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Robert Pease, a director at Phillips 66 (PSX), recently bought 682 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 56 percent, and came to a total cost of $99,968. This is the first insider buy since last February, when another director bought 10,250 shares, paying just over $1 million. Otherwise, company executives, including the CFO, have been sellers of shares over the past year. Nearly all insider sales have come following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Phillips 66 insiders own 0.4 ...
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Wall Street megabank Morgan Stanley (MS) has been trending higher in recent months, but is still down 12 percent over the past year. One trader sees shares trending higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the March $88 calls. With 21 days until expiration, 5,093 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 147, for a 35-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.98 to make the bullish bet. Morgan Stanley shares recently traded ...
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Earnings season shows which companies are able to navigate today’s economy, and which companies are missing out. While the economic data shows strong topline growth, there’s been slowing demand across a number of major sectors in the economy. For instance, the housing market has slowed as interest rates have soared. Homeowners are electing to stay in their existing homes for longer. That should be good for home improvement projects, and companies associated with that trend. However, that doesn’t appear to be the ...
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Barbara Adachi, a director at Old Republic Insurance (ORI), recently bought 1,925 shares. The buy increased her stake by 33 percent, and came to a total cost of $55,055. The director also bought shares last August, picking up 3,620 shares for just over $100,000. Other company directors have been buyers in the past year, albeit at smaller amounts. There have been two insider sales in the past year, the largest of which came from an EVP. Overall, Old Republic insiders own ...
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Real estate property owner and operator Realty Income (O), is down 20 percent over the past year as rising interest rates and concern over retail real estate have weighed on shares. One trader sees shares trending higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the April $55 calls. With 56 days until expiration, 3,612 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 139, for a 26-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.78. Realty Income ...
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Digital assets posted strong returns last year, and are on track for an even stronger return this year. That will likely be driven in part by the new bitcoin ETFs, as well as the upcoming halving of bitcoin. As bitcoin moves higher, other digital assets should also rise in value. And companies that play to that trend should benefit. For now, the best returns are likely to come from industry leaders.  As the custodian for a majority of the new bitcoin ETFs, ...
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Max Mitchell, a director at Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), recently bought 42,000 shares. The buy is a new stake for the director, and the total cost of the buy came to $510,300. This marks the only insider buy over the past two years. One company EVP was a seller on two occasions last September. Otherwise, there have been no other insider transactions or buys or sells from major funds in the past two years. Overall, Goodyear insiders own about 0.5 ...
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Oil and gas production company Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has traded flat over the past year. One trader is betting shares will trend lower in the coming weeks. That’s based on the March $72.50 puts. With 22 days until expiration, 4,594 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 112, for a 41-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.70 to make the bearish bet. Chesapeake Energy shares recently traded for about $79, so shares ...
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