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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: AAPL, ETSY, PLTR

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 463,194 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 46.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 83.2% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 55.7 million ...

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Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: AMZN, TGT, BA

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 281,485 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 28.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 74.5% of AMZN’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 37.8 million ...

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Nathan's Famous Stock Gains 0.4% in Three Months: What's Next?

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.’s NATH investors have been experiencing some short-term gains from the stock of late. Shares of the branded licensor, wholesaler and retailer of products, which is currently operating from Jericho, NY, have gained 0.4% in the past three months against the industry’s 2.8% decline. However, in the same time frame, the stock underperformed ...

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Is Netflix a Trillion-Dollar Company?

Key Points Netflix is not part of the “Magnificent Seven” but is among the 20 largest U.S. companies by market cap. Time in the market has paid off for Netflix investors in the long run, despite a few steep price dips along the way. A trillion-dollar market cap isn’t guaranteed, but Netflix is one of ...

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3 Standout Themes That Emerged From Earnings Season

Key Points Earnings season can give investors a glimpse into what’s currently driving the market. With the bulk of the second-quarter earnings season in the rearview mirror — more than 90% of S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) companies have already reported as of this writing — three major themes should be on every investor’s radar. Let’s ...