Why Did Cathie Wood Just Buy 230,000 Shares of Kodiak AI Stock, and Should You? Kodiak AI gains attention after Cathie Wood’s big buy, but high risk and weak fundamentals make it a speculative bet. Barchart · Apr 7
3 Dividend Kings With 50+ Years of Raises Are Trading at a Huge Discount. Analysts Say Buy Before They Rebound Three Dividend Kings, Sysco, P&G, and BD, look oversold or near it, offering yield, resilience, and possible upside in a volatile market. Barchart · Apr 7
Oil Futures Keep Rising, and Shorting Chevron Covered Calls and Cash-Secured Puts Works Oil is now at a new high of $113.24 ahead of Trump's Tuesday evening Iran deal ultimatum. Chevron stock is higher, pushing up CVX put and call option premiums. That makes them worth shorting. Barchart · Apr 7
A Strong U.S. Dollar Is Squelching Grain Market Bulls The U.S. dollar index nears 10-month highs and is pressuring grain futures including corn, soybeans, and wheat. What to watch this week. Barchart · Apr 6
Marvell Technology Stock Surges on Nvidia Investment, Sparking Huge Unusual Options Trades Nvidia Inc.'s $2 billion investment in Marvell Technology and management's recent earnings guidance have pushed MRVL stock higher. That's led to huge, unusual in-the-money put options trading - a bullish signal. Barchart · Apr 6
Bullish on Corn and Soybeans? This Stock Just Hit New All-Time Highs. Corteva (CTVA) exhibits strong technical momentum and recently hit a new all-time high. Shares are up more than 50% over the past 52 weeks. Analyst sentiment is overwhelmingly positive with most major firms rating CTVA a “Buy.” Low short interest and strong support from both Wall Street and individual investors... Barchart · Apr 6
How You Can Use Unusual Options Activity to Stalk Big-Money Trades This simple guide explains how to use Barchart’s options data to track the institutional trades that could move markets next. Barchart · Apr 6
Defense Stock RTX Corp is a High Flyer - What's The Best Play Here? RTX Corp. stock, parent of defense companies Raytheon, Collins, Pratt & Whitney, is off recent peak prices. Shorting out-of-the-money (OTM) puts may be a good play at significantly lower strike prices. Barchart · Apr 6
Tesla Stock Keeps Falling - But 10% Lower TSLA Puts Yield 2.0% for One Month Out Tesla stock has been falling over the past month. That has pushed up put option premiums. Meanwhile, analyst price targets are significantly higher. As a result, it makes sense to short out-of-the-money puts. Barchart · Apr 5
Trade Strait of Hormuz Headlines and Profit with Unusual Options Activity in Royal Caribbean Stock The VIX opened Thursday trading higher, but dropped back on good news about traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Cruise operators like Royal Caribbean are greatly affected by higher fuel prices. RCL’s unusual options activity provides an attractive trade. Barchart · Apr 3
Nvidia Still Looks Cheap - Shorting Out-of-the-Money NVDA Put Options Is Attractive Nvidia Inc. stock is still cheap here. Shorting one-month out Nvidia put options yields over 1.6% at a strike price 7% lower than the current price. Value investors can set a lower buy-in point and get paid with this play. Barchart · Apr 3
Hormuz Shutdown: Where are the Grain, Cattle, and Oil Markets Headed? The war in Iran is driving a historic surge in energy and grain prices while simultaneously threatening to break the cattle market due to rising input costs and shrinking consumer disposable income. Barchart · Apr 2
Can You Predict The Sphere’s Future? Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) is trading at a new all-time high and has strong technical momentum. Shares are up nearly 280% over the past 52 weeks. SPHR maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Despite bullish technicals and analyst sentiment, elevated short interest warrants close monitoring. Today’s Featured Stock Valued... Barchart · Apr 2
Plug Power Just Scored a New Deal in Canada. Should You Buy Plug Stock Here? Plug Power stock soars on a 275 MW electrolyzer contract for a green hydrogen project in Quebec. Here’s why PLUG shares are worth owning at current levels. Barchart · Apr 2
Barchart · Apr 2 Has Gold Found a Bottom? Gold has corrected from the late January all-time high. The leading precious metal is trading over $1,000 below the all-time peak, and remains under pressure despite geopolitical events.
Barchart · Apr 2 Trade Unusually Active Options in Google Stock with This Covered Ratio Spread Yesterday’s unusually active call options included two from one of the Magnificent Seven. Although the Barchart Technical Opinion says it's only an 8% weak buy, here’s why it sets up perfectly for a covered ratio spread.
Barchart · Apr 2 Casey’s General Stores Stock Just Hit a New All-Time High: Convenience Pays Casey’s General Stores (CASY) is trading at a new all-time high. Shares are up nearly 70% over the past 52 weeks. CASY maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Despite analyst optimism and a solid balance sheet, CASY’s elevated P/E suggests current levels may not offer an attractive entry...
Barchart · Apr 2 Gold Prices Here Hint that Iran War Energy Price Shocks Could Be Short Lived. Why? Price action in bonds and precious metals suggests that energy price shocks will start to taper and any surge in inflation will also simmer in the near term.
Barchart · Apr 1 This Dividend Stock Has Been Steady Amid the Iran War: Is It Still a Buy? Citigroup has a dividend yield of over 2.2% and has outperformed the markets over the last month. Is the stock still a buy?
Barchart · Apr 1 This Tech Stock May Be About to Short Circuit Near 52-Week Highs Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is up more than 40% over the past 52 weeks. Shares are trading at a new 52-week high hit on March 26. The stock maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Despite broad retail popularity, elevated short interest introduces caution amid mixed analyst ratings. Today’s Featured...
Barchart · Apr 1 Intel Has Unusual Put Option Volume - Signals Upside in INTC Stock Intel Corp stock has been moving higher, and investors may be signaling a bottom in INTC. This is from a large, unusual volume in near-term out-of-the-money INTC puts today. This is because INTC stock is undervalued.
Barchart · Mar 31 Huge, Unusual Put Action in Robinhood Stock - A Sign That HOOD Has Bottomed? Today, Barchart reports large, unusual activity in out-of-the-money (OTM) Robinhood put options. Is HOOD stock at a bottom? Shorting HOOD puts here yields 1.36% at a 10% lower strike price at a 10-day expiry.
Barchart · Mar 31 The Dow Jones May Be Down, But DOW Stock Is Winning in 2026 Dow (DOW) is a leading material science company with a broad, differentiated product portfolio and global manufacturing footprint. DOW has demonstrated strong technical momentum, trading at a new 52-week high. Plus, the stock pays a dividend yielding a generous 3.32%. However, further upside may be limited. Today’s Featured Stock Valued...
Barchart · Mar 31 After a Record Bull Run, Is the Cattle Market Headed for Collapse? Our Senior Market Analyst discusses misleading media coverage, monster-sized cows, and why the Strait of Hormuz could be the ‘last straw’ for US beef demand.
Barchart · Mar 31 Bath & Body Works Jumps 11% Monday — Should You Make an Aggressive Buy to Bet on a BBWI Stock Rebound? Bath & Body Works had above-average share and options volume on Monday. Especially busy were the April 2 $19 calls expiring in three days. The action points to a potential revival for the specialty retailer’s beleaguered stock.