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Shares of portable storage company WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp (WSC) are up nearly 47 percent in the past year. One trader sees a pullback ahead in the coming weeks. That’s based on the September $35 puts. With 36 days until expiration, 3,082 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 104, for a 30-fold increase in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.35 to make the bearish bet. The stock last traded around $41, so it ...
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The stock market is forward looking. The selloff this year started well before companies started to show a slowdown in earnings. Now that this slowdown is being reported, however, stocks may start moving higher once again before earnings then trend higher. Traders aware of this trend can take advantage today by buying shares of great companies warning on earnings now, even though they may be poised for strong growth later. One such example is Palantir Technologies (PLTR). The data analytics company lowered ...
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Georges Antoun, Chief Commercial Officer at First Solar (FSLR), recently picked up 9,946 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 36 percent, and came to a total price just under $1 million. He was joined by the company’s Chief Quality Officer, who picked up 489 shares, paying about $50,000 to do so. And earlier in the month, the company CFO picked up nearly 2,000 shares for about $200,000. These mark the only insider buys at the company in the past three ...
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Shares of discount retailer Big Lots Inc (BIG) have been trending down over the past year. One trader sees shares bucking that trend in the next month with a move higher. That’s based on the September $25 calls. With 37 days until expiration, 6,856 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 140, for a 49-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.80 for the trade. The stock recently traded for just under $24, so ...
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Investors are often prone to taking a current trend and extrapolating it out indefinitely. That means in a bull market, traders get overly aggressive. But in a bear market, traders look at the current trend and get overly pessimistic. We’re seeing signs of an economic slowdown. But that slowdown is with the goal of getting inflation out of the economy. We still have a strong jobs market and consumer strength. That may lower, but it’s not going to end. That means that ...
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Andrea Ayers, a director at Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), recently added 15,500 shares. The buy increased her holdings by nearly 700 percent, and came to a total price of $1.48 million. This represents the first insider buy at the company in the past three years. Over that time, a number of company executives have been regular sellers of shares. No company directors have been sellers of shares over the past three years. In total, company insiders own about 0.4 percent ...
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Shares of theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) have been on a volatile ride in the past year, but the stock is down about 30 percent. One trader sees the possibility for a further drop in the months ahead. That’s based on the October $25 put option. With 73 days left until expiration, 4,829 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 147, for a 33-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $7.30 to ...
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The wealthy are able to grow their wealth because they look for ways to invest while markets are down and other investors are in a panic. But they leave plenty of clues as to what they’re buying. Astute investors can follow along for big profits as markets rebound. One of the hardest-hit sectors is cryptocurrencies. Yet wealthy investors are continuing to invest in the space, either directly with cryptocurrencies or in crypto-related projects. One big announcement is BlackRock (BLK) partnering with Coinbase ...
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