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Market trends change over time. The market often gets hyped over tech stocks. But that’s changed over the years in everything from lasers and personal computers to internet stocks to today’s interest in artificial intelligence. Many trends continue to play out, even after there’s been major adoption. And playing to that trend could lead to market-beating returns in an ignored space offering considerable value. For instance, the United States is still upgrading its infrastructure. And more rural areas are still connected to ...
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Jim Lewis, a director at Landmark Bancorp (LARK), recently bought 2,723 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost of $58,662. He was joined by another director, who bought 1,566 shares, paying just under $34,000. Company directors have been regular buyers of shares so far this year, and the last insider sales at the company occurred in December 2022. Overall, company insiders own 22.2 percent of shares. The regional bank is down about 5 percent ...
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Graphics processing unit manufacturer Nivida (NVDA) has been on a tear this year, with shares more than doubling. One trader sees a pullback in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August 25 $460 puts. With 35 days until expiration, 9,870 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 157, for a 63-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $26.30 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for about $475, so they would need ...
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Last year’s big market losers have been this year’s winners, at least so far. However, once a trend is underway, it’s unlikely to change unless there’s a big reason for doing so. That’s why a number of big tech companies look attractive going into earnings. That’s particularly true of companies that haven’t been associated with the rally in AI stocks this year. These companies likely have more upside and less volatility in the second half of the year. One clear example is ...
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Scott Slater, CEO at Cadiz (CDZI), recently bought 14,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of $49,000. He was joined by two directors. One also bought 14,000 shares, increasing her stake by 25 percent. The other bought 100,000 shares, laying out $350,000 to increase her stake by 927 percent. The only insider sale over the past two years came from an institution. Overall, Cadiz insiders own 39.8 percent of shares. The water services ...
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Semiconductor firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has nearly doubled so far this year. One trader sees shares pulling back in the coming weeks. That’s based on the August 25 $115 puts. With 37 days until expiration, 11,158 contracts traded compared to a prior interest of 101, for a 101-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $5.60 to make the bearish bet. AMD recently traded for about $118, so the stock would need to fall about 2.5 ...
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Companies face uncertainties all the time. But when a big new fear comes out, prices drop first, and take time to recover. That can cause dividend companies to see their yields soar. Investors who take advantage of that opportunity can buy high yields. With a high dividend yield, investors get paid to wait for shares to recover. And if the company is operationally sound, the dividend can even grow during a time when the market has some sort of fear. Right now, ...
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Jeffrey Brown, a director at Upbound Group (UPBD), recently added 877 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $27,000. The director was the most recent buyer of shares with a 1,143 share pickup in April. That buy represented a 1 percent increase, and also came to about $27,000. Going back further this year, only one company vice president sold a small percentage of their shares. Overall, company insiders own 11.6 percent of ...
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