Trading Tips Blog

In bear markets, investors and traders alike tend to sell first and ask questions later. That can create opportunities, provided you know how to weed through them. One opportunity occurs when there’s  a clear short-term issue that will be resolved in time. When that occurs, investors can profit from the rebound, although it will take patience… especially in a market that isn’t moving along in a bullish manner. Yet these opportunities occur all the time. One opportunity that’s come up just this ...
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Jim Turner, a director at Comstock Resources (CRK), recently added 15,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 6 percent, and came to a total cost just under $208,700. That follows up on a 14,025 share buy made from another director earlier in the month. So far this year, insiders have bought shares on 8 occasions, with zero insider sales. That includes both directors, and executives including the company CEO. Overall, company insiders own 55 percent of shares. The oil and gas ...
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Shares of payment company Bill.com Holdings (BILL) are down nearly 60 percent over the past year amid a slowdown in online payment processing. One trader sees a further decline ahead. That’s based on the February $120 puts. With 50 days until expiration, 10,116 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 194, for a 52-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $23.65 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for about $103, leaving ...
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For years, Netflix (NFLX) dominated the streaming space. That allowed the company to grow quickly, and gain a massive market cap relative to its earnings. But competitors from across the media spectrum have come in with their own services. One of the early streaming players hasn’t been seen as a competitor to the media streamers. But that appears to be changing, and this company may end up becoming a surprising winner in this space thanks to more visibility and even profitability. The ...
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Christopher Hamm, a director at Amplify Energy Corporation (AMPY), recently bought 17,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 29 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $130,000. This marks the first insider activity since August 2021, when two directors bought 10,000 and 15,000 shares respectively, at a price just under half of where shares trade today. The last insider sales also occurred in 2021. Overall, company insiders own 1 percent of shares. The oil and gas exploration company ...
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Shares of silver mining company Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS) have shed one-third of their value over the past year. One trader sees the stock moving higher in the next few weeks. That’s based on the February $20 calls. With 51 days until expiration, 5,297 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 135, for a 39-fold increase in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.38 to bet on a rally. The stock recently traded for ...
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For long-term investors, there’s no better place to be than in industry leaders. Every industry has one. The company that has better products and profit margins than competitors. In a bull market, they’re correspondingly more expensive. In a bear market, that may be true… but the company’s valuation may be better. That’s why patient investors can pick up great companies at a far more reasonable value during a bear market. Doing so can lead to market-beating profits on a rebound. One company ...
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Lutke Tobias, a director at Coinbase Global (COIN), recently bought 10,520 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 7 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $365,000. The director has been a regular buyer of shares, with over a dozen purchases since August. Other company executives have exercised options or sold shares over the same time, even as the stock has been declining heavily in recent months. Overall, company insiders own 1.8 percent of the cryptocurrency brokerage. Coinbase shares ...
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