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Cryptocurrencies are trending higher, with Bitcoin and Ethereum hitting new all-time highs in the past week. One beneficiary from this trend has been any company that either facilitates crypto trading or holds cryptocurrencies. There’s now a short-term buying opportunity in Coinbase (COIN), the brokerage that went public when Bitcoin first peaked earlier this year. The company’s latest earnings showed last quarter’s slowdown, and user growth was lackluster, so shares are dropping. Revenue came in at $1.3 billion instead of $1.6 billion, ...
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Lee Fenton, CEO of Bally’s Corporation (BALY), recently bought 5,750 shares of company stock. The buy increased his stake by almost 2.5 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $259,000. He was joined by two division presidents as well as a president of retail, who all bought on the same date at slightly different prices. All told, this cluster of insiders bought nearly $850,000 in company shares. This marks a sharp reversal from the past three years, where ...
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Shares of clothing retailing chain The TJX Companies (TJX) have been somewhat range-bound this year, but have been rallying to the higher end of their range in the past few weeks. One trader sees the chance for a further rally past the holiday season. That’s based on the January $82.50 calls. With 71 days until expiration, 7,542 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 233, for a 34-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.39 to make ...
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Earnings season can give a snapshot into how a company is doing. It can also give a view into how traders view a company’s prospects based on one-time events that may not have a massive bearing over the long haul. Case in point? PayPal (PYPL). The company reported earnings after the market close Monday, and the headline numbers were pretty solid. Shares dropped anyway. Shares of the payment giant are now slightly down for the year, having slid nearly 20 percent in ...
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Wayne Thomas Smith, a director at Air Products & Chemicals (APD) recently bought 1,637 shares. The buy created an initial stake, and came to a total purchase price of just over $500,000. This is the first insider activity at the company since January 2020. Over the past 3 years, insiders have been more active as both buyers and sellers, with buyers outnumbering sellers in total share transactions. Overall, insiders own 0.3 percent of company shares. This latest buy has occurred as ...
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Shares of semiconductor firm Micron Technology (MU) have been trending higher in recent weeks, reversing a longer-term declining trend this year. One trader sees a continued move higher this month. That’s based on the November 26 $80 calls. Expiring in 16 days, 50,100 contracts traded hands, a 219-fold jump in volume from the prior open interest of 229. The buyer of the calls paid $0.71 to make the trade. With shares of Micron around $74.50, shares would need to rally another 7.3 ...
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Typically, investors love companies with a strong brand, a loyal following, a recurring revenue model, and improving key metrics. In the streaming space, a number of companies have created tremendous value for shareholders over the years by better monetizing their intellectual property. Many of these companies trade at a high valuation, but one firm looks like a relative value not only in the sector, but in today’s market overall. That company is ViacomCBS (VIAC). The merger between the two companies was completed ...
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Michael Angelakis, a director at ExxonMobil (XOM) recently picked up 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 15 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $320,000. This marks the first insider transaction since March, when this director and another director also bought a collective 202,000 shares. The price of the stock has since risen since then. The last insider sales occurred in December 2020, with shares up nearly 50 percent since then. Overall, insiders own just 0.11 percent ...
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