Soybeans are starting off the week with some strength, as contracts are up anywhere from 15 to 20 cents across the front months. Soymeal futures are up $4.40. Soy Oil is posting triple digit gains, with July up 112 points. Export Inspections data from this morning showed just 184,128 MT...
Live cattle are trading with mixed action on Monday, as contracts are anywhere from 55 cent higher to 15 cents lower across the front months. USDA reported cash sales of $186 in the South, up to $190 in the North last week, $2-3 higher. Feeder cattle are down 52 to...
Chevron stock is attractive to value buyers with its dividend yield of over 4.0% and the dividend covered by free cash flow. Moreover, shorting out-of-the-money put options is another way to make income.
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.54 (+2.98%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +16.80 (+3.14%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher as strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) has sparked short covering in sugar futures. Today, the real rallied...
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is down -68 (-0.93%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -133 (-2.17%). Cocoa prices today extended their month-long slide to 2-1/2 month lows and have fallen by more than -44% from last month's record highs. Deliveries for the expired...
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 Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO), where a total volume of 17,709 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AutoZone, Inc. (Symbol: AZO), where a total volume of 726 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 72,
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Lowe's Companies Inc (Symbol: LOW), where a total of 11,957 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is up +0.80 (+0.39%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +6 (+0.17%). Coffee prices today climbed to 2-week highs and are moderately higher. Insufficient rainfall in Brazil and Vietnam may curb global coffee production and is bullish for prices. Somar Meteorologia...
Koninklijke Philips PHG recently announced the retrospective study results highlighting the financial and medical advantages of Philips' AI-powered cardiac care solutions, which were presented at the Heart Rhythm Annual Meeti
People are still spending more each year on travel and experiences but, as the story has faded, the market has stopped pricing that into stocks in those industries. That creates an opportunity for investors.
The semiconductor industry plays a crucial role in the global technology sector, powering everything from smartphones and computers to automobiles and industrial machinery. Companies in this industry design and manufacture semiconductor chips, which are essential components for a
In trading on Monday, shares of Carnival plc (Symbol: CUK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $13.88, changing hands as high as $14.39 per share. Carnival plc shares are currently trading up about 4.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CU
In trading on Monday, shares of the Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF (Symbol: GSY) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $49.84, changing hands as low as $49.79 per share. Invesco Ultra Short Duration shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the day. The chart b
In trading on Monday, shares of Air Products & Chemicals Inc (Symbol: APD) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $263.06, changing hands as high as $263.90 per share. Air Products & Chemicals Inc shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day. The chart
In trading on Monday, shares of Carnival Corp (Symbol: CCL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $15.33, changing hands as high as $15.84 per share. Carnival Corp shares are currently trading up about 5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CC
In trading on Monday, shares of the Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: TBLL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $105.58, changing hands as low as $105.32 per share. Invesco Short Term Treasury shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the day. The chart
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWF) where we have detected an approximate $137.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over