Monday, November 25, 2024
There are times when avoiding losses is far more important than looking for gains. As the debate continues between what the Federal Reserve says it will do and what the market thinks the Federal Reserve will do, there is one inescapable conclusion we must consider: no matter how you look at the world, and regardless […]
Snap (SNAP), parent company of popular social media app Snapchat, posted fairly brutal earnings last week. Concerns over future revenues sent the share price down 10% the following day. However, the options market showed that at least one trader had a differing opinion. A large block of 20,000 calls were purchased, which don’t expire until […]
For almost a year, the U.S. stock market—as tracked by the S&P 500—has cycled through a narrow trading range, frustrating both bullish investors and bearish investors. The frustration may continue if you have been waiting for a signal that the market has found either a bottom or its next bull market. The current “no-trend” trend […]
The energy sector is one that keeps rewarding its investors. For example, let’s look at the so-called “Big Three” oil services companies: Halliburton (HAL), Baker Hughes (BKR) and SLB (SLB)—formerly Schlumberger. In 2022, these firms registered their most profitable 12 months since the heyday of the U.S. shale boom, reporting an aggregate net income of […]
Oil prices likely aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Not with all the geopolitical pieces at play. There’s 1 oil stock in particular that recently broke out of a 8 year consolidation. It’s pulled back to the support lines twice and recently pulled back this past week. I can see this stock exploding over the next […]
The Kraneshares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) is a popular ETF for options trading with 120,000 contracts traded per day on average. KWEB can be volatile but it has rebounded significantly from November of last year. Last week, a trader purchased over 20,000 of what appear to be bullish call spreads in KWEB March options. […]
A reverse stock split usually occurs when a company in some sort of financial trouble is in danger of being delisted from the stock exchange. Because of the negative connotation, I was surprised to see, on January 20, business development company Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) announce a 1-for-3 reverse stock split. A subscriber wrote in […]
There has been one very apparent trend since late October 2022. Following more than a decade of outperformance, global stocks have been consistently outpacing U.S. stocks. There are several reasons for this. But one major factor is the shift away from growth stocks—an area where the U.S. dominates—to value stocks. It looks to me that […]
Today I want to continue introducing you to some of the greatest investors around today and show you what stocks they expect to provide outsized returns in 2023 and beyond. This same idea has been written about in all sorts of financial media publications and discussed to death on cable TV financial programs. It happens […]
Medallion Financial (MFIN) is a credit services company that made its name through taxi medallion financing in New York City. It has since diversified its businesses as ride sharing has become mainstream, and the stock has done well so far in 2023. However, a large trader or fund bought thousands of March 5 puts last […]
