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With no “red wave” or “blue wave” creating a one-party government in Washington D.C., political elites will have to compromise to get anything done. That means that big, sweeping changes are off the table. That’s good for stocks in general. It’s great for companies that may be sensitive to changes in tax policy. But the real winner? Companies in the healthcare space. There is no political mandate to either greatly increase or decrease the government’s role there. That’s why the managed-care stocks ...
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Harriet Edelman, a director at
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), recently bought 7,500 shares. The buy increased her holdings by 36 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $150,000. This is the second buy from insiders this year following buys from two directors back in July. Those directors have already seen triple-digit returns thanks to the company’s strong performance in the past few months. The last insider sales were in early 2019. Shares of the company have been ...
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Andrew Liveris, a director at
International Business Machines (IBM), recently bought his first stake in the company, buying 2,655 shares. The buy came to a cost of just under $300,000. The buy comes on a cluster of director buys in the past week, amounting to nearly 20,000 shares. All in all, six directors have bought anywhere from $107,000 to $999,000 worth of shares at a time, marking the first insider buys since 2018. The insider buys come as the company has made ...
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During a gold rush, the folks who went out to sift, mine, and hack away at the earth to find the yellow metal often don’t end up with much. The real winners? The suppliers. The folks who sell the pickaxes, shovels, and jeans. While that still applies to the mining sector, it applies to all sectors that need to be supplied. That can create some tremendous investment opportunities in unexpected places. One such player is
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA). The company sells a range ...
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At least one trader sees a massive surge higher in shares of
General Electric (GE) this month. That’s based on the December 11th $8.50 calls. The option saw 956 contracts trade against a prior open interest of 107, for a nearly ten-fold rise in volume. With shares around $7.70, shares would need to rally about 10 percent for the trade to move in-the-money. The call buyer paid about $0.26 for the option. General Electric shares have been in rally mode in the past ...
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Traders know to play the airlines and cruise lines on any pandemic related headline. But there’s a secondary category of companies that have been impacted by this year as well. On the positive side, many tech names have gotten market attention. But a number of consumer names without a technology angle have been reasonable winners right now. Some even offer investors high dividends in today’s zero percent interest world. One such company is
Newell Brands (NWL). The maker of Rubbermaid containers cited Read More About This

At least one trader sees a massive surge higher in shares of megabank
Wells Fargo (WFC) this month. That’s based on the rise in volume on the November $24.50 calls, expiring in 17 days. The options saw over 68,000 contracts trade against an open interest of 3,300 contracts, a 20-fold rise in volume. Shares currently trade under $22, so the call buyer is betting on a double-digit rally in shares. Shares of Wells Fargo took a dive last week following earnings. While earnings ...
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Jasmin Staiblin, a director at
NXP Semiconductor (NXPI), recently bought 1,500 shares. The buy increased her holdings by over 135 percent, and came to a total price of just over $135,000. As is typical of a tech company, insiders are mostly sellers of shares, with a heavy concentration of selling at the executive vice president level. However, this was the second buy of the year from insiders following another director purchase back in April. NXP, based out of the Netherlands, has underperformed ...
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