
Unusual Options Activity: Carvana (CVNA)
Shares of ecommerce vehicle sales platform
Carvana (CVNA) have lost 85 percent of their value in the past year. One trader is betting that the company will continue to slide lower. That’s based on the October $40 puts. With 64 days until expiration, 20,786 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 458, for a 45-fold surge in volume on the option. The buyer of the puts paid $4.05 to make the bet. Shares recently traded for around $55 per share, so ...
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Carvana (CVNA) have lost 85 percent of their value in the past year. One trader is betting that the company will continue to slide lower. That’s based on the October $40 puts. With 64 days until expiration, 20,786 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 458, for a 45-fold surge in volume on the option. The buyer of the puts paid $4.05 to make the bet. Shares recently traded for around $55 per share, so ...
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Find the New Leaders in a Shifting Industry
Some industries tend to stay the same over time. That can bode well for investors, provided that industry has already consolidated into a few big players. That can be seen with companies like consumer goods. For industries that continue to face new innovations, however, leadership can change in time. Investors who look beyond the current leaders and look to those becoming new leaders stand to make an outsized return as that trend plays out. One industry seeing a shift in leadership is ...
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Insider Trading Report: DISH Network Corp (DISH)
James Defranco, a director at
DISH Network Corp (DISH), recently picked up 35,260 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2.1 percent, and came to a total price of $664,700. This follows up on a prior buy from the director this month, for 4,307 shares valued at just over $80,000. And the director picked up 1,250,000 shares back in May, at a cost of just over $24 million. Going further back, company insiders were more likely to be sellers. Overall, company insiders ...
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DISH Network Corp (DISH), recently picked up 35,260 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2.1 percent, and came to a total price of $664,700. This follows up on a prior buy from the director this month, for 4,307 shares valued at just over $80,000. And the director picked up 1,250,000 shares back in May, at a cost of just over $24 million. Going further back, company insiders were more likely to be sellers. Overall, company insiders ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Uber (UBER)
Shares of ride share company
Uber (UBER) have rebounded strongly off their annual lows in the past few weeks. One trader sees the possibility for some downside ahead. That’s based on the September 23 $27 put. With 37 days until expiration, 4,491 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 103, for a 44-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.44 to bet on a further downside in shares. The stock last traded near $32.50, so ...
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Uber (UBER) have rebounded strongly off their annual lows in the past few weeks. One trader sees the possibility for some downside ahead. That’s based on the September 23 $27 put. With 37 days until expiration, 4,491 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 103, for a 44-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.44 to bet on a further downside in shares. The stock last traded near $32.50, so ...
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Build Your List of “Catalyst” Stocks Now
The market has recovered nearly half of its losses from the bottom – and in just the span of a few short weeks. That may not mean we’re out of the woods yet. But investors looking for stocks that could have a large move from here need to look for a company with a catalyst. That could be a new product or service, or simply a company that benefits from a macroeconomic trend like lower inflation rates. Following these cyclical companies at ...
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Insider Trading Report: Desktop Metal (DM)
Ric Fulop, CEO at
Desktop Metal (DM), recently picked up 30,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 0.14 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $92,700. This is the CEO’s second buy this year, following a 128,850 share pickup back in March. Those constitute the only insider buys since the company went public last year. One director sold shares last year, at a far higher price than where the stock trades today. Overall, company insiders own about 17 percent ...
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Desktop Metal (DM), recently picked up 30,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 0.14 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $92,700. This is the CEO’s second buy this year, following a 128,850 share pickup back in March. Those constitute the only insider buys since the company went public last year. One director sold shares last year, at a far higher price than where the stock trades today. Overall, company insiders own about 17 percent ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Microsoft (MSFT)
Shares of tech giant
Microsoft (MSFT) have rebounded nicely with the overall stock market in recent weeks. One trader sees the stock trending down next. That’s based on the December $300 put. With 122 days until expiration, 4,011 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 116, for a 35-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $21.28 to bet on a drop in shares. Microsoft recently traded for about $292, so shares are already about ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) have rebounded nicely with the overall stock market in recent weeks. One trader sees the stock trending down next. That’s based on the December $300 put. With 122 days until expiration, 4,011 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 116, for a 35-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $21.28 to bet on a drop in shares. Microsoft recently traded for about $292, so shares are already about ...
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Buy Industry Leaders in a Bear Market, Unless the Second-Best Company Is Cheaper
A bear market is a great time to build a position in industry-leading companies. A market selloff that sends great companies down can lead to improved returns in the future. Those returns could be even better buying companies that aren’t the top name in the industry. The second-best company in the space will likely get hit a little bit harder in a market downtrend. But it may see higher returns when the market turns around. Right now, that’s playing out with home ...
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