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Trade of the Week: BAC

Trade of the Week: BAC

On a day when the markets were down, banking stocks like Bank of America (BAC) generally had positive performances. BAC traded almost 2.5x the usual number of options with about two-thirds of the action in calls. This is generally a bullish sign for the stock (which was up 2% at the time). One very large […]

Trade of the Week: GE

Trade of the Week: GE

General Electric (GE) options saw a massive amount of volume last week, with over 1 million contracts trading in one day. The industrial giant was in the news for the divestiture of its jet leasing business for $30 billion. Investors hoped for improved guidance from GE management after this transaction, but did not get it. […]

Trade of the Week: ARKK

Trade of the Week: ARKK

One of the most popular ETFs in 2021 is Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK). ARKK invests in several of the most popular tech-related stocks like Tesla (TSLA) and Square (SQ). The ETF had done quite well until a recent bout of selling. On a big market down day last week, ARKK traded 7x the […]

Trade of the Week: TWTR

Trade of the Week: TWTR

On a day when the S&P 500 dropped 2.5%, Twitter (TWTR) climbed 4% with heavy options volume. The company announced a program for “super users” to charge for their content. While many were skeptical of this plan, investors appeared to give it a thumbs up. One huge options trade that hit the tape on the […]

Trade of the Week: AMC

Trade of the Week: AMC

The options action continues to run hot in AMC Entertainment (AMC). AMC was one of the stocks targeted as a short squeeze candidate by the Wall Street Bets crowd. The movie theater business has suffered quite a bit from the pandemic, but there’s a case for it bouncing back later this year. It looks like […]