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Online gaming company Roblox (RBLX) has lost over a third of its value in the past year, and shares are near a 52-week low. One trader sees a bounce ahead in the coming months. That’s based on the January 2024 $37.50 calls. With 147 days until expiration, 19,708 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 615, for a 32-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.14 to make the bullish bet. Shares recently traded ...
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The retail sector has been a laggard this year. The headline data suggests a bit of a slowdown, particularly compared to the pandemic era. However, behind the headlines, things are more nuanced. Customers can’t cut back completely on necessities like food or clothing. So even with a pullback, it may be seen more with luxury goods rather than wants. That logic also extends to necessities such as upkeep and repairs. Home improvement spending has dropped a bit. But homeowners are looking to ...
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Kelcy Warren, Chairman at Energy Transfer (ET), recently bought 3,000,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by about 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $38.89 million. The Chairman was also a buyer for several days back in May, and before that in February. A company EVP also picked up 10,000 shares at the end of May. There have been no insider sales at the company over the past two years. Overall, company insiders own 17.2 percent of shares. The ...
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Financial services company Capital One Financial (COF) is down about 10 percent in the past year, as rising interest rates have weighed on the financial services provider. One trader sees a rally ahead for shares in the coming weeks. That’s based on the October $120 calls. With 56 days until expiration, 15,475 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 361, for a 43-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.50 to make the ...
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Investors have a number of tech trends that they can play. This year, AI stocks have been all the rage. But other parts of the tech space are big and steady winners, even if they don’t get the headline attention. One such area is in cybersecurity plays. Data breaches are on the rise. And companies with the skills to reduce or mitigate the impact of a breach can see growing returns. Best of all, these companies tend to have a steady business ...
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Douglas Treff, a director at Crocx (CROX), recently bought 2,114 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost just over $200,000. The buy comes a week after the company CFO bought 1,950 shares, paying just over $198,000 to do so. There have been a few other buys from company directors earlier in the year. The CEO sold off about 3 percent of his holdings in April, at a price about 40 percent higher than ...
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Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), also known as Petrobras, is flat over the past year as energy prices have been volatile, but well off of 2022’s highs. One trader is betting on a move higher in the coming weeks. That’s based on the October $11 calls. With 58 days until expiration, 6,553 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 114, for a 57-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $2.70 to make the bullish bet. Shares ...
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The stock market is made up of sectors. Some of them are in favor at any given moment. Others are out of favor. Buying out of favor sectors can lead to big gains when the trend shifts. Investors can also sour on a sector that has performed well recently, on the logic that it may be time to change. But some sectors are less susceptible to change than others. One such sector is agriculture. There’s always demand for food. And there are ...
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