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10 Best Recession Proof Stocks

10 Best Recession Proof Stocks

Some of the best stocks on the stock market are recession proof investments, or companies that can perform well in a bear market. Each bear market is different, but include a major stock market crash, from the tech bubble bursting to the Great Recession of the financial crisis to this year’s Covid Crash. But there are a few qualities that apply to recession proof stocks. They’re companies that are capable of growing their revenues and earnings over time, while also providing strong cash flows for dividend yields. They may not always be the most popular stocks on Wall Street, but when th...
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Option Traders Looking at Retail with Bullish Activity on Kohl’s

Option Traders Looking at Retail with Bullish Activity on Kohl’s

Normally, a selloff in the market would claim retail companies as one of its victims. However, the selling on Thursday and Friday of last week didn’t have the same breadth of selling that the market experienced on June 11. On Friday, the option market bulls looked toward Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) as a surge in bullish option activity helped lift the stock price by 2.44% Kohl’s is joining a handful of other companies that are being added to the. S&P MidCap 400 index. The company is being replaced in the S&P 500 by Etsy Inc. (NASD:ETSY), Teradyne Inc. (NASD:TER), and Catalent In...
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Bill.com Nearly Topped the Insider Selling List for Last Week

Bill.com Nearly Topped the Insider Selling List for Last Week

Last month brought on the selling from insiders as executives sold $6.7 billion of stock in August. The ringing of the cash register with the market at a high isn’t exactly a terrible thing, but it’s a reflection of the perception of valuation. A company that saw a lot of selling activity and notional value by insiders came from Bill.com Holdings Inc (NYSE: BILL) as the stock is falling from its 52-week high. According to the Financial Times, the dollar value of insider sales by 1,042 chief executive officers, chief financial officers and directors was the most in the past five years. A...
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7 Stocks that Option Traders Loved Last Week

7 Stocks that Option Traders Loved Last Week

1 2 In a volatile period like we just experienced last week, it can be hard to know where to look at investing. Using option activity can help you see where large trades being made and helps identify a direction, timeframe, and magnitude of the expected movement. While nothing is 100%, it is an important indicator that can be used to find opportunities. The following seven companies experienced multiple days with bullish unusual option activity.Unusual Option Activity Stock #1: General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) General Motors is on the cusp of breaking out to a multi-month high with a...
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Option Bears Pounce as Put Option Volume Surges on Consumer staples ETF

Option Bears Pounce as Put Option Volume Surges on Consumer staples ETF

When the market normally sells off, the Consumer Staples sector typically outperforms the S&P 500. Thursday’s performance reflected the same thing as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLP) finished only 1.72% lower and the S&P 500 index finished 3.51% lower. While XLP outperformed on Thursday, this may not be the case in the coming months. Option bears came into XLP and are looking for significantly more downside by March. The Consumer Staples sector has been performing similarly as the S&P 500 as the price of the sector continued to edge higher with th...
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Vivint Solar See a Spike in Insider Selling Just Before Thursday’s Sell-Off

Vivint Solar See a Spike in Insider Selling Just Before Thursday’s Sell-Off

Some companies see a continuous flow of insider selling for many years. Sometimes they are newer companies where major shareholders cash out. As a result, the steady stream of selling can mask over more significant periods of selling. That’s where looking at the number of shares sold, and the number of transactions can be helpful to identify periods of significant selling. For Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE: VSLR), insiders escalated their sales and shares to historic levels just before Thursday’s sell-off. Insiders for Vivint own approximately 2.1 million or 1.91% of the company’s shares. Inst...
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5 Oversold Retails Stocks that Escaped Thursday’s Selling

5 Oversold Retails Stocks that Escaped Thursday’s Selling

1 2 A volatile session of selling like yesterday can be a good time to see who’s moving. Identifying rising stocks as the rest of the market is panic selling identifies potential opportunities. It’s probably not a surprise to see companies that have generally underperformed stand at the top of the heap. This is especially true when these names have had a flurry of bullish stock and option activity. Thursday didn’t disappoint in this regard as many “reopening” names outperformed. Here are five retail names that stood out. Retail Stock #1: PVH Corp (NYSE: PVH) PVH Corp manufactures a...
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Stock Market Statistics in 2020: Your Biggest Questions About the Markets Answered

Stock Market Statistics in 2020: Your Biggest Questions About the Markets Answered

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There are a lot of common questions about the stock market—whether dealing with historical returns, the best performing sectors, or how the United States has performed relative to the rest of the world—that are fascinating data in and of themselves. Rather than having to scour the internet for answers to these stock market statistics, we’ve put together this list that answers the most common questions—at least outside of “What stock should I buy now?” This should save you some time scouring Google or Investopedia for these common statistical questions. This is the kind of data a professi...
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Roku CEO Selling into Strength, Should You?

Roku CEO Selling into Strength, Should You?

Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) has had a really strong week of trading as the price has rallied from around $145 to $185. As the price was building its base and taking off, the Chairman and CEO has been hard at work selling some of his holdings. While there are many reasons why an insider would sell their shares, the precarious perch the market finds itself on right now should be a warnings sign for investors. Insider selling can be more difficult to interpret since there can be multiple reasons for someone to sell but only one reason to buy. However, it’s still relevant to look at as a means ...
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Did the Option Market Just Signal a Market Top?

Did the Option Market Just Signal a Market Top?

The S&P 500 is testing new highs almost every day. The largest market cap stock in the index is Apple Inc whose market cap just surpassed the entire Russell 2000 on Tuesday. An ETF that tracks the Russell is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWM). As the price of the index has fallen behind that of its larger cap siblings, the option market is heating up. On Wednesday, there were several bearish vertical spreads being placed for December that are pointing to a large move lower by the end of the year. It was just two days ago that Apple surpassed a major milestone. No, it’s not...
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