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Shares of utility firm The AES Corporation (AES) have been trending down over the past year. One trader sees a potential rebound in the coming months. That’s based on the May $24 calls. With 94 days until expiration, 18,334 contracts traded hands, a 176-fold jump in volume compared to the prior open interest of 104. The buyer of the calls paid $0.93 to make the trade. The utility’s shares currently go for just under $22.50, so shares would need to rise about ...
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The economy is rapidly changing. But one consistency for investors is to consider companies with strong cash flow. Any firm that can keep money coming in during good times and bad is one worth considering for the long haul. It’s even better for investors when a company finds new venues for generating cash during poor times. The pandemic created a number of opportunities for companies, with some still continuing to grow in the post-pandemic era. Case in point? The Walt Disney Company ...
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Frank Yeary, a director at PayPal Holdings (PYPL), recently bought 4,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 15 percent, and came to a total price of just under $500,000. The buy came a day after the company President and CEO also bought shares, buying 7,994 shares at a cost of just under $996,000. Insiders have generally been sellers of shares at the company over the past three years, as is typical of big tech firms, but this adds to ...
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Shares of energy giant ExxonMobil (XOM) have been soaring higher with rising oil prices in the past few months. One trader expects that trend to continue in the next few months as well. That’s based on the June $52.50 calls. With 125 days until expiration, 11,429 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 112, for a staggering 102-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $26.55 to make the trade. Shares have recently been trading for about ...
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A number of high-profile technologies are being rapidly developed and will become mainstream in the next few years. That includes everything from the rise of cryptocurrencies, to the growing Metaverse, to other tech like self-driving cars. While each of those tech trends has specific companies, the infrastructure for those technologies will disproportionately will fall on a small number of firms. The absolute top player for these tech trends is graphics processing company Nvidia (NVDA). The company has already been a big winner, ...
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Byron Boston, CEO and Co-CIO of Dynex Capital (DX) recently bought 12,600 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3.5 percent, and came to a total price of just over $201,000. This is the first insider activity at the company in nearly one year. Insiders have mostly been buyers of shares over the past three years, but this most recent one is the largest insider activity in over two years. Overall, company insiders own nearly 3.5 percent of the outstanding shares. Shares ...
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Shares of digital real estate platform Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) have shed over two thirds of their value in the past year. One trader sees the possibility for a rebound ahead. That’s based on the February 25th $11 calls. With 15 days until expiration, 10,605 contracts traded hands, compared to an open interest of 375, for a 93-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.62 to make the trade. The company next reports earnings on February 24th, the day before ...
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One way to profit in the stock market is to find where large buy orders are occurring and then follow along. That’s typically done by institutional investors, but the launch of a popular new ETF could also bring a lot of new capital into a niche sector and lead to a big move higher. That could be the case in the coming days as a new ETF focused on Bitcoin mining companies comes onto the market. With crypto prices starting to ...
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