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Nothing ever moves in a straight line. Investors who think they’ve missed out on a trend can likely have several opportunities to buy in, especially for a trend with years behind it. The AI trend of the past few years has seen a number of pullbacks, including the market’s 8.5% peak-to-trough decline in 2024, and a 10% pullback in 2023. But a new trend is emerging that’s much more fast-moving. That trend is quantum computing. Companies focusing just on this technology took ...
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Lynn Bamford, CEO of Curtiss Wright (CW) recently bought 34 shares. The buy increased her stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $10,340. She was one of six recent insider buys, including a pickup from the company’s CFO and COO. Going further back insiders have a more mixed track record, with both buys and sellers, mostly from company executives. That includes prior sales by executives at lower prices than where shares trade today. Overall, Curtiss Wright ...
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Private prison and security firm GEO Group (GEO) is up over 180% in the past year, fueled with a massive move higher after the election. One trader sees further upside in the months ahead. That’s based on the June 20 $40 calls. With 158 days until expiration, 10,002 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 272, for a 37-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $3.20 to make the bullish bet. GEO shares recently ...
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The bond market has disconnected from the stock market in recent months. Despite the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates a full point, bond yields have ticked higher. Some see the 10-year Treasury, the bellwether for the bond market, trending towards a 5% yield. That’s not too much further from its current level near 4.7%. And it suggests that most of the bond market’s move higher may have already occurred. If that’s the case, now may be an ideal time to lock in ...
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Marshall Bernes, a program head at Gigacloud Technology (GCT), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 9%, and came to a total cost of $87,500. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. There have been a few dozen insider sales over the past few years, including sales from the company CEO and a director, who each hold more than 10% of outstanding shares. Overall, Gigacloud Technology insiders own 13.6% of shares. The ...
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Tech giant Amazon (AMZN) is up 50% over the past year, returning about double that of the S&P 500 index. One trader sees further gains in the months ahead. That’s based on the April $320 calls. With 97 days until expiration, 14,453 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 146, for a 99-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.29 to make the bullish bet. Amazon shares recently traded for about $220, so the ...
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Investors love seeing the big growth behind the rollout of generative AI. But after two years of rallies in the big-cap stocks, concerns are mounting about whether or not these companies can keep up big growth. While growth is likely to slow, new iterations of technology will likely ensure above average growth continues as new AI programs are developed, data centers are created, and as hardware demand remains robust. That’s why tech giant Nvidia (NVDA) could still have a great year, adding ...
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12 company directors at Simon Property Group (SPG) recently made their quarterly purchases. The buys ranged from a low of 21 shares, costing $3,540, to 465 shares, coming to a cost of $78,394. These follow up on similar buys from the company directors every three months. The last non-director buy was a 359-share buy from the company CFO for $39,199 back in late 2023. There have been no insider sales over the past two years. Overall, Simon Property Group insiders own ...
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