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Virginia Boulet, a director at Velodyne Lidar (VLDR), recently bought 50,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 417 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $108,500. Another director also made a 5,000 share buy on the same day, for about the same price, doubling his holdings in shares as well. These buys came just two days after a third director also picked up 20,000 shares as well. Otherwise, company insiders and a major owner have largely been ...
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Shares of offshore drilling equipment company Transocean (RIG) are up about in line with the S&P 500 over the past year, with a strong rally in recent weeks as oil prices have risen further. One trader sees room for a further rally. That’s based on the April 8th $6 calls. With 24 days until expiration, 12,623 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 179, for a 70-fold jump in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.36 ...
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Traders have been defensive lately. Capital has been rushing into commodity stocks amid high inflation, and companies like telecoms and utilities have been stronger performers rather than risk-on tech names. However, in this market, even a tech company that’s posting unexpectedly strong growth can be a big winner here. And returns can be even better with shares knocked down so much from their highs. One clear example is CrowdStrike (CRWD). The security software provider seems like the perfect play for today’s digitized ...
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Robert Sarver, Executive Chairman at Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL), recently added 25,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2.2 percent, and came to a total price of just over $1.92 million. He was joined by the company’s Vice Chairman, who bought 2,000 shares on the same day, coming to a total price of about $77,770. Company insiders have been active so far this year with a number of buys, but only one sale. Over the past three years, however, insiders have ...
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Shares of pharmaceutical and medical device company Bausch Health Companies (BHC) have been in a steady decline over the past year. One trader sees the potential for a rebound in shares in the coming months. That’s based on the July $32 calls. With 125 days until expiration, 6,395 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 182, for a 35-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.38 to make the trade. Shares last traded for about $23, so ...
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While the market has been contending with the latest geopolitical headlines in the short-term, longer-term trends are still in play. That means high levels of inflation, whose growth may moderate later this year, but will likely still remain high. As one of the largest trends, investors should look at investing in companies that are capable of growing alongside inflation, rather than losing profit margin as customers start to look for cheaper bargains elsewhere. One area that should fare well is in payment ...
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Michelle Sterling, a director at Digital Turbine (APPS), recently added 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 2.6 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $37,000. This marks the first insider buy of the year. Insiders were last active buying shares at higher prices in November and December last year. The buys have been overshadowed by a sale from the company CEO earlier this month. Over the past three years, however, insider buys have exceeded insider ...
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Shares of display technology Corning International (GLW) are down slightly over the past year. One trader sees a rebound ahead in the coming months. That’s based on the May $42 calls. With 70 days until expiration, 18,242 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 585, for a 31-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.87 to make the trade. Shares last traded around $37, so they would need to rise $5, or about 13.5 percent, for the ...
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