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Shares of hard drive manufacturer
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) are down 35 percent in the past year as PC sales have started to slow. One trader sees a potential recovery ahead. That’s based on the June 2023 $45 calls. With 248 days until expiration, 7,002 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 105, for a 67-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $3.38 to make the bet. The stock last traded just under $36, ...
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Many sectors and stocks that soared in the recent bull market have been leading them lower as sentiment has shifted. However, some areas are holding up better than others, and are even thriving as they’re well-suited to an inflationary environment. While the energy sector has been one clear winner this year, companies involved in food production have fared well too, thanks to rising agricultural prices overall and concerns over supply chains. And these companies are beating on earnings at a time when ...
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James Slavet, a director at
Redfin Corp (RDFN), recently picked up 6,667 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3.3 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $39,000. This follows up on a 100,000 share buy from the director back in September. Other directors were buyers back in May, at a price about 50 percent higher than where shares trade today. Most executives have been sellers of shares in the past three years, although the selling has slowed ...
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Shares of battery technology company
QuantumScape Corporation (QS) are down nearly 60 percent over the past year. One trader sees further downside in shares over the coming months. That’s based on the January 2023 $9 puts. With 102 days until expiration, 11,148 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 176, for a 63-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.67 to make the downside bet. Shares last traded for just over $9, making this an ...
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Many great companies are built during bear markets. The 1930s saw the rise of
Disney (DIS). The 1970s saw the rise of tech companies like
Microsoft (MSFT). And the Great Recession started the rise of firms like
Airbnb (ABNB) and
Uber (UBER). Existing companies can find new opportunities too. Companies looking to expand while the economy look dire are looking beyond the current short-term fear to long-term opportunities. Investors should do the same. While there’s a lot of fear in the tech space right now, many ...
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Andrea Owen, President and CEO at
MillerKnoll (MLKN), recently picked up 60,606 shares. The buy increased her stake by 152 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $1.02 million. This marks the first insider buy at the company since mid-2020, when a director picked up 50,000 shares in total. Otherwise, company insiders have been modest sellers of shares in the past three years. Overall, company insiders own 0.6 percent of shares. The furniture maker has seen its shares cut in ...
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Shares of credit service provider
Capital One Financial (COF) are down about 40 percent in the past year. One trader sees further downside in the coming weeks. That’s based on the October 28 $90 puts. With 21 days until expiration, 20,715 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 395, for a 52-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $1.70 to bet on a further drop in shares. The stock recently traded for about $99 ...
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Some companies are cyclical. Others are not, having steady demand for their products. While the former can have bigger moves during the right part of the cycle, slow-and-steady players tend to reward investors well over time. Examples include defensive companies like consumer goods. In that orbit are a number of similar industries that tend to have steady demand, even in a slowing economy. One such space is the restaurant industry. Consumers tend to downshift on dining out before giving it up entirely ...
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