Put volume was accelerated on Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA), with roughly 12,000 contracts traded -- more than two times what's typically seen in a typical trading session. Short-term contracts were being bought to open, and with UAA shares staging a sharp late-afternoon selloff, one of these bearish traders in particular placed a well-timed bet.Diving deeper, the weekly 10/27 17.50-strike and weekl...Read More
U.S. stocks are trading higher this morning after a slew of positive third-quarter earnings were released before the bell. Among the stocks making moves this morning are construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), automobile designer and producer General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), and technology powerhouse Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Here's a closer look at what's movi...Read More
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) just did something so rare it's happened only 13 other times in history. Specifically, the index yesterday not only made a bearish engulfing pattern, but also hit an all-time high. Below, we'lltake a look at how the S&P tends to perform after this unique double occurrence.A bearish engulfing pattern happens when the index "engulfs" the previous day's candle. Specifically, i...Read More
It appears to be an opportune time to take a long position on blue chip American Express (NYSE:AXP). The company just topped earnings expectations and raised its full-year outlook, and although its long-time CEO is stepping down, he'll be replaced by a 30-year veteran of the firm. On top of these promising fundamental developments, the stock's technical prospects also appear bullish. For insta...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on biotech Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN), TV streaming service Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), and online retail giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of ALXN, NFLX, and AMZN.Alexion Pharmaceuticals Stock Pops on FDA Drug ApprovalAlexion Pharmaceuticals stock is up 4.5% to trade at $141.27, aft...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on home appliance stock Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR), office furniture specialist HNI Corp (NYSE:HNI), and Hasbro rival Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of WHR, HNI, and MAT.Whirlpool Stock Gets Downgraded After Earnings, Sears ShakeupWhirlpool stock is bracing for a 10% drop out of the gate, after the comp...Read More
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are higher this morning, up triple digits as earnings season ramps up. Better-than-expected reports from Caterpillar (CAT) and 3M (MMM) are lifting the blue-chip index toward record highs, with McDonald's (MCD) stock also pointed higher after earnings. Futures on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are also higher, boosted by earnings vic...Read More
Well, it's official.Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has finally inked a deal to build a new manufacturing plant in China.And while there are plenty of naysayers who will question the company's decision, there's only one thing you need to know about why CEO Elon Musk made this happen...There will be just as many electric vehicles sold in China this year as were sold across the entire globe in 2016.This year,...Read More
Ted Butler says the ScotiaBank news may be on par with the JP Morgan take-over of Bear Stearns in 2008. Here's why...by Theodore Butler of Butler ResearchNews reports this week indicated that the Bank of Nova Scotia (ScotiaBank), Canada's third largest bank, had put its precious metals operation, ScotiaMocatta, up for sale. Various sources said the unit had been for sale for a year or so and it wa...Read More
Keith Weiner says that interest rates will keep falling, but silver is headed to $15.50 and the gold to silver ratio is going over 80. Here's why... by Keith Weiner of Monetary MetalsLast week we discussed the marginal productivity of debt. This is how much each newly-borrowed dollar adds to GDP. And ever since the interest rate began its falling trend in 1981, marginal productivity of debt has...Read More
While some people are selling back their gold, US Mint Authorized Purchaser Roy Friedman says silver is "the investment that people do not sell back."Roy Friedman of MTB Interivewed on Silver DoctorsAs for the near term market prices, Friedman says precious metals may go lower. While demand for physical gold and silver has improved over the last couple weeks, it is still weak, he says. However, in...Read More
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Eric states that there is always the cost of production with commodity investments. If a company increases output by twenty percent, there is always that overhead cost. However, if the price of a commodity rises by twenty percent that could represent a doubling of profits. Therefore commodity price has a much more significant impact on profitability than merely increasing production.As an investor...Read More
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Olympia is a 1938 German documentary film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The film was released in two parts: Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der V??lker (Festival of Nations) and Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Sch??nheit (Festival of Beauty). It was the first documentary feature film of the Olympic Games...Read More
Drug company Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) will report earnings tomorrow morning. Today, the stock closed almost 3% lower at $328.11, after the firm changed its existing collaboration with Eisai to develop and commercialize investigational Alzheimer's disease treatments, resulting in a downgrade from Citigroup. Below, we'll take a look at BIIB stock and how options traders are playing the shares ahead...Read More
Despite touching record highs in early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) each closed lower today, with the Dow and S&P both breaking their six-session win streaks. General Electric (GE) stock helped weigh the Dow down, dropping amid dividend concerns sparked by the blue chip's lackluster earnings report on Friday.Traders also...Read More
Stocks are modestly lower this afternoon, though all three major U.S. benchmarks hit record highs earlier. Among specific names making big moves, data storage specialist Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) and Dow stock Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) are higher, while materials expert Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) is plummeting after earnings. Here's a quick look at what is moving shares of STX, IN...Read More
Third-quarter earnings season is rolling on. In addition to several high-profile tech earnings that are due this week, New York-based airline name JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) will take its turn in the earnings confessional tomorrow. Ahead of the event, JBLU stock is down 1.6% at $20.03 -- trading near several key technical levels -- and options traders have been targeting even bigger...Read More
Nvidia isn't the only semiconductor stock on analysts' radar. Just this morning, RBC upped its price target on Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) to $100 from $96, helping the shares earlier hit a 17-year high of $96.74. The equity is now up almost 32% in 2017, and is pacing for a seventh straight positive weekly finish. But while options traders appear bullish ahead of the company's ear...Read More