Category Archives: Hot Stocks

BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB)

Shares of BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB) rallied 8% after the company said it has settled the disputes over patent royalties against Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) for terms that weren’t disclosed. BlackBerry had sued Facebook in 2018 in a fight over messaging patents and was then countersued over patents for voice messaging technology.  

Consumer Staples Select Spiders (XLP) Worth a Look

Consumer Staples Select Spiders (XLP, $64.85, up $0.55) XLP September 65 calls (XLP200918C00065000, $0.80, up $0.15) Entry Price: $0.70 (8/17/2020) Exit Target: $1.40 Return: 14% Stop Target: None Action: Lower resistance at $64.50-$65 was recovered with shares closing on the session high of $64.85. Support remains at $64-$63.50.

NextOptions.com Index and Earnings Options Play List for 8/17/2020

Bulls Get Weekly Win Despite Friday’s Flat Action The market lost ground on Friday following a flood of economic news and inaction from Congress on developments for a coronavirus relief package. No deal was announced on that front as lawmakers have broken for recess until Labor Day. Despite the flat session, the major indexes posted […]

Monday’s (8/17/2020) earnings announcements (JD, CWCO, BEST…)

Monday’s (8/17/2020) earnings announcements: Before the open: Consolidated Water (CWCO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Gulf Resources (GURE), JD.com (JD), Milestone Scientific (MLSS), Niu Technologies (NIU), SWK Holdings (SWKH) After the close: Americas CarMart (CRMT), Best (BEST), China Biologic Products (CBPO), Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN), Edison Nation (EDNT), Fabrinet (FN), Progressive Care (RXMD), Social Reality (SRAX) Economic […]

Analyst Upgrades/ Downgrades

Analyst Upgrades/ Downgrades   Estee Lauder (EL) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer Halliburton (HAL) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman Sachs Schlumberger (SLB) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo   Baker Hughes (BKR) downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs BJ’s Wholesale (BJ) downgraded to Hold […]