Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in BGC Partners Inc - Class A (Symbol: BGCP), where a total volume of 41,058 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of
The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Technology & Communications sector, higher by 0.2%. Within that group, Fortinet Inc (Symbol: FTNT) and Cadence Design Systems Inc (Symbol: CDNS) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 6.2% and 2.7%, respecti
In afternoon trading on Friday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 2.2% loss. Within that group, Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Symbol: FANG) and Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 3.8% and 3.4%, re
In trading on Friday, shares of BCE Inc's Series AF Preferred Shares (TSX: BCE-PRF.TO) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.9662), with shares changing hands as low as $15.58 on the day. As of last close, BCE.PRF was trading at a
Shares of Rite Aid Corporation RAD rallied more than 17% after the close of trading session on Dec 17, following its impressive third-quarter fiscal 2021 results. Strength in Elixir, rise in pharmacy sales and robust online performance aided quarterly results. Further, it remains
Moderna, Inc. MRNA announced that the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee has voted in favor of FDA granting an emergency use authorization (EUA) to its mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273. From the panel, 20 members voted in suppor
Merck & Co., Inc. MRK announced that that the FDA has accepted its supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) seeking approval of its blockbuster anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda, for newly diagnosed esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (“GEJ”) cancer. The company
Johnson & Johnson JNJ announced that the large-scale, multi-country phase III study, ENSEMBLE, of its experimental COVID-19 single-dose vaccine candidate (JNJ-78436735) is now fully enrolled with approximately 45,000 participants.
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Union Pacific Corp (Symbol: UNP), where a total volume of 11,418 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxima
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 250,719 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 25.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 71
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total of 4,976 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 497,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 149
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the o
Investors seek growth stocks to capitalize on above-average growth in financials that help these securities grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all.
Investors seek growth stocks to capitalize on above-average growth in financials that help these securities grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all.
The iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.6 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 176,000. Shares of IDEV were off about 0.4% on the day.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which m
In trading on Friday, the Invesco Solar ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Jinkosolar Holding, up about 15.2% and shares of Maxeon Solar Technologies, up about 12.5% on the day.