Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Walt Disney Co. (Symbol: DIS), where a total of 59,586 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 56.4
Tuesday’s cotton futures are trading with triple digit gains so far at midday in the old crop contracts. The new crop futures are mixed, but mostly higher within 10 points of UNCH. Analysts are looking for Thursday’s Planting Intentions report to show between 10.4m and 11.3m acres for 2024/25 cotton....
Midday corn futures are trading at or near their lows for the session with 1 ¾ to 3 ¾ cent losses across the front months. Preliminary open interest rose 7,8893 contracts on Monday as speculators added positions ahead of Thursday’s quarterly reports and localized cash grain movement was also noted....
Front month wheat prices are down by double digits so far. SRW is down by 1.4% to 1.8%. KC HRW prices are currently 1.5% to 1.9% weaker at midday. Front month spring wheat futures are down by 1.3% to 1.7%. French Milling Wheat Futures traded at the highest price since...
Cattle are trading off their session lows, but were down by over $5 earlier in the session. Feeders are also down by triple digits with May down by as much as $4.32. USDA had last week’s cash trade as mostly near $188 in the South and mostly near $190 in...
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is up +0.47 (+2.14%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +13.00 (+2.03%). Sugar prices this morning are sharply higher, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-month high and London sugar posting a 6-week high. Sugar prices...
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.8% loss. Within the sector, Dominion Energy Inc (Symbol: D) and NextEra Energy Inc (Symbol: NEE) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 2.5% and 2.0%, respectively.
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Services stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.5%. Within that group, MGM Resorts International (Symbol: MGM) and Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 4.1% and 3.7%, respectively. Among the la
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +60 (+0.62%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +137 (+1.67%). Cocoa prices extended their parabolic rally today, with NY cocoa and London cocoa posting new all-time highs. Cocoa prices fell back from their best levels as...
In trading on Tuesday, shares of Public Storage's 3.90% Dep Shares of Cumulative Preferred Share Series O (Symbol: PSA.PRO) were yielding above the 5.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.975), with shares changing hands as low as $17.72 on the day. This c
In trading on Tuesday, shares of CMS Energy Corp's 4.20% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series C (Symbol: CMS.PRC) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.05), with shares changing hands as low as $20.88 on the day. This compa
May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) this morning is up +2.75 (+1.48%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is up +85 (+2.49%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply higher, with May arabica posting a 2-week high and May robusta posting a contract high. Robusta coffee prices saw support from today's...
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 of
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 Citigroup Inc (Symbol: C), where a total volume of 171,803 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 17
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.40%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.50% this morning as market participants geared up for a new round of U.S. economic data.
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc (Symbol: AY) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''International S.A.F.E. 10'' list, signifying an international stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 9.8% yield, as well as a superb track record of a
Bank OZK (Symbol: OZK) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 3.5% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth, according to the most
In recent trading, shares of Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $112.33, changing hands for $113.00/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade