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GME Stock Price Disappoints Investors

Gamestop (GME) released fourth-quarter results showing it missed on the top and bottom line, and the company may sell more shares to help fund its transformation. GME earned $1.34 per share on sales of $2.12 billion. The market was expecting EPS of $1.35 on sales of $2.21 billion. “The highly anticipated 4Q20 earnings report from GameStop […]

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NGVT Stock Price Pushing 52-Week Highs

Ingevity (NGVT) has been on the verge of making fresh 52-week highs as shares flirt with key resistance at the $80 level and the stock’s early January peak at $79.68. The company, which produces a variety of carbon materials and specialty chemicals, was spun out of WestRock (WRK) in 2016 at $25 a share. NGVT […]

Using Options To Protect The Downside In ARKK

Using Options To Protect The Downside In ARKK

Almost any trading or investment strategy can be improved with options. This may seem like a controversial statement, but it very much depends on how you define “improved.” While many would assume “improved” means the ability to produce higher returns, I believe it means the ability to generate more stable returns. In other words, options […]

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APPS Stock Price Up On Announcing Agreement to Buy Fyber N.V.

Digital Turbine (APPS) has become of the most explosive stocks on the market. APPS, which provides media and mobile communication solutions for mobile operators, application developers, device original equipment manufacturers, has seen its stock run from a low of $10 to nearly $84 a share since November 2020. From here, APPS could see $100 a […]

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 […]

Heeding the Warning Signs of Inflation

Heeding the Warning Signs of Inflation

It was a picture-perfect afternoon in Fort Myers, Florida. Jo, Holly, my son Drew, a couple of his college baseball teammates and I decided to take our brand-new boat for a spin in the Gulf. I passed my Coast Guard course and was full of confidence. We barreled toward the markers at the entrance of […]