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Shares of ride share company Uber (UBER) have been in a decline for several months, although shares did pop higher on Tuesday thanks to the company’s forecast for its first profitable earnings report. One trader sees the downtrend continuing, however. That’s based on the June $25 puts. With 267 days until expiration, over 9,450 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 181 contracts, for a 52-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the puts paid about $0.50 to make the ...
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The real estate market has started to show some signs of slowing down. Homebuilding stocks, which delivered big returns while home prices were rising, have started trending lower in recent sessions. It also doesn’t help that a number of homebuilding firms have now started to lower sales forecasts as well. While supply and labor issues are part of the problem in the short-term, it’s likely that today’s sales trends will rebound in the months to come. KB Home (KBH), a mid-range ...
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AJ Teague, Co-CEO of Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD), recently picked up 23,300 shares. The buy increased his stake by just over 1 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $499,000. This adds to other insider buying so far this year, at prices near where shares currently trade. That includes a 10,000 share buy from a director in just the prior week, at a cost of just over $222,000. Overall company insiders own over 32 percent of shares. The ...
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Shares of biotech firm Gilead Sciences (GILD) have been trending slightly higher in the past year. One trader sees the opportunity for shares to move higher in the months ahead. That’s based on the June $75 calls. With 268 days until expiration, over 30,430 contacts traded against ta prior open interest of 1,121, for a 29-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $4.80 to make the trade. Shares of the biotech recently traded around $71, so they would need ...
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Investors have come to expect big tech stocks to drive the market higher. But for a sign as to how the real economy is performing, there are other sectors to look at. Energy is one player, and gradually rising prices in the space suggest the economic recovery, while uneven, is continuing. Another area is in shipping and logistics. Many headline stories about supply chain issues overlook the fact that labor shortages in shipping has been a big driver of prices. One company ...
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Sam Hsu, a director at Fastenal (FAST), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 50 percent, and came to a total price of just under $53,000. The buy came just a few days after another director bought 265 shares, paying just over $14,000 to make the buy. Overall, company insiders have been active as both buyers and sellers, although insider sales have far exceeded buys over the past 3 years, even as the stock has trended higher. Shares ...
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Shares of TV streaming platform Roku (ROKU) have been trending down since July. One trader sees the possibility for a rebound in the months ahead. That’s based on the December $325 calls. With 87 days until expiration, over 5,070 contracts traded, a 34-fold increase in volume compared to the prior open interest of 150. The buyer of the calls paid $30.08 to make the trade. Shares currently trade around $324, making this an at-the-money trade. Options should rise dollar-for-dollar with shares, less ...
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The past year has seen a number of commodities rise, and then sometimes fall. The list includes lumber, which at one point was the highest-performing commodity of the year before dropping. The past few weeks have seen a major increase in interest in uranium. While some see the trend as the result of retail traders, hedge funds and family offices are also gaining exposure to the commodity to take advantage of higher prices as well. Some of that demand has gone into ...
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