Earlier I highlighted Intel’s (INTC) inability to fill in its earnings gap from late Oct when the stock declined 6% post results (read here). Another stock that has failed to do so, despite the broad …
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Following their better than expected fiscal Q1 results on October 20th, shares of Microsoft (MSFT) broke out to a new all time high: Since their earnings report the stock has been consolidating a bit, having initially …
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There are are no shortages of stocks and sectors that are rallying in anticipation of policy changes in the new administration. Biotech/Pharma and Bank stocks were perceived to be the primary future beneficiaries of more lenient …
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Here is some large siazable options activity that caught my eye in today’s trading: XOP: the S&P Oil & Gas etf was down more than 2% as Crude Oil has one of its worst days in …
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Earlier we highlighted the implied move in the options market (along with a few other fun facts) for Alpabet’s (GOOGL) Q3 results due out after the close. The options market is predicting about a 5% …
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Yesterday we reiterated out thought that with Microsoft so close to its all time high (made in 1999) that it was likely we see a matched or new high soon. We also expected nostalgic ledes …
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Three weeks ago we made the case that before this market rally is all said and done, there is a very strong likelihood that shares of Microsoft (MSFT) will make a new all time high: …
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Event: MSFT will report their fiscal Q1 after the close tomorrow. The implied move in the options market is about 5% in either direction, below the 4 qtr average one day post earnings move of …
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The biggest news in tech this week was merely rumor, that Qualcomm (QCOM) is in talks to pay $30 billion for NXP Semiconductor (NXPI), a company which just last year spent $12 billion to buy Freescale …
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Last night, Microsoft (MSFT) announced that they will be replacing their existing $40 billion share repurchase agreement (that should be completed this year) by another $40 billion buyback plan. While that is a dazzling headline, …
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