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
Today, the FOMC is expected to keep the federal funds target range at 5.25%-5.50%. However, the main focus for the markets will be clues from the FOMC on when it will begin cutting interest rates and the tapering of Quantitative Tightening (QT). The markets have fully priced in a 25...
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS), where a total volume of 8,539 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appro
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW), where a total volume of 6,713 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Stryker Corp (Symbol: SYK), where a total of 6,313 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 631,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 45.8% of SYK
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in lululemon athletica inc (Symbol: LULU), where a total volume of 15,135 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of app
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Whirlpool Corp (Symbol: WHR), where a total of 8,675 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 867,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 80.1% of W
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM), where a total volume of 38,097 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is represent
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in PTC Inc (Symbol: PTC), where a total of 5,364 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 536,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 64.9% of PTC's av
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/2/24, OceanFirst Financial Corp (Symbol: OCFC), Citigroup Inc (Symbol: C), and WestAmerica Bancorporation (Symbol: WABC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. OceanFirst Financia
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/2/24, Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (Symbol: OHI), Webster Financial Corp (Symbol: WBS), and Concentrix Corp (Symbol: CNXC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Omega Healthc
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/2/24, Assurant Inc (Symbol: AIZ), Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (Symbol: LBAI), and Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Assurant Inc will pay its quarterly
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/2/24, Brinks Co (Symbol: BCO), Acuity Brands Inc (Symbol: AYI), and Matthews International Corp (Symbol: MATW) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Brinks Co will pay its quarte
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Park National Corp (AMEX: PRK), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we?
First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway?
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/2/24, Delek Logistics Partners LP (Symbol: DKL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $1.055, payable on 2/12/24. As a percentage of DKL's recent stock price of $47.67, this dividend works out
Morning Markets March E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESH24 ) are down -0.46%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24 ) are down -0.96%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately lower on weakness in technology stocks after earnings results from Alphabet, Advanced Micro Devices, and Microsoft failed to live up...
Investing in the stock market allows individuals to purchase shares in companies, offering the potential for capital gains and dividends. The market includes various sectors, each with its own characteristics and performance metrics. One such sector is the consumer sector, which
CME data confirmed live cattle OI has steadily increased this week into the Cattle Inventory report, up 8.5k contracts (3.2%) since last week. On Tuesday, feeder cattle led the way and closed with triple digit gains on Tuesday of as much as 1.1%. futures settled the session $1.82 to $2.70...
Corn is 1 to 2 cents weaker starting the day session for the last day of January. After printing new contract lows in yesterday’s overnight trade, the rest of the Tuesday session saw corn futures rally 5 ¾ to 8 ¼ cents and close near the session highs. That resulted...