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Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant trading activity in the options of 10 financial stocks. The stocks include Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), PNC Financial Services (PNC), Capital One Financial (COF), Morgan Stanley (MS), Wells Fargo (WFC), Synchrony Financial (SYF), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Citigroup (C), and The Carlyle Group (CG). The options activity, which includes both call and put options, indicates varying levels of bullish and bearish sentiment among traders.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:35 pm

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The article reports on the recent options activity in the Information Technology sector. It mentions 10 US-listed companies: Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Enphase Energy (ENPH), CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Broadcom Inc. (AVGO), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM). The article provides details on the type of options (put/call), trade type, sentiment, expiration date, strike price, total trade price, open interest, and volume for each company.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:35 pm

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A significant bullish stance has been taken on Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) as evidenced by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 63% bullish and 36% bearish. Out of all the options, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $860,648, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $25,820. The targeted price range for Trade Desk over the last 3 months is from $60.0 to $95.0.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:31 pm

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A significant bearish stance on Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has been observed in recent unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 59% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $160.0 to $190.0 for Walmart over the last 3 months. The price of WMT is up 0.16% at $164.6. Several experts have maintained their ratings on Walmart with varying price targets.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:31 pm

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Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years, producing an average annual return of 10.1%. If an investor had bought $1000 of APD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,767.86 today. The company currently has a market capitalization of $67.36 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:30 pm

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Hershey (NYSE:HSY) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.48% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 9.07%. If an investor had bought $100 of HSY stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $567.27 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:30 pm

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Ethan Nguonly, a 22-year-old software engineer at Alphabet Inc.'s Google, is planning to retire at 35 by adhering to the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) principles. He earns approximately $194,000 annually and has invested around $135,000 in various avenues including retirement funds. His investment portfolio includes stocks and real estate properties in Florida and California. After experiencing a considerable loss in the crypto market in 2021, Nguonly has shifted his investment focus more towards ETFs and real estate.

Portfolio Pulse from Bibhu Pattnaik

September 12, 2023 | 5:28 pm

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Blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis, has released the 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index, highlighting the growth of cryptocurrency adoption worldwide. The index uses on-chain and real-world data to identify countries where a significant part of the population is investing in cryptocurrencies. The Central & Southern Asia and Oceania region leads the chart, accounting for six of the top ten countries. The index also shows a significant surge in crypto adoption in Lower Middle Income (LMI) countries.

Portfolio Pulse from Mohit Manghnani

September 12, 2023 | 5:24 pm

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Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 20.19% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 30.28%. If an investor had bought $100 of ODFL stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $1,396.40 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:00 pm

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Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.41% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 16.0%. If an investor had bought $100 of WCN stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,936.11 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 12, 2023 | 5:00 pm