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Airliner
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is up about 17 percent over the past year, performing slightly better than the market. One trader sees shares trending lower in the coming months. That’s based on the December $41 puts. With 87 days until expiration, 8,565 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 141, for a 61-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.31 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded for about $45, so the stock ...
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Investors remain concerned about a slowing economy. Inflation and unemployment have risen in recent weeks. While still off their highs from the past few years, it’s possible that the economy could slide further, even into a recession. For that scenario, investors don’t need to cash out or go to bonds, where they may still get hit by rising interest rates. Rather, it makes more sense to buy an industry leader with a track record of holding its value in a recession. That ...
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Joel Anderson, President and CEO at
Five Below (FIVE), recently bought 3,100 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total price of $500,560. This is the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Otherwise, there have been 16 insider sales, mixed between company directors and C-suite executives. Only one of those sales came from the exercise of company stock options. Overall, company insiders own 1.8 percent of shares. The low-price retail chain is ...
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Uranium producer
Cameco (CCJ) is up over 25 percent in the past year, nearly double the return of the S&P 500. Shares are also near a 52-week high. One trader sees that trend continuing in the coming weeks. That’s based on the October 20 $42 calls. With 35 days until expiration, 21,763 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 394, for a 55-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.68 to make the bullish ...
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The market’s love of AI stocks has helped lead to a strong rally this year. However, investors have largely poured money into large-cap chipmaking stocks as a way to play that trend. Doing so overlooks companies that can see big improvements in productivity and returns by embracing companies using AI software themselves. Once the market figures out the opportunity at the software level, which doesn’t involve the expenses of producing physical hardware, returns could take off. One leader in the AI software ...
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Thomas Hartnett, President at
1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS), recently bought 25,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 10 percent, and came to a total price of $152,250. He was joined by the company’s CFO, who bought 30,000 shares, paying just over $190,000. These mark the first two insider buys in just over a year, when Hartnett bought 25,000 shares at a price close to where the stock trades today. Overall, company insiders own 33 percent of shares. The flower delivery company is up 11 ...
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Database software company
Oracle (ORCL) sold off heavily on Tuesday, following weak guidance in its most recent earnings report. One trader is betting on a partial rebound in the coming days. That’s based on the September 29 $115 calls. With 15 days until expiration, 5,959 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 110, for a 54-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.88 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded just under $110, ...
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Investors can often get caught up in tech trends before they move past the drawing board. That can lead to some stocks getting overvalued, and others getting undervalued. In the chipmaking space, companies developing AI chips have seen all the attention. But existing chipmakers that can still deliver critical chips outside the AI realm can also be valuable. And buying them now may give investors an edge going into the end of the year. For instance, wireless communications chip company
Qualcomm (QCOM) has ...
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