Unusual Options Activity
Today some institution/fund purchased 27,268 contracts of June 82.5 strike calls (or the right to buy 2,726,800 shares of Merck & Co. MRK at $82.5). The open interest was just 1,483 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity”
Insider Buying
Be in the know. 8 key reads for Monday…
- Talks Over Border Security Break Down, Imperiling Effort to Prevent Shutdown (New York Times)
- Latest Round Of Trade Talks Begins In Beijing With Deal In Doubt (Zero Hedge)
- The Next Wave of ‘Unicorn’ Start-Ups (New York Times)
- Two Large Chinese Borrowers Miss Bond Payments, Sources Say (Bloomberg)
- AI Stocks To Watch: 42 Top Funds Just Invested $1.1 Billion In Splunk Stock (Investor’s Business Daily)
- High-Rollers Cool Their Bets as Chinese Economy Slows (Wall Street Journal)
- Growing economic anxiety hits Main Street as small-business confidence drops: Survey (CNBC)
- Every NFL Team’s Biggest Hole to Fill in 2019 Offseason (CNN)
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Be in the know. 5 key reads for Saturday…
- This Global Money Manager Sat on Cash and Gold for 2 Years. Now He’s Snapping Up Stocks. (Barron’s)
- Lawmakers Close In on Deal in Talks on Border Funding (Wall Street Journal)
- Stock Market Outlook: Wall Street Braves Political Risks As 2020 Election Looms (Investor’s Business Daily)
- Female CLO Managers Tend to Outperform Men (Wall Street Journal)
- The Invention of Ice Hockey (Wall Street Journal)
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Unusual Options Activity
Today some institution/fund purchased 25,075 contracts of August 17 strike calls (or the right to buy 2,507,500 shares of Freeport McMoRan FCX at $17). The open interest was just 175 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity”
Earnings Update
Per Factset:
EPS and revenues continue to beat by 71% and 62% respectively (after 66% of S&P 500 companies have reported). The earnings growth rate has increased to 13.3% for Q4 2018 from 12.4% last week (and 12.1% on 12/31). Continue reading “Earnings Update”
Insider Buying
Be in the know. 7 key reads for Friday…
- How Facebook’s Tiny China Sales Floor Helps Generate Big Ad Money (New York Times)
- New White House message on China is that there’s a long way to go before striking trade deal (Market Watch)
- How the European economy is raising fresh global growth fears (Market Watch)
- Buying the Dow Stocks With the Highest Dividends Is a Winning Strategy (Barron’s)
- The Hedge-Fund Bond Trade That Keeps on Giving (Bloomberg)
- Trump is reportedly expected to ban Chinese telecommunication equipment from US networks (CNBC)
- Merrill Lynch Has 5 Safe Growth Stocks to Buy That All Yield 5% or More (24/7 Wall Street)
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