Investors in MongoDB Inc (Symbol: MDB) saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 16th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 186 days until expiration the newly trading contrac
Shareholders of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Symbol: RS) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $310 strike and collect the premium based on the $25.60 bid, which annualizes to an additiona
Shareholders of Lpl Financial Holdings Inc (Symbol: LPLA) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the December covered call at the $260 strike and collect the premium based on the $23.60 bid, which annualizes to an additional 11%
Investors eyeing a purchase of Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $1266.14/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is
Investors considering a purchase of Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $153.16/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particula
Investors eyeing a purchase of Analog Devices Inc (Symbol: ADI) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $193.53/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular
Corn is trading 1 ½ to 3 cents stronger early on Monday morning. Corn ended the Friday session a penny off the lows, which were new LoC lows for the market. At the settle the board was 3 ¼ to 4 ¼ cents in the red. March futures were down...
Front month lean hog futures firmed up into the weekend with 12 to 80 cent gains. That still had April with a net weekly drop of $2.67 going home on Friday. USDA’s National Average Afternoon Base Hog price was $1.27 weaker on Friday at $63.79. The CME Lean Hog Index...
Following the strong Friday session, cotton futures are backing off by 36 to 50 points so far on Monday morning. Old crop cotton rallied triple digits to close out last week. March’s 268 point gain on the day left the contract a net 467 points higher for the week. Dec...
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 24 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that iShares Trust - iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (Symbol: IWD) was held by 8 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinkin
US wheat futures markets are trading fractionally to 3 cents lower on this Monday morning. The overnight session had March prices up by as much as 3 cents, and the May contract back above the $6 mark. Chicago SRW futures ended Friday 2 ¼ to 8 ¼ cents in the...
Fat cattle futures closed in the black on Friday, though off the session highs with 5 to 25 cent gains. That left April at a net $2.97 gain for the week. Feeder cattle closed mostly lower, with a $1.15 loss for August. March feeders gained 30c on Friday and a...
Soybean prices are 4 ¼ to 8 ½ cents stronger this morning as we start the new week. The July contract ended sub-$12 as the last domino to fall. The front month contracts were 9 to 10 cents in the red at the end of Friday’s trading, with March down...
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 54 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that AbbVie Inc (Symbol: ABBV) was held by 32 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 47 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM) was held by 30 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 40 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that Vanguard Index Funds Mid-Cap Value Index VIPER Shs (Symbol: VOO) was held by 20 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be th
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 26 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Symbol: ORLY) was held by 11 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 31 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLV) was held by 12 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike,
The Chart of the Day belongs to the database software company Couchbase (BASE) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart...