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Credit card provider Visa (V) has started 2025 off strong, gaining nearly 7%. One trader sees shares building on that gain in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the February $355 calls. With 21 days until expiration, 12,248 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 163, for a 75-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.55 to make the bullish bet. Visa shares recently hit a new 52-week high, topping $336. Shares would ...
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Investors like certainty. They don’t always get it. Companies are often changing plans, either of their own volition or because of outside factors. For companies that have to contend with government contracts, negotiations can last for a long time. But so can contracts, once forged. There’s some uncertainty amid the launch of Donald Trump’s second term. That extends in just about every facet of government, including the defense industry. So it’s no surprise that a mixed outlook from Lockheed Martin (LMT) ...
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Russell Hutchinson, CFO at Ally Financial (ALLY), recently bought 19,100 shares. The buy increased his stake by 10%, and came to a total cost of $753,474. This marks the only insider buy at the company over the past two years. The company’s controller has been a modest seller of shares in late 2023, but otherwise, there have been no other insider sales over the past two years either. Overall, Ally Financial insiders own 10.6% of shares. The credit services provider is up ...
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Information technology company VNET Group (VNET) is up over 315% in the past year. One trader is betting on a further surge higher in shares. That’s based on the March $9.00 calls. With 50 days until expiration, 12,436 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 108, for a 115-fold surge in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.27 to make the bullish bet. VNET shares recently traded for just over $7, so the stock would need ...
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As expected, market volatility is on the rise in 2025. Many tech stocks carry high valuations following a massive bull market. That may not mean that the market’s overall rally is over. But it is a sign that investors may want to look for other sectors. More importantly, it’s also a sign to look for fundamental indicators that a company is performing well. That can include increasing earnings and revenues, as well as growing its customer base. When a company is growing ...
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Ariel Emanuel, CEO and major shareholder of TKO Group Holdings (TKO), recently bought 350,017 shares. The buy increased her stake by 14%, and came to a total cost of $50,281,340. This is the first insider buy in nearly a year, when Emanuel bought 526,400 shares for just over $77.4 million. Otherwise, several company insiders have been slight sellers of TKO over the past year, with all of the sales occurring following the exercise of stock options. Overall, TKO Group Holdings insiders ...
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Oil and gas midstream giant Williams Companies (WMB) is up 70% over the past year, performing exceptionally well even as energy prices have been lackluster. One trader sees a pullback in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the March $50 puts. With 52 days until expiration, 9,577 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 162, for a 59-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.06 to make the bearish bet. Williams recently traded for ...
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Consumers make up the bulk of the economy. And they continue to spend, which is a healthy sign for most companies overall, and for a stock market likely to trend higher. There are a few warning signs, however, like a drawdown in savings, and a rise in credit card balances. For now, it’s clear from corporate earnings that current debt levels look sustainable. Delinquencies have started to rise, but are not yet at a crisis point. That suggests investors may have some ...
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