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It’s always a stock picker’s market. Today, with the market slowing down after a massive rally, that’s more important than ever. And the latest earnings season shows that big banks can be profitable when interest rates rise, but there can be downsides too. That’s why it’s crucial that investors carefully look for winners that can succeed with today’s high interest rates. And that they’re structured to fare well when interest rates do start to decline later in the year. While interest rates ...
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David Pendarvis, a director at WD-40 Co (WDFC) recently bought 328 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 7%, and came to a total cost of $77,000. This marks the first insider activity in two months, following a buy in February from a company VP who picked up 182 shares for $49,580. Going further back, there have been a mix of executive buys and sells, with the company’s CEO and CFO making multiple buys over the past two years. Overall, WD-40 ...
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Semiconductor manufacturer Marvell Technology (MRVL) has sold off in recent days, but is still up 75% over the past year, nearly triple the market’s return. One trader sees shares bouncing back in the coming months. That’s based on the July $72.50 calls. With 93 days until expiration, 12,122 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 434, for a 28-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $5.20 to make the bullish bet. Marvell shares recently ...
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Cryptocurrencies have already had a great start to the year. But that rally isn’t over yet. Bitcoin is just days away from its halving, when the reward for mining the crypto is cut in half. Each of the prior halving events have seen a big price rally in the following months. Today, investors have plenty of ways to play this trend, from bitcoin and altcoins to bitcoin ETFs. But a big winner here may be the crypto exchanges themselves. These companies performed ...
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Amy Banse, a director at Lennar (LEN), recently bought 1,575 shares. The buy increased her stake by 14%, and came to a total cost of $247,275. This marks the first insider activity since last October, when Banse was a buyer of $100,000 of shares. She made five additional buys in the past year. Other company insiders have been small sellers of shares over the same period. Overall, Lennar insiders own 2.6% of shares. The homebuilder is having a strong year, with shares ...
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Apparel manufacturer V.F. Corporation (VFC) is down 41% over the past year, and the trend points to further losses. One trader is betting the stock will continue to sink over the next 11 months. That’s based on the March 2025 $10 puts. With 339 days until expiration, 42,594 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 191, for a massive 223-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.34 to make the bearish bet. V.F. Corp ...
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With the overall stock market slowing, investors should look to take profits in areas that have had large moves higher. And the proceeds should move to stocks still trending higher today. Typically, food and beverage companies are recession-resistant. But changing consumer tastes and higher food costs have largely weighed on this sector. One niche of this space, however, looks unaffected, and could continue to keep moving higher. The space is the spirits industry. Alcohol sales have remained robust, and beer sales are ...
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Gary Martz, General Council at Greif (GEF), recently bought 15,000 shares across two transactions. The buy increased his holdings by about 17%, and came to a total cost of just over $1,000,000. The buy comes a month after the company CFO bought 24,725 shares, paying just over $1.64 million to do so. The company CEO was also a buyer in early March, picking up about $329,200 in shares. There have been some smaller insider sales so far this year. Overall, Greif ...
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