Chewy Inc (NYSE: CHWY) has gotten a jump on its Q2 earnings announcement coming up on September 10 after the market close. The 13% move on Tuesday is a highlight of how expectations are ramping up ahead of the news. Option traders jumped on board the move as option activity increased on Tuesday. The activity was largely skewed more bullish and is an indication that the options market is pricing in pre-earnings run or a positive move on the announcement. Tuesday’s activity is unusual to see before an earnings report. However, there was a definite pattern to this type of movement yesterda...

Live Oak Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: LOB) is a bank holding company that has had a wild ride in 2020. The company has seen a turnaround in their earnings from its trough in Q1. They have similarly seen a turnaround in their price as well with the stock breaking out to a new 52-week high on Monday on extraordinary volume. One person that can say I told you so is the CEO and 10% owner. He’s been adding a significant number of shares over the past two weeks. The company had a surprising miss in their Q1 EPS earnings report. They reported a loss of $0.19 per share loss compared to an estimate o...

Silver has been deliberating following the meteoric ascent in its share price in July. As the U.S. dollar has slowed the bleeding, silver has seen its price form a symmetrical triangle. However, since Chairman Powell’s Jackson Hole speech last Thursday, the price has started to rise again. Option traders on the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA: SLV) are seeing the same things as several bullish option spreads were filled on the ETF today. Silver is an interesting commodity since it is largely an industrial metal that is used in manufacturing processes. That means that the demand for the m...

Earnings season is winding down to a trickle of companies that are announcing. However, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t opportunity buying some of these companies before or trading them over the announcement. Frequently. the outlook for earnings and the potential for volatility are getting priced in ahead of the news. For companies announcing this week, now’s the time to analyze the potential for the move happens. Here are 8 companies with earnings reports this week and what to expect in terms of earnings and volatility. Earnings Stock #1: At Home Group Inc (NYSE: HOME) At Home is...

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ZI) operates cloud-based go-to-market intelligence platform for sales and marketing teams. It began trading on the secondary market on June 4, 2020 and insiders are looking to cash out. The initial offering announcement at $37 a share for over 14 million shares has continued to swell as other insiders are selling additional shares. As the price has fallen back near the initial trade price on the secondary market, things look like the downside may not be done. The company beat analyst estimates by 40% in its most recent earnings report. Despite the earn...

There are companies that have been seriously hurt by policies of the pandemic and there are companies that have benefited. With all of the gym closures, the transition to working out at home has lifted Peloton Interactive Inc (NASDAQ: PTON). The company has stationary bicycles but the focus in their upcoming earnings report on September 10 will be the state of their subscription services. While the stock has rallied significantly, the rally may not be over and option traders are starting to take notice. Last week, Goldman Sachs brought attention to PTON with their analysis and the incre...

It was a great week for service companies in general. However, not all service companies are created equal in a pandemic. For example, when will travel companies return to pre-crisis levels of earnings and revenues? One area that has consistently shown an ability to weather COVID are technology companies. In fact, many have seen a surge in their business throughout. Here are five companies that broke out last week that are seeing an increase in their outlook and share price. The Technology sector was right at the top of the list for best-performing S&P 500 sector last week along wit...

Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) has been gobbling up competitors in an effort to capitalize on podcasting trends. The added technology and the successful free streaming offer in May and June proved to be a success. On Thursday, option traders stepped up to buy a significant number of call option for an out-of-the-money strike price. The expectation is that the listlessness of SIRI may be coming to an end. SIRI has worked hard to dominate the digital audio entertainment industry. The company has acquired Pandora, AdsWizz, Stitcher, Simplecast and an investment in SoundCloud. The co...

We’re entering into an era of tight supplies following the pandemic. Tight supplies typically mean higher prices, but the slump in demand has helped offset the short supply. At some point, that may not be the case. With the potential for less production and increasing demand, a commodity investment may outperform the equity side as sluggish revenue growth offsets the higher margins from production. The following 10 ETFs are an introduction for investors that want commodity exposure but may not be comfortable trading future Commodity ETF #1: United States 12 Month Oil Fund LP (NYSEARCA: ...

There are many motivations for a CEO insider to sell shares of the company they head. For Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, this has been a pattern that he has established since 2016. Here’s a look at how Apple has performed in the month following the sale of his stock award. Spoiler alert, it hasn’t always been great. Apple has been a stellar performer as it became the first stock to trade with a $2 trillion market cap. With performance comes incentives for management. Apple CEO Tim Cook has been CEO of Apple since 2011 and presided over a Signiant portion of the company’s rise in...