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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 (NYSEARCA: XLP) finished only 1.72% lower and the S&P 500 index finished 3.51% lower. While XLP outperformed on Thursday, this may not be the case in the coming months. Option bears came into XLP and are looking for significantly more downside by March. The Consumer Staples sector has been performing similarly ...
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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 more significant periods of selling. That’s where looking at the number of shares sold, and the number of transactions can be helpful to identify periods of significant selling. For Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE: VSLR), insiders escalated their sales and shares to historic levels just before Thursday’s ...
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A volatile session of selling like yesterday can be a good time to see who’s moving. Identifying rising stocks as the rest of the market is panic selling identifies potential opportunities. It’s probably not a surprise to see companies that have generally underperformed stand at the top of the heap. This is especially true when these names have had a flurry of bullish stock and option activity. Thursday didn’t disappoint in this regard as many “reopening” names outperformed. Here are ...
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There are a lot of common questions about the stock market—whether dealing with historical returns, the best performing sectors, or how the United States has performed relative to the rest of the world—that are fascinating data in and of themselves. Rather than having to scour the internet for answers to these stock market statistics, we’ve put together this list that answers the most common questions—at least outside of “What stock should I buy now?” This should save you some time scouring ...
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Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) has had a really strong week of trading as the price has rallied from around $145 to $185. As the price was building its base and taking off, the Chairman and CEO has been hard at work selling some of his holdings. While there are many reasons why an insider would sell their shares, the precarious perch the market finds itself on right now should be a warnings sign for investors. Insider selling can be more ...
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The S&P 500 is testing new highs almost every day. The largest market cap stock in the index is Apple Inc whose market cap just surpassed the entire Russell 2000 on Tuesday. An ETF that tracks the Russell is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWM). As the price of the index has fallen behind that of its larger cap siblings, the option market is heating up. On Wednesday, there were several bearish vertical spreads being placed for December ...
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If you were asked to make a list of drug companies, only a handful of names would likely come to mind. For investors, it’s pretty much the same. This is actually a rational approach since so many biotech companies have little to no revenue and are bleeding cash. However, there’s opportunity with smaller companies you don’t have with the big boys. Here are five junior biotech companies that are in the industry and have less than a $5 billion market ...
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After reaching $5 in March, the share price of Camping World Holdings Inc (NYSE: CWH) has surged nearly $40. That’s impressive and a reflection of the interesting time we live in. However, the price has been trending down since the August 5 high and is currently looking to find support. This places Camping World in a potentially bullish position if you include the CEO stepping up to buy shares in the past two weeks. Camping World sold-off following its August ...
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