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Unusual Options Activity – Intel Corporation (INTC)

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 11,203 contracts of June 2021 $50 strike calls (or the right to buy 1,120,300 shares of Intel Corporation (INTC) at $50). The open interest was 6,003 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Intel Corporation (INTC)”

Data Source: Finviz

‘Cable Cowboy’ John Malone’s Liberty Global lassos Sunrise Communications in $7.4 billion deal (MarketWatch)
A virus vaccine will ‘bail out the bulls’, says fund manager (fn london)
Lightning outlast Blue Jackets in 5-OT NHL playoff thriller (New York Post)
The Phil Flynn Energy Report (Price Group)
Gold prices dive amid vaccine hopes and rising Treasury yields (CNBC)
Carl Icahn netted $1.3 billion from betting against brick-and-mortar shopping malls with an instrument that gained fame in the 2008 crisis. (Business Insider)
Mnuchin urges Dems to pass $1T stimulus deal, but won’t speculate on compromise (Fox Business)
CFOs Think They Know More Than They Do (Institutional Investor)
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Ryan Reynolds among top-paid Hollywood actors of 2020 (Fox Business)
U.S.-China trade deal in ‘fine’ shape, White House’s Kudlow says (Street Insider)

Data Source: Finviz

Warren Buffett may have bought back a record $7 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock in the past 3 months. (Business Insider)
Small-Caps Are Playing Catch-Up (Barron’s)
Russia Registers a Coronavirus Vaccine (Barron’s)
Dow transports and Russell 2000 see ‘golden cross’ materializing (MarketWatch)
SoftBank swings to profit after record loss as Vision Fund recovers (CNBC)
5 BofA Securities Stocks to Rotate to Now Before the Tech Sell-Off (24/7 Wall Street)
How Goldman sees S&P 500 reacting to more U.S.-China tariffs and why November’s election result is key
Bolsonaro and the generals: will the military defend Brazil’s democracy? (Financial Times)
Trump’s $400 unemployment boost would give Americans $708 a week, on average (CNBC)
From Cocoa to Coffee and Sugar, Soft Commodities Stage Simultaneous Rally (Wall Street Journal)

In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Defense & Aerospace ETF (ITA). Continue reading “Defense & Aerospace Earnings Estimates/Revisions”

In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Energy Sector ETF (XLE). Continue reading “Energy Earnings Estimates/Revisions”

Data Source: barchart

Today some institution/fund purchased 4,000 contracts of Jan 2020 $4 strike calls (or the right to buy 400,000 shares of Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBD) at $4). The open interest was just 1,144 prior to this purchase. Continue reading “Unusual Options Activity – Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBD)”