Unusual Options Activity: An All-In, $2 Million Bet on a Bank Stock Rebound
Last Thursday, we saw traditional bank stocks take a hit, falling 4-6% on the day. Sometimes investors see these sharp drops and start panic selling. This is what is known as a “shakeout” on Wall Street, where they shake out the weak hands in the market. But, to...
Earnings Edge: Don’t Bet Against These 2 Trends (ACN & NKE Analysis)
Last week, the Federal Reserve shook up markets with its adjusted outlook for interest rates. After citing rising inflation, the Fed bumped up their date for an interest rate hike by a year, from 2024 to 2023. Investors watch the Fed like hawks because rising interest...
Got Income? The Best Move to Make With Your Idle Cash
One of my pet peeves is trading just to trade. I work countless hours to design profitable systems that, when followed to a T, will deliver profits for us through any given year. The last thing I want to do is chase the market with trades here and there, just because...
Unusual Options Activity: Three Bets Totaling $2 Million
Today’s unusual options activity is a quick reminder that big moves in the market are not always end. Sometimes, they’re just the beginning of even bigger moves. Often, our gut tells us to avoid stocks that either went up too far too fast, or are plunging and look...
Earnings Edge: 2 Stocks Ready to Break Higher (LZB & SWBI)
We are in the final stages of the first-quarter earnings season, and that means fewer and fewer companies making announcements. That’s okay because there are still interesting reports that are moving stocks. Last week, we looked at Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE: MTN), which...
This Week’s Unusual Options Activity: A Deep Out-of-the-Money Bet on Yext
Last week when I ran through my unusual options activity scanner, a stock I’ve never heard of before popped up. Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), a tech stock based in New York. Now, I don’t spend time digging to find growth stocks so it should be no surprise I haven’t heard...
Earnings Edge: Two Stocks at the Make-or-Break Point (MRVL & MTN Analysis)
Despite the slowdown as the first-quarter earnings season comes to an end, we will get earnings reports from 44 companies this week. Though only two are in the S&P 500 — Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF.B) and Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB). Those won’t be the two we are...
5 Quick Takes: Peloton, Intel, AMD, Teradyne and Square
Last week I mentioned that price is the only thing that matters. This week, I want to show you exactly what I mean by that. When I’m trying to decide whether or not to buy (or trade) a stock, the price chart is the only thing I care about. Since price is everything, I...
This 1 Chart Can Help You Beat the Market
Senior Managing Editor’s Note: We’re excited to announce that Chartered Market Technician Chad Shoop is teaming up with fellow colleague and options expert Mike Carr. Instead of hearing from Chad once a week through American Investor Today, you can hear from him and...
This Week’s Unusual Options Activity: Three $1 Million Bets to Bank On
The markets are closed for the Memorial Day holiday, but it doesn’t mean there’s not a lot going on. Last week, we saw a ton of unusual options activity. Unusual options activity is traders making big bets outside of earnings plays. It’s common to see big bets around...
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