over $588,255 to do so. And he made two purchases in June for just under $1.5 million. Going further back, insiders, largely major shareholders, were likely to be sellers, not buyers of AESI. Overall, Atlas Energy insiders own ...
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Apparel manufacturer V.F. Corporation (VFC) is down 17% over the past year and trending lower. One trader sees a further decline in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the August $15.50 puts. With 21 days until expiration, 5,237 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 163, for a 32-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.89 to make the bearish bet. VFC shares recently traded for about $16, making this an at-the-money trade. Shares ...
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During a market boom, it’s tempting to start buying into more speculative companies. While that can potentially mean bigger returns, it also increases the risks. Conversely, companies that have a conventional line of business can continue to grow, even if they also invest in more speculative endeavors. Right now, many companies that have been dabbling in new technologies are seeing lower-than-expected demand. But as long as their core business is strong, shares should continue to rise. For instance, demand for electric vehicles ...
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Andy Waters, an EVP at Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 71%, and came to a total cost of $322,700. This marks the first insider buy since January, when several executives bought shares. That includes a 10,033 buy from another EVP, for just over $324,000, and a director bought 2,129 shares for $84,205. There have been a few inside sales as well, but buyers have far outnumbered sellers over the past two years. Overall, ...
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Aerospace and airplane component manufacturer GE Aerospace (GE) is up over 70% in the past year. One trader sees further gains in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the August 16 $200 calls. With 22 days until expiration, 10,2298 contacts traded compared to a prior open interest of 107, for a 96-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.31 to make the bullish bet. GE Aerospace shares recently traded for about $174, meaning the stock would ...
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Last week’s market selloff was heavy on tech. Given how tech stocks tend to outperform the market, their underperformance in a selloff makes sense. Investors patient enough to wait for a 10-20% pullback in industry-leading tech stocks are often rewarded for their performance afterwards. Getting a reasonable entry price on a high-growth stock can lead to better returns than just buying at the top, or just holding indefinitely. With last week’s selloff hitting the chip space rather hard, semiconductor stocks might be ...
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Persio Lisboa, a director at J.B. Hunt Transportation Services (JBHT), recently bought 600 shares. The buy increased the director’s stake by 20%, and came to a total cost of $98,082. This is the first insider buy since April, when the company CEO bought 6,200 shares, paying just under $999,000 to do so. And another company director bought shares in March. Otherwise, company insiders have largely been sellers over the past two years, and usually following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Read More About This

Copper producer Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), is up 9% over the past year, slightly lagging the overall market. One trader sees shares trending higher into the autumn. That’s based on the October 18 $55 calls. With 86 days until expiration, 5,020 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 182, for a 28-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.82 to make the bullish bet. Freeport shares recently traded for about $46, so they would need to ...
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