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CEO Adding Shares of Live Oak Bancshares as Stock is Breaking Out
Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: LOB) is a bank holding company that has had a wild ride in 2020. The company has seen a turnaround in their earnings from its trough in Q1. They have similarly seen a…
Sep 1, 2020
Options Market Layering Bullish Spreads on iShares Silver Trust
Silver has been deliberating following the meteoric ascent in its share price in July. As the U.S. dollar has slowed the bleeding, silver has seen its price form a symmetrical triangle. However,…
Sep 1, 2020
8 Stocks Announcing Earnings and What the Market is Expecting
Earnings season is winding down to a trickle of companies that are announcing. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t opportunity buying some of these companies before or trading them over the…
Sep 1, 2020
ZoomInfo Tops the Insider Selling List as the Company Increases Secondary Offering
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ZI) operates cloud-based go-to-market intelligence platform for sales and marketing teams. It began trading on the secondary market on June 4, 2020 and insiders are…
Aug 31, 2020
Peloton Breaks Out Ahead of Earnings as Option Volume Surges
There are companies that have been seriously hurt by policies of the pandemic and there are companies that have benefited. With all of the gym closures, the transition to working out at home has…
Aug 31, 2020
5 Technology Service Stocks to Buy Today
It was a great week for service companies in general. However, not all service companies are created equal in a pandemic. For example, when will travel companies return to pre-crisis levels of…
Aug 31, 2020
What Are the Best Stocks to Buy for Beginners?
Getting started is the hardest part of any endeavor. Investing is no different. While the world of investing can be infinitely complex, there are a few ways for investors to start investing in the…
Aug 28, 2020
Option Traders Getting the Jump on Sirius XM Holdings Ahead of the Move
Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been gobbling up competitors in an effort to capitalize on podcasting trends. The added technology and the successful free streaming offer in May and June…
Aug 28, 2020
10 Commodity ETFs for Investors with Discriminating Tastes
We’re entering into an era of tight supplies following the pandemic. Tight supplies typically mean higher prices, but the slump in demand has helped offset the short supply. At some point, that may…
Aug 28, 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook Sells Half of His $282 Million Stock Award
There are many motivations for a CEO insider to sell shares of the company they head. For Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, this has been a pattern that he has established since 2016. Here’s a…
Aug 28, 2020
10% Owner of General Cannabis Adds 2 million Shares and the Stock Looks Ready to Break Out
General Cannabis Corp (OTCMKTS: CANN) is a Denver-based producer of products and services in the regulated cannabis industry. The company is an over-the-counter penny stock that has pulled back to…
Aug 27, 2020
10 Actively Managed ETFs for Buy and Hold Investors
As the market keeps stretching to new all-time highs, investors must be wondering when the eventual bear market will occur. When you know you’re in the midst of a recession it makes the urgency even…
Aug 27, 2020
Salesforce Has Record Day as Option Interest Surges Following on Blowout Quarter
It’s been a banner week for Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE: CRM) as the company was just added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and its earnings report showed a strong rebound from Q1. As businesses…
Aug 27, 2020
Is Options Trading Better than Stock Trading?
In the right cases, absolutely! For fast-moving companies, whether up or down, options trading offers superior returns to owning stocks. Offering higher percentage gains at a lower cost to stocks,…
Aug 26, 2020
6 Recession Resistant Stocks With Over a 2% Dividend Yield
With the S&P 500 testing new all-time highs, the thought of a recession and a bear market is typically far from investors’ minds. However, being prepared with potentially good investments in a…
Aug 26, 2020
Big Analyst Upgrade Has NIO Inc on the Rise and Option Traders Buying
Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) found its share price rocketing higher on Tuesday as bulls jumped on the shares and levering up with long call options. The breakout came following a big turnaround by an analyst…
Aug 26, 2020
Insider Buying of this Company Indicates It’s More Than a Fish Farm
Aquabounty Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AQB) raises bioengineered Atlantic salmon for human consumption. Raising salmon in Indiana and other inland locations may sound a little odd, but people do love…
Aug 26, 2020
How Can I Double My Money In 5 Years? A Guide to Compounding Wealth
On average, the stock market returns about 10 percent annually before inflation. While individual stocks can vary wildly, that beats the average returns against bonds or other asset classes. That’s…
Aug 25, 2020
7 Disruptive Companies for the Post-COVID World
As you consider the companies that dominate the market cap of the major market gauges, you may be wondering which companies are the titans of the future. While the following list likely doesn’t…
Aug 25, 2020
It’s Earnings Week for Gap Inc and Option Traders are Lining Up
Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) finished 7.42% higher on Monday as the stock is approaching earnings this week on August 27 after the market close. With such a bullish move ahead of an uncertain announcement, it…
Aug 25, 2020