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The stock market’s return has been massively influenced by the returns in
Nvidia (NVDA). The designer of GPUs and other hardware has surged thanks to an interest in AI. But with the share split over, the stock price may slow its gains from here. That will allow other chipmakers also seeing a big boost in business right now to see massive returns in their share price. A few could even outperform Nvidia in the second half of the year. One contender is memory ...
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Bradley Ehrman, CEO of
Dorchester Minerals, LP (DMLP), recently bought 2,800 shares. The buy increased his position by 2%, and came to a total cost of $82,600. This is the sixth insider buy of the year. The company CFO was a buyer of $77,000 worth of shares in May. And the company’s operating LP has been accumulating shares throughout the year. There have been no insider sales over the past two years. Overall, Dorchester insiders own 7.1% of shares. The oil and gas ...
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Packaging and container manufacturer
Ball Corporation (BALL) is up 12% over the past year, returning about half as much as the overall market. One trader sees shares trading lower over the coming weeks. That’s based on the August $65 puts. With 55 days until expiration, 6,754 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 151, for a 45-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $3.83 to make the bearish bet. Ball shares recently traded for about ...
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Supply and demand are the key elements to understanding economics. It can also be the key to understanding an investment opportunity. Right now, demand for semiconductor chips for AI is soaring. That will make those companies more profitable over time. And that’s why their share prices continue to soar. But that’s just one part of the overall market. Other sectors likewise are seeing some big shifts in supply and demand. And those shifts can also lead to big profits. One such sector ...
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James Pratt, a director at
Heartland Express (HTLD), recently bought 9,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 62%, and came to a total cost of $107,619. This is the seventh insider buy of the year. That includes two buys from the company CEO for a total of nearly $3 million in total, and a major holder who has continued to add to their stake. There have been no insider sales over the past two years. Overall, Heartland insiders own 31.8% ...
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Cryptocurrency investment platform
Coinbase (COIN) has soared over 320% in the past year. One trader sees the potential for a pullback in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August $150 puts. With 57 days until expiration, 6,102 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 312, for a 20-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.65 to make the bearish bet. Coinbase shares recently traded for about $245. Shares would need to drop about 39% ...
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Commodities have had a strong performance this year. However, prices in everything from gold and silver to base metals have pulled back in the past few weeks. For investors interested in the long-term opportunity in the commodity space, it may be close to a buying point. That’s because the slight pullback in commodity prices has hit many commodity stocks even harder. With many of these stocks now in a correction off their recent highs, it may be time to buy. One potential ...
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Dimitar Karaivanov, President and CEO of
Community Financial System (CBU), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 5%, and came to a total cost of $43,520. This is the CEO’s second buy of the year, following a 1,000 share pickup in February, paying about the same price. Since then, one company director has sold 3% of his position. Going further back, insider buying far exceeded insider selling in 2023. Overall, CBU insiders own 1.3% of shares. The Syracuse-based regional ...
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