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5 Stocks Ready for an Infrastructure Bill

5 Stocks Ready for an Infrastructure Bill

1 2 On Thursday, the Advance GDP numbers came out and it posted the largest decline in U.S. history at 32.9%. This should create alarm for the very dire predicament we find ourselves in. This may create more desire on the part of Congress to put an infrastructure bill before the president to sign. As the infrastructure chorus builds, these infrastructure names may start to gain. In 2019, America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act was signed and at $287 billion became the largest amount of funding provided for highway reauthorization in history. That seemed like a lot of money at the ...
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Options Market Slashing prices of this Retailer: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc Stock (NASDAQ: BBBY)

Options Market Slashing prices of this Retailer: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc Stock (NASDAQ: BBBY)

After a disastrous earnings, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) has been climbing the hill over the past few weeks and finds itself at its pre-earnings high near $11.50. As the price faded from its high yesterday, the put option volume surged to nearly six times the average and is indicating another leg lower. On July 8, the company announced earnings that saw its EPS miss the estimates by over 60% and the price closed nearly 25% lower the next day on substantial volume. Since that day the price has grinded higher following a short bottoming phase. Since the announcement, the curr...
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Chinese Energy Technology Company Gets Recharged by Insiders: CBAK Energy Technology Inc Stock (NASDAQ: CBAT)

Chinese Energy Technology Company Gets Recharged by Insiders: CBAK Energy Technology Inc Stock (NASDAQ: CBAT)

CBAK Energy Technology Inc (NASDAQ: CBAT) is an energy technology company that manufactures and sells lithium batteries in globally. The batteries are used for a variety of purposes including electric vehicles, bicycles, electric motors, tools, and other applications. In June, the insiders stepped up their buying just before the breakout. After the price pulled back on light volume, the company is breaking out again. On Thursday, the stock closed 17.2% higher. The company is a penny stock, but the volume has been surging since early June when the buying began. The price yesterday did fi...
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Pandemic Selling at Its Finest: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc Stock (NASDAQ: REGN)

Pandemic Selling at Its Finest: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc Stock (NASDAQ: REGN)

It’s not a secret that many biotech companies are making hay as their share price is rising to new highs since COVID landed ashore the U.S. A quick scan of large cap companies will produce a number of these companies with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc Stock (NASDAQ: REGN). While the amount of selling that’s occurring may not always be an indication to short, it is a warning of the likely overvaluation and there’s ways to take small risk trades with huge upside if they break. Regeneron has earnings coming up on August 5 and analysts are expecting a $0.04 decline in earnings year-over-yea...
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Option Bulls Find Value in Post-Earnings Slump: Cameco Corp Stock (NYSE: CCJ)

Option Bulls Find Value in Post-Earnings Slump: Cameco Corp Stock (NYSE: CCJ)

With so many companies being given a pass this earnings season, unfortunately for investors Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) wasn’t one of them. The company finished over 12% lower on the session and only minimally recovered off the low. While the company missed analyst estimates by a significant margin, there was a silver lining to the report and option traders may be seeing it based on Wednesday’s activity. The major culprit that impacted the earnings was an additional $37 million in care and maintenance costs associated with COVID. COVID-related issues extended to the closure of their Cigar L...
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5 Most Bought Mid-Cap Stocks by Insiders During the Pandemic

5 Most Bought Mid-Cap Stocks by Insiders During the Pandemic

1 2 Insider trading can be a helpful tool for narrowing down the thousands of companies that you could potentially invest in. The degree of insider trading had escalated in recent months the trading is much more lopsided to selling over buying. That means that the companies that are seeing insiders buying their stock may be a good indicator of who’s buying the outlook. An “insider” was first defined in 1934 as an officer or director of a public company, or someone that owns 10% or more the company’s shares. Part of the 1934 act also required the disclosure of insider trading and how i...
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5 Best AI Stocks to Buy Now in 2020

5 Best AI Stocks to Buy Now in 2020

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Artificial Intelligence may still sound like something out of science fiction, but it’s already a reality. And its uses are only increasing. While it may not be as dynamic and robust as human intelligence, it can take over and improve processes in nearly every walk of life. For consumers, that may mean interacting with a virtual assistant or the facial recognition technology to unlock their cell phone, to say nothing of the programmed intelligence of video game characters. There’s no single AI system, so much as an amalgamation of different programs. That makes the AI market broad and open ...
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Insider Finds His Price on Communications Company: AT&T Inc Stock (NYSE: T)

Insider Finds His Price on Communications Company: AT&T Inc Stock (NYSE: T)

AT&T Inc Stock (NYSE: T) finds itself trading at a similar level and valuation as it was in late 2018 and early 2019 when the stock price was at the same point. The company’s 7% dividend yield and Dividend Aristocrat status is definitely an attractive feature and has many longer-term income investors taking a closer look at this price. As the price floats near $30, at least one insider appears to have found a price their comfortable with. Stephen J. Luczo is a director for AT&T and has increased the size of his position in the company in recent months. On February 4, he added 10...
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2 Airline Stocks Attracting Bullish Option Interest

2 Airline Stocks Attracting Bullish Option Interest

1 2 We’ve been down this road before. Traders getting excited, bullish option activity picks up and then…nothing. That was the tale of July 15. Many travel names began to surge, and option interest was high and very bullish. However, stocks don’t often run in a straight line and frequently the interest will build for a while before it begins to take off. On Tuesday, the options market was back at it for two airlines that are chomping at the bit for some normalization. You can understand the hesitation for companies and political leaders to fully reopen. There is a significant percenta...
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Option Traders Taking the Over on the Earnings: Under Armour Inc Stock (NYSE: UA)

Option Traders Taking the Over on the Earnings: Under Armour Inc Stock (NYSE: UA)

Despite the SEC Wells Notice regarding its accounting treatment of sales covering 3Q 2015 through 4Q 2016, the price of Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) has continued to rise. As the price reaches the crossroads of its $10 resistance and its earnings report on July 31 before the market open, the call option activity is exploding. Current analyst expectations for Under Armour is a loss of $0.41, which is significantly lower than last year’s loss of $0.04. While the loss is to be expected, the guidance the company gives will be most important. The current quarter estimates have remained stable...
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