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Companies often fall quickly on bad news. Sometimes, the news is terminal for the company, like a bank being seized and closed down. But most of the time, bad news hits a share price harder than it needs to. That creates a buying opportunity. It’s just important to separate permanent bad news from temporary bad news. As long as a company can continue operating, it’s likely to overcome its challenge and move higher in time. Right now, cryptocurrency exchanges have taken a ...
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Johan Hart, President and CEO at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRBG), recently bought 15,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 4 percent, and came to a total cost just over $193,000. He was joined by a company director, who bought 4,340 shares valued at $55,300. Over the past two years, insiders have been buyers of shares, at prices varying from half of where shares trade today to nearly double where shares now trade. Overall, insiders own 3.4 percent of shares. The ...
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Metaverse gaming company Roblox (RBLX) has been a solid performer, with shares up 26 percent over the past year. One trader is betting on shares giving up some of their gains in the coming weeks. That’s based on the June 30 $36 puts. With 21 days until expiration, 3,063 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 127, for a 24-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.79 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently ...
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While the market has held up well thanks to the strong performance of tech stocks, that trend won’t last. It’s possible the overall market could decline as tech stocks shift lower. But we could also see a rotation out of tech and into other sectors. That’s why several parts of the market look attractive now. Many sectors didn’t join the market’s rally, or have since moved to re-test lows from last year. They could be a potential buy. For instance, the telecom ...
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Daryle Bible, CFO at M&T Bank Corp (MTP), recently bought 10,000 shares. This marks an initial stake for the CFO. The buy came to a total cost just over $1.2 million. This is the largest insider activity since last year, when a company director exercised their stock options and sold over 22,700 shares. Insiders have mostly been sellers over the past two years, except for this buy and a small director buy in February. Overall, company insiders own about 0.6 percent ...
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Database firm Oracle (ORCL) has been a strong tech performer, with shares up 47 percent over the past year. One trader sees that trend continuing in the short term. That’s based on the June 30th $115 calls. With 21 days until expiration, 9,417 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 197, for a 48-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.18 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $107, so they ...
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While stocks have trended higher this year overall, investors have been unpleasantly surprised by a series of bank failures. While it’s been largely quiet in the past few weeks, many small and regional banks remain beaten down. That’s creating an opportunity for investors. Why? While there may still be more bank failures ahead, many names in the space are safe. And because they’ve been beaten down so heavily, they now trade at a steep discount. For instance, regional bank Citizens Financial Group ...
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Douglas Crocker, a director at Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), recently bought 28,250 shares. The buy increased his stake by 34 percent, and came to a total cost of $364,425. This marks the first insider purchase at the company in over two years. Otherwise, company insiders have generally been sellers of shares. One director was a regular seller throughout 2022, and company executives have been modest sellers of shares after exercising stock options. Overall, insiders own 0.7 percent of shares. The retail-oriented real ...
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