Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Wednesday’s trading: 1. LEN – Lenar (LEN) reports their fiscal Q1 results this morning before the open. Read our preview from yesterday …
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SodaStream is a controversial stock that we have followed closely in the past year. In fact, we actually had a profitable trade in SODA in the spring on the long side, though we quickly exited …
Continue readingNot all self serve beverage stocks are created equal. At the same time that SODA is down to new all-time lows today after a big drop in sales and profit guidance, GMCR is hitting new …
Continue readingThere has been no shortage of rumors over the last couple weeks about potential corporate action or M&A in oversold consumer stocks with high short interest like LULU (25% of float), WFM (10% of float) and …
Continue readingBack in early February, Coca-Cola (KO) and Green Mountain (GMCR) entered a strategic partnership for: the development and introduction of The Coca-Cola Company’s global brand portfolio for use in GMCR’s forthcoming Keurig Cold™ at-home beverage system. Under the …
Continue readingSODA has rallied more than 10% over the last month. The news flow in the stock has been relatively quiet, with only a few news items that caught my eye in that period. First, Whitney …
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Continue readingGMCR announced last night that Coca-Cola was taking a 10% stake in the company. That’s the first major move by either Coke or Pepsi in the single-serve soft drinks arena. Interestingly, KO’s stake in GMCR …
Continue readingRetail’s weakness to start 2014 has been greeted by the broader market with a fair bit of complacency. Investors have shrugged off one negative sales report after another with the view that the problems are …
Continue readingSODA was one of our favorite stocks on the long side in 2013 (see here, here, and here). We haven’t traded the stock in more than 2 months, but today’s price action caught my attention. …
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