Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in VMware Inc (Symbol: VMW), where a total volume of 8,950 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 895
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in National Beverage Corp. (Symbol: FIZZ), where a total volume of 1,795 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of app
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Square Inc (Symbol: SQ), where a total volume of 84,285 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 8.4
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 0.6%. Within the sector, AES Corp. (Symbol: AES) and NRG Energy Inc (Symbol: NRG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.3% and
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Vornado Realty Trust (Symbol: VNO), where a total of 23,129 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD), where a total of 48,909 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), where a total volume of 15,083 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi
The iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 97,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 28,000. Shares of IYC were down about 0.1% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Tesla, up about 3.4% and shares of NIO, up about 2.6% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, biotechnology shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Novan, down about 19.7% and shares of DermTech off about 12.4% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, publishing shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.3%. Leading the group were shares of Gannett, up about 15% and shares of Tribune Publishing up about 9.2% on the day.
Momentum investing is all about the idea of following a stock's recent trend, which can be in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." And for investors following this methodology, taking advantage of tr
Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.
Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key;
Materion (MTRN) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.
Momentum investing is all about the idea of following a stock's recent trend, which can be in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." And for investors following this methodology, taking advantage of tr
Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key;
Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.