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Shares of energy exploration and development company
Diamondback Energy (FANG) are up 125 percent over the past year on a strong energy market. One trader sees the potential for a move even higher. That’s based on the June $120 calls. With 168 days until expiration, 3,663 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 102, for a 36-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $10.65 to make the trade. While shares have moved higher in the past year, the company ...
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The economy continues to move back to a pre-pandemic normal. That includes rising travel levels, as well as an increased number of in-person venues. One area starting to show strength at last: Cinema attendance. That’s thanks in part to Spider-Man: No Way Home, which crossed $1 billion in box office sales on Christmas. While another blockbuster film may take time to reach that box-office prowess, the strength of this film is enough to show that theaters can return to pre-pandemic levels ...
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Damian Novak, Executive Chairman of
Fresh Vine Wine Inc (VINE), recently bought 25,200 shares. The buy increased his stake by just under 0.5 percent, and came to a total price of just under $139,000. This marks the first insider transaction at the company since it went public in the past two weeks. Since going public, shares have shed nearly 25 percent of their value. Overall, insiders still own over 77 percent of the company. Shares went public as the company, which focuses on ...
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Shares of mobile commerce company
Affirm Holdings (AFRM) have been declining in recent weeks after a big jump higher earlier in the year. One trader sees the potential for shares to reverse course and trend higher again. That’s based on the May $125 calls. With 141 days until expiration, over 5,125 contracts traded compared to an open interest of 336, for a 15-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $15.40 to make the trade. Shares last traded around $107, so ...
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While the stock market has shaken off the Omicron variant fears and the potential for rising interest rates impacting the economy, not every company has gone along for the ride. Some have had a poor performance, even as they’ve been doing well operationally. That’s creating an opportunity for investors to buy a strong, industry-leading investment that offers strong profitability and cash flow, and with it a worthy stock to buy now. One such play?
Mastercard Corporation (MA). The credit card payment processing company ...
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Heyward Donigan, President and CEO at
Rite Aid Corp (RAD), recently bought 14,350 shares. The buy increased his stake by 2.6 percent, and came to a total cost of $200,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past three years. In that timeframe, insiders, including both directors and corporate officers, have been sellers of shares, almost entirely at higher prices than where the stock trades today. Overall, insiders own 2.7 percent of company shares. Shares of the drugstore chain ...
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Shares of consumer goods company
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) have ended up trading flat over the past year. One trader sees the potential for a move higher in the coming months. That’s based on the May $85 calls. With 142 days until expiration, 11,402 contracts traded hands, a 34-fold rise in volume from the prior open interest of 337 contracts. The buyer of the calls paid $2.88 to make the trade. Shares last traded around $83, so it would take less than a 3 ...
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The busiest year for companies going public in over a decade has been a mixed one for investors. Most companies that had their initial public offering, or IPO, this year saw their shares sink, rather than rise. However, underperformance is no indication that a newly-public company is destined for failure. A number of companies that went public this year have already been strong performers, many even making a profit as they finally went public. Among some of the more profitable names going ...
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