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Insider Activity: Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB)
Director $116,000 buy at regional bank.On Tuesday, August 27th, director Scott Toothaker picked up 5,371 shares ofBar Harbor Bankshares (BHB). The buy increased his stake by 22 percent, to just over…
Aug 29, 2019
Insider Activity: Johnson Controls International (JCI)
Director makes quarter-million buy. On Monday, August 26th, director Gretchen Haggerty bought 6,220 shares ofJohnson Controls International (JCI). The cost came in just over $257,000, and represents…
Aug 28, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (MLCO)
Surge January 2020 put buying.On Tuesday, over 3,050 contracts traded on the January 2020 $19 put options onMelco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO). With a prior open interest of 163, this is a…
Aug 28, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Kraft Heinz (KHC)
Surge in deep in-the-money put option.On Monday, over 2,900 contracts traded on the October $35 put options onKraft-Heinz (KHC). This represented a 23-fold surge in volume on the options, which had a…
Aug 27, 2019
Insider Activity: Fossil Group (FOSL)
EVP makes $2 million buy.On Friday, August 23rd, Gregory McKelvey bought 200,000 shares ofFossil Group (FOSL), where he serves as Executive Vice President. The total purchase price came out to just…
Aug 27, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR)
Surge in 2021 call buying.On Friday, over 1,980 contracts traded on a January 2021 $15 call option onNektar Therapeutics (NKTR). With a prior open interest of 156 contracts, this represents a 16-fold…
Aug 26, 2019
Insider Activity: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)
CFO and director buy shares.On Thursday, August 22nd, Keith Koci, CFO ofCleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)picked up 12,500 shares of the company, paying just over $101,000 to do so. This buy increased his…
Aug 26, 2019
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Aug 23, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)
Surge in September call buying.On Thursday, over 20,300 contracts traded on the September 6th 2019 $9 call option onBed Bath & Beyond (BBBY). With shares trading around $8.40, the option is a bet…
Aug 23, 2019
Insider Activity: Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH)
CFO follows large director buys this month.On Wednesday, August 21st, Aaron Alt, CFO ofSally Beauty Holdings (SBH), bought 1,000 more shares, paying just over $12,000 to do so. While a small buy, he…
Aug 23, 2019
Insider Activity: Granite Construction (GVA)
President and CEO, CFO buying shares this month. On Tuesday, August 20th, James Roberts, President and CEO ofGranite Construction (GVA), picked up 2,000 shares of the company, paying nearly $56,000…
Aug 22, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: ExxonMobil (XOM)
Surge in September put buying.On Wednesday, over 5,000 contracts traded on the September 2019 $69.50 put options onExxonMobil (XOM). With a prior open interest of 260, this was a 19-fold surge in…
Aug 22, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Surge in put-buying indicates drop by the month’s end. On Tuesday, over 4,700 contracts traded on an August 30th $123 put option onJohnson & Johnson (JNJ). The bet, with shares of the healthcare…
Aug 21, 2019
Insider Activity: Lumber Liquidators (LL)
Chief Legal officer makes six-figure buy.On Monday, August 19th, Michael Reeves, Chief Legal Officer atLumber Liquidators (LL), bought 14,900 shares, a stake that cost nearly $124,000. The buy…
Aug 21, 2019
Insider Activity: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH)
CEO and CFO pick up shares of hotel chain. On Friday, August 15th, Geoffrey Ballotti, President and CEO ofWyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), picked up 10,000 shares of the hotel chain, paying nearly…
Aug 20, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Apache Corp (APA)
Bet on drop in natural gas operator in next month. On Monday, a staggering 33,000 contracts traded on the September 2019 $17.50 put option onApache Corp (APA). With 31 days to expiration and with…
Aug 20, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Tesla Motors (TSLA)
Large buy on extremely low-valued put option.It’s been a tough year operationally and for shares ofTesla Motors (TSLA). One trader is even betting on a further drop in shares in the next month,…
Aug 19, 2019
Insider Activity: General Electric (GE)
CEO and director buy heavily following bearish report. On Thursday, August 15th, Larry Culp, CEO ofGeneral Electric (GE), bought 252,000 shares, paying just under $2 million. He was joined by…
Aug 19, 2019
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Aug 17, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: General Electric (GE)
Flurry of options activity following bearish report. A bearish report going into potential accounting issues released on Thursday led to many unusual options trades inGeneral Electric (GE). One…
Aug 16, 2019