
Insider Trading Report: SmartRent (SMRT)
Bruce Strohm, a director at SmartRent (SMRT) recently picked up 10,000 shares. The buy represents an initial stake for the director, with no prior shares owned. The total value of the shares came to just over $122,000. This represents the first insider transaction since the company went public in late August. Overall, company insiders still own 16 percent of shares. The smart home and smart building technology platform recently went public via SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company. Since going public, shares ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Enbridge (ENB)
Shares of energy infrastructure Enbridge (ENB) have been trending higher in the past year. One trader sees that trend reversing. That’s based on the April $37.50 puts. With 218 days until expiration, over 11,250 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 151, for a 75-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the puts paid $1.63 to make the trade. Shares recently closed in near a 52-week high of $41, but are well off multi-year highs. That’s as the company’s earnings ...
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Regulatory Warnings Create Buying Opportunities: Big Pharma Edition
Stocks never move up in a straight line. One reason is profit-taking. In a bull market like this, that’s a bit rare. But other events can also temporarily weigh on a stock’s long-term uptrend. One big event is a regulatory warning. While big tech names sometimes take a one-day dive as some agency announces a record fine, or even a bank, which have collectively paid billions in fines, big pharma is the latest industry to come under fire as well. Consider AbbVie ...
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Insider Trading Report: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
Kerri Anderson, a director at Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), recently picked up 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by nearly 3 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $35,000. This is the second buy in recent weeks, following a 700 share buy from another director in August. Overall, company insiders have been more active on the sell side before these buys, which have occurred as shares have slid in recent weeks. Overall, company insiders own about Read More

Unusual Options Activity: Northern Oil & Gas (NOG)
Shares of energy producer Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) have been moving higher over the past year. Shares trended down over the summer, but are now starting to move higher, and one trader sees that rally continuing. That’s based on the March $20 calls. With 192 days until expiration, over 2,645 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 131, for a 20-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $2.10 to make the trade. Shares are currently in ...
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Build Your Own Infrastructure Winner With this Unstoppable Energy Trend
While some big spending bills are being discussed in Washington, the private sector is already moving towards growing out the technology of tomorrow. From the rollout of the 5G network to the ground-up monetary overhaul of cryptocurrency, the next decade looks to be the most transformative one yet. That’s also true with transportation. The last decade saw that the mass production of electric vehicles was possible. This decade, trends will move even more strongly in favor of these vehicles. One of the ...
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Insider Trading Report: Global Self Storage (SELF)
Russell Burke, a director at Global Self Storage (SELF) recently picked up 1,800 shares. The buy increased his stake by just over 8 percent, and came to a total price of just over $23,000. This follows up on 5,000 shares bought by the company President and CEO over the two prior weeks. Over the past 3 years, insiders have only bought shares with no sales. Overall, insiders own just over 10.3 percent of the company. Shares of the small cap owner of ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Cameco (CCJ)
Shares of uranium producer Cameco (CCJ) were on a strong uptrend until June, then slid. In recent days, they’ve moved higher. One trader sees that trend continuing in the weeks ahead. That’s based on the October $21 calls. With 39 days until expiration, over 5,065 contracts traded against an open interest of 155, for a 33-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid about $1.32 on average. Shares are just under $21 right now, about $1 under their old ...
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