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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has rallied 35% in the past year, exceeding the returns of the overall stock market. One trader sees the potential for a further rally over the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 12 $205 calls. With 23 days until expiration, 13,453 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 314 for a 43-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.10 to make the bullish bet. JPMorgan shares recently traded ...
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The first phase of the AI rollout was centered around generative AI. This is simply a prompt that users could provide questions to, and receive information from a database. Now, AI is already rapidly improving. One major change is the rise of better prompting. These tools can allow creative workers to generate images, and even videos from a prompt, far beyond the level of a text response. It’s also a strong sign for some companies. One big winner that we’ve noted before ...
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), a major holder of
Occidental Petroleum (OXY), has made two recent additions to their stake. Over two trades in the past two weeks, the company has bought $258 million of Occidental shares. The most recent prior buy was back in February, the last time shares traded down to the low $60 range. With its latest stake, Berkshire now owns about 28% of Occidental.  There have been no other insiders active over the last two years. Overall, Occidental insiders own ...
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Communication equipment producer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is up nearly 20% over the past year. One trader sees shares surging higher in the months ahead. That’s based on the September $35 calls. With 95 days until expiration, 5,433 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 128, for a 42-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.20 to make the bullish bet. HPE shares recently traded near $22, meaning the stock would need to soar about ...
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Usually, when a company breaks to new all-time highs, it’s likely going to trend higher for some time later. That’s especially true when a company can point to a positive trend such as growing earnings, a new product, or a new partnership. Investors who typically might not be interested in a great company at all-time highs can carve out an exception when a great company has made it clear their business is on the rise. That looks like the case with
Oracle (ORCL) ...
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Hsenghung Hsu, a director at
Fastenal (FAST), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 33%, and came to a total cost of $63,115. This marks the first insider buy since April, when another director bought 3,350 shares, paying just over $229,000. A few executives have been sellers year-to-date, largely at the EVP level, and all sales have occurred following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Fastenal insiders own 0.2% of shares. The construction supply manufacturer and distributor is up 14% ...
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Copper producer
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is up 23% over the past year, however shares have recently fallen about 10% from its 52-week high. One trader sees the potential for shares to rebound in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 5 $52 calls. With 21 days until expiration, 29,520 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 156, for a 189-fold surge in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.66 to make the bullish bet. FCX shares recently ...
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Some stocks are cyclical, and have big moves within a short period of time. But when the cycle turns, a big winner can become a big market loser. Other companies tend to perform well steadily. While they may not be the market leader, over time, slow-and-steady stocks can compound into big winners. Investors looking for investment opportunities now will want to hold a mix of both to best profit from market trends. One slow and steady investment is insurance companies. These companies ...
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