
Insider Trading Report: Rent-A-Center Inc (RCII)
Jeffrey Brown, a director at
Rent-A-Center Inc (RCII), recently added 1,223 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by just over 1.6 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $25,000. The director last bought shares in April, paying about the same amount for only 962 shares. And other insiders have been active buyers in the past year as well, including a 40,000 share buy from the company CEO for just over $1 million back in March. Overall, company ...
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Rent-A-Center Inc (RCII), recently added 1,223 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by just over 1.6 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $25,000. The director last bought shares in April, paying about the same amount for only 962 shares. And other insiders have been active buyers in the past year as well, including a 40,000 share buy from the company CEO for just over $1 million back in March. Overall, company ...
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Unusual Options Activity: EQT Corporation (EQT)
Shares of oil and gas exploration company
EQT Corporation (EQT) are up 90 percent over the past year. One trader is betting that shares will rebound back to their 52-week highs in the coming months. That’s based on the December $40 calls. With 150 days until expiration, 4,632 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 101, for a 46-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $4.90 to get into the position. Shares currently trade just ...
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EQT Corporation (EQT) are up 90 percent over the past year. One trader is betting that shares will rebound back to their 52-week highs in the coming months. That’s based on the December $40 calls. With 150 days until expiration, 4,632 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 101, for a 46-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $4.90 to get into the position. Shares currently trade just ...
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Don’t Bet Against Today’s Tech Winners in Today’s Fearful Markets
The stock market is in a downtrend, and that will likely continue until the Federal Reserve stops its current policy of raising interest rates. This downtrend is throwing out great companies along with weaker ones, and has hit the tech space fairly hard. That’s creating one of the best buying opportunities for investors in tech in years. That’s especially true with companies that can still deliver on growth in a slowing economy. Case in point is wireless semiconductor chip company
Qualcomm (QCOM). The ...
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Insider Trading Report: Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY)
Christopher Morris, CEO at
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY), recently bought 33,400 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 226 percent, and came to a total price of just over $1.02 million. Company insiders have a mixed history with shares over the past year, with a number of executive buys of shares. However, some non-C-suite executives have been sellers of shares in the past year. Over the past three years, company insiders have mostly been sellers. Overall, company insiders own about ...
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Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY), recently bought 33,400 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 226 percent, and came to a total price of just over $1.02 million. Company insiders have a mixed history with shares over the past year, with a number of executive buys of shares. However, some non-C-suite executives have been sellers of shares in the past year. Over the past three years, company insiders have mostly been sellers. Overall, company insiders own about ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Annaly Capital Management (NLY)
Shares of mortgage REIT
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) have slid 27 percent in the past year, as interest rates have started to rise and the housing market has started to slow. One trader sees the possibility for a further drop. That’s based on the September $5 puts. With 60 days until expiration, 21,750 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 378, for a 58-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.10 to make the ...
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Annaly Capital Management (NLY) have slid 27 percent in the past year, as interest rates have started to rise and the housing market has started to slow. One trader sees the possibility for a further drop. That’s based on the September $5 puts. With 60 days until expiration, 21,750 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 378, for a 58-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.10 to make the ...
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Consumer Brands Have Pricing Power Here—Making for Inflation-Beating Investments Now
Rising inflation has brought down stock values as uncertainty has increased. But a number of companies are able to raise prices and pass on the costs of inflation to their customers. That makes these companies able to maintain or even grow their profit margins during multi-decade high inflation. Once markets stop their current downtrend, these companies could continue to pay off and reward investors in the future. Consumer goods companies are best positioned for this trend. In this space, one leader is
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Insider Trading Report: Thor Industries (THOR)
Todd Woelfer, Chief Operating Officer at
Thor Industries (THOR), recently added 1,225 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1.8 percent, and came to a total price of just under $100,000. This follows up on some recent buys from company insiders in the past few months, including two director buys back in June. Buying activity goes back to last December, with insider sales earlier in 2021. Overall, insiders at the company own about 4.5 percent of shares. The recreational vehicle manufacturing company is ...
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Thor Industries (THOR), recently added 1,225 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1.8 percent, and came to a total price of just under $100,000. This follows up on some recent buys from company insiders in the past few months, including two director buys back in June. Buying activity goes back to last December, with insider sales earlier in 2021. Overall, insiders at the company own about 4.5 percent of shares. The recreational vehicle manufacturing company is ...
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Unusual Options Activity: Transocean (RIG)
Shares of offshore oil and gas equipment company
Transocean (RIG) are down about 30 percent in the past year, even as energy prices have been rising. One trader sees the potential for a further decline in shares in the next 11 months. That’s based on the May 2023 $1.50 puts. With 308 days until expiration, 15,308 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 104, for a massive 147-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid ...
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Transocean (RIG) are down about 30 percent in the past year, even as energy prices have been rising. One trader sees the potential for a further decline in shares in the next 11 months. That’s based on the May 2023 $1.50 puts. With 308 days until expiration, 15,308 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 104, for a massive 147-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid ...
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