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Unusual Options Activity: Hanesbrands (HBI)
Bet on double-digit drop in shares by February.The January 2020 $16 put options onHanesbrands (HBI) saw nearly 7,000 contracts trade, a 28-fold surge in volume over the prior open interest of 243.…
Sep 10, 2019
Insider Activity: Granite Construction (GVA)
Senior VP buys nearly $100k in shares.Kyle Larkin, a Senior Vice President atGranite Construction (GVA), picked up 3,500 shares of the company, increasing his stake by nearly 73 percent. The cost…
Sep 10, 2019
Insider Activity: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)
Multiple insider buys over past few weeks.Multiple insiders have been buying shares of Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) in the past few weeks. Directors John Baldwin, Eric Rychel, Ann Harlan and Robert Fisher…
Sep 9, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Home Depot (HD)
Volume soars on late September calls.The September 20th $245 call options onHome Depot (HD) saw nearly 8,900 contracts trade against an open interest of 123. That’s a 72-fold surge in volume that the…
Sep 9, 2019
Profit From Weathering a Storm
SPONSORED CONTENT Ex-forklift Operator Joins “Billionaire’s Playground” Thanks to This Stock Flipping Formula – Here’s How Tom Gentile has no formal education and used to make only $8,000 a year. But…
Sep 6, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Put option buying bets on decline.The October 4th $26 put options on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw over 10,400 contracts trading—a 41-fold increase over the prior open interest of 250 contracts.…
Sep 6, 2019
Insider Activity: Coty Inc (COTY)
Directors make multi-million dollar buy. Multiple insiders are making a buy at cosmetic companyCoty (COTY). On September 4th, director Robert Singer bought 35,000 shares, a $325,000 purchase that…
Sep 6, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Netflix (NFLX)
Shares to head higher through October.Over 10,500 contracts traded on the October $285 call option on Netflix (NFLX), a 76-fold increase in volume given the contract’s prior open interest of 140.…
Sep 5, 2019
Insider Activity: 8×8 (EGHT)
CEO adds over 3,000 shares.Vikram Verma picked up over 3,000 shares of8×8 (EGHT), where he serves as CEO. The buy cost just over $73,000 and leaves the CEO with just over 889,000 shares of the…
Sep 5, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: ExxonMobil (XOM)
Bet on major share price decline by June.Over 1,070 contracts traded on the June 2020 $40 puts onExxonMobil (XOM), a 10-fold surge in volume based on the prior number of open contracts. With a…
Sep 4, 2019
Insider Activity: FGL Holdings (FG)
Major hedge fund owner adds to stake of life insurer. Hedge fund Blackstone Group, already a 10 percent owner, has added toFGL Holdings (FG) with a 167,000 share buy. With a cost of $1.3 million, it…
Sep 4, 2019
Wolfe Research Upgrades Big Banks
Trading revenue likely to rise in coming quarters. Although big banks have struggled as fears of lower interest rates indicate a slower economy and slower lending activity, some analysts are seeing…
Sep 4, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Amarin Corporation (AMRN)
Bet in 50 percent drop in shares by October.On Friday before the long weekend, over 14,400 contracts traded on the October $10 put options onAmarin Corporation (AMRN). With a prior open interest of…
Sep 3, 2019
Insider Activity: Flexsteel Industries (FLXS)
CEO, CIO, CFO, and head of manufacturing, pick up shares. On Thursday, August 29th, Michael McClaflin, CIO atFlexsteel Industries (FLXS)picked up 2,350 shares. The total price came to just under…
Sep 3, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: NIO Inc. (NIO)
October put-buying suggests big drop soon.On Friday, over 20,240 contracts traded on the October 2019 $2.50 put option on NIO Inc (NIO). As the contract had a prior open interest of 422, this…
Sep 2, 2019
Insider Activity: JM Smucker Co (SJM)
Senior Vice President makes six-figure buy.On Thursday, August 29th, Geoff Tanner bought 1,000 shares ofJM Smucker Company (SJM), where he serves as a senior vice president. By picking up shares…
Sep 2, 2019
For the Best Investments, Look Forward, Not Backward
SPONSORED CONTENT 5G Stock CRUSHES Earnings!! Dear Reader, Big news today. Wall Street is on a buying frenzy. An obscure $3 tech stock just crushed earnings. Reports are saying that “earnings beat…
Aug 30, 2019
Insider Activity: Harvest Capital Credit Corp (HCAP)
CEO & 10% owner adds to stake. On Wednesday, August 28th, Joseph Jolson picked up 6,394 shares ofHarvest Capital Credit Corp (HCAP), where he serves as director and already has an ownership stake…
Aug 30, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: MetLife (MET)
Traders bet on rally by March.On Thursday, over 5,000 contracts traded on March 2020 $50 call options onMetLife (MET). With a prior open interest of 224 contracts, the volume was 22 times the prior…
Aug 30, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Freeport McMoRan (FCX)
Traders bet on further drop in shares by February.On Wednesday, over 15,000 contracts traded on February 2020 $8 put options onFreeport McMoRan (FCX), one of the world’s leading copper giants. With…
Aug 29, 2019