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Lawrence Savarese, a director at New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), recently picked up 20,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 17 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $231,000. That follows on a 17,700 share buy from earlier in the month, as well as a 5,000 share buy back in February. Other directors have also been buyers in the past year, but no company executives. On the plus side, there have been no insider ...
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Shares of chipmaking firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have been rangebound between $75 and $85 over the past few months. One trader sees a bigger move higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 30 $95 calls. With 43 days until expiration, over 5,170 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 252, for a 21-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $0.54. With shares last around $80, a rise of nearly 20 percent would be required ...
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The past few weeks have seen a resurgence in trades popular with retail, rather than professional, investors. Some of these companies have some good stories behind them, and others have a good story and a good company behind them. Case in point? Wendy’s (WEN). The hamburger chain has become a favorite play on messaging boards. And with an astute social media presence, as well as a new app and loyalty program, it’s making burgers feel high-tech. The popularity hasn’t been lost ...
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The Global Infrastructure Investor, a major holder in Clearway Energy (CWEN) recently bought 5,622 shares of the company. The buy came to a total purchase price of just over $144,000. The fund has been a regular buyer of shares over the past two years. Company insiders have also otherwise been buyers over the past three years, with the last insider sale occurring in May of 2018. Overall, company executives own just under 1 percent of company shares. The renewable energy company ...
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Shares of chipmaking company Intel (INTC) have been in a range over the past few months. One trader is betting on a move higher, and soon. That’s based on the July 2 $62.00 calls. With 16 days until expiration, over 58,560 contracts traded, a 264-fold rise in volume from the prior open interest of 223 contracts. The buyer of the calls paid about $0.27 for the contracts. With a recent share price near $58, shares would need to rise 7 percent for ...
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Rodney Rushing, CEO of REV Group (REVG), recently bought 19,292 shares. The buy increased his holdings by just over 2 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $306,000. He was also joined by the company CFO, who bought 7,000 shares, paying just over $111,000. And the company’s General Counsel also bought 1,500 shares around the same time. All told, company insiders own about 3.6 percent of shares. Over the past three years, insiders have generally been accumulating shares, with only ...
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Shares of file-sharing company DropBox (DBX) have been rising steeply in recent sessions. While shares are nearing overbought levels on a technical basis, at least one trader sees the potential for a move higher. That’s based on the October $35 calls. Over 11,660 contracts traded a 24-fold rise in volume from the prior open interest of 493. The buyer of the calls paid about $1.11 to make the trade. With shares rallying to just under $30, it will take another 16 percent ...
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Video games remain a popular and growing part of the entertainment industry. From small indie studious to giants in the space, the E3 conference, held virtually this year, showed off some of the top developments in the space. Many companies had some announcements regarding the latest games and technologies behind them. Some are even trying to shake up how consumers value their companies compared to competitors. Case in point? Microsoft (MSFT). The software giant’s latest X-box lineup is just a smaller part ...
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