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John Ketchum, President and CEO at NextEra Energy (NEE), recently bought 13,600 shares. The buy increased his stake by 8 percent, and came to a total cost just over $1 million. This marks the first insider activity since March, when a company director bought 10,000 shares, paying about $700,000 to do so. And another major holder bought 13,200 shares in February, for a total cost just over $995,500. There has been one small insider sale in recent months. Overall, insiders own ...
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Oil and gas exploration and development firm EQT Corporation (EQT) is up about 5 percent over the past year, underperforming the overall market. One trader sees shares trending down going into the fall. That’s based on the September $37 puts. With 86 days until expiration, 7,007 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 122, for a 57-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.89 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently went for about ...
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Sometimes, it seems like a company can do no wrong. That’s when it’s a dangerous time to invest. That’s because good news pushes prices higher. But once buyers are exhausted, even more good news is unlikely to move prices higher. The reverse also holds true. When a company has had a series of poor earnings reports or other bad news, one more event likely won’t move things too much lower. Entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company (DIS) has been hit with a ...
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Jorge Gonzalez, President and CEO at St. Joe Co (JOE) recently bought 1,200 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3 percent, and came to a total price of $54,588. This is the first insider buy in about a year. Gonzalez was also the most recent buyer in June 2022, picking up 1,200 shares at a price of $49,584. Since then, a director and major holder has sold shares on three occasions. Overall, insiders own 5.4 percent of shares. The property developer ...
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IT services company Kyndryl Holdings (KD) is up 47 percent over the past year, about triple the move higher in the overall stock market. One trader sees a pullback in the coming weeks. That’s based on the July 21 $13 puts. With 31 days until expiration, 3,957 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 101, for a 34-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $0.35 to make the bearish bet. Shares recently traded for ...
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Traders are starting to bet more on a soft landing for the economy, rather than a heavy recession. That’s good news. It also means that some sectors should perform better than expected in the months ahead. One area is construction. From increased infrastructure spending to a housing boom, there are plenty of ways to play the trend. The top way is to invest in commodities that rise in response to a strong economy. The key commodity is copper. The metal’s relatively low ...
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Bryant Riley, Co-CEO of B. Riley Financial (RILY), recently bought 6,199 shares. The buy increased his holdings by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost just under $235,000. This follows up on several other purchases from the co-CEO, including 3 buys in May for 65,000 shares, valued at over $2.1 million. A company director also bought 10,000 shares back in March, paying nearly $300,000 to do so. Overall, insiders own 49.3 percent of the financial services provider. Shares are ...
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Tech conglomerate Microsoft (MSFT) has been trending higher in recent sessions, even as it looks like the company’s potential merger with Activision Blizzard (ATVI) will face sufficient regulatory scrutiny to be scrapped. One trader sees shares reversing lower. That’s based on the July 21 $345 puts. With 31 days until expiration, 8,788 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 311 for a 28-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $7.83. The trade comes as ...
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