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Shares of oil and gas pipeline company
Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) have been rangebound over the past year, but are in an uptrend right now. One trader sees that trend continuing in the next few weeks. That’s based on the February 11 $18 calls. With just over 30 days to trade, 24,200 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 180, for a 135-fold jump higher in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.23 to make the trade. The company has ...
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The past few months has seen an explosion of growth in the concept of the metaverse. A digital realm where people can interact with each other, whether socially or for business, the idea is on the forefront for a number of big-name tech companies. It’s also been a popular idea for retail investors as well, with metaverse-related news for any company enough to cause a jump in shares. Among the players in the space today, one of the earliest players looks ...
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Clifford Sosin, a major holder at
Cardlytics (CDLX), recently bought 159,090 shares. The buy increased his stake by just over 3 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $10.5 million. Over the past three years, there has been a mix of insider buys and sales. However, company executives have tended to be big sellers of their holdings, even before shares slid off their multi-year highs in the past few months. Overall, insiders own 2.7 percent of the company. Besides ...
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Shares of software intelligence company
Dynatrace (DT) have lost nearly one third of their value in the past few weeks. However, one trader sees the chance for a rebound ahead in shares. That’s based on the February $55 calls. With 39 days until expiration, 36,127 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 149, for a 242-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $3.90 to make the trade. With shares just under $54, they would need to rise just under ...
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While the past year has been great for a number of tech companies, particularly the mega-caps leading the stock market higher, a number of smaller players are in a bear market and well off their highs. For companies working on long-term trends that could be big winners in the years ahead, the lackluster performance could mean a way to outperform the stock market in the year ahead as a rebound play. One such company is
Palantir (PLTR). The big data company is part ...
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Ophir Sternberg, Executive Chairman at
BurgerFi International (BFI), recently picked up 50,000 shares. The buy increased the executive’s holdings by 9 percent, and came to a total price of $306,000. This marks the first insider buy since December 2020, when Sternberg bought 1,000,000 shares at a price of $10 million. Otherwise, one major insider has been a seller over the past year in small increments. Insiders own 37.5 percent of the company overall. Shares of the burger chain have slid 55 percent over ...
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Shares of oil and gas company
Devon Energy (DVN) have been in a strong uptrend for the past year. one trader sees the potential for a move even higher in the first half of this year. That’s based on the July $50 calls. With 188 days until expiration, 5,190 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 264, for a 20-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the option paid $4.68 to make the trade. Shares have a 52-week high of ...
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Any company investing in electric vehicles was a popular place for investors in 2020 and going into 2021. But that interest waned, and a number of companies in the space ended up having a tough year. However, that could simply be a pause before EV stocks head higher, likely moving up again in 2022. That’s thanks to continued investment and capital flowing into the space, in what looks to be one of the biggest multi-trillion-dollar trends of the decade. Looking at opportunities ...
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