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Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) are up more than 34% this year and are finishing 2019 on a strong note following a successful Disney+ streaming service launch in November. On Friday, market participants saw an unusually large bearish bet that the Disney fairy tale will come to an end in...

President Trump once again jolted markets with a Trade War tweet yesterday, sending equity indices soaring into new all-time highs and putting the hurt on bearish traders who wrote off the move as an attempt to juice a sluggish stock market open. Major news outlets reported that the U.S. and China...

iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) shares traded higher by 4.2% on Thursday but are still down 42.2% year to date heading into the final weeks of 2019. Despite the 2019 weakness, several large option traders have made bullish bets on a year-end rally for iRobot. The Trades This week, Benzinga Pro...

This Week's DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers) Last Week's DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Three-Month DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index Outlook: 55 (Carriers) The trucking industry operates in a market based on real-...

On CNBC's "Trading Nation," Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com suggested that investors should consider a bullish options strategy in salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM). He thinks the stock is trading close to its support and he wants to set up a long position, using options. See Also:...

GBP/USD Current Price: 1.3198 UK data missed the market’s expectations but didn’t affect the Sterling. Hopes that UK PM Johnson will win the general election persist. GBP/USD holding near a multi-month high, firmer advance expected once above 1.3220. The GBP/USD pair has reached a...

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the hottest stocks in the market in 2019, gaining 70.8% and reaching a $1.2 trillion market cap. On Tuesday, a flurry of large Apple option trades were more bullish that bearish, suggesting smart money is expecting Apple to continue to outperform heading...

An alleged attempt by near-monopoly port operator TasPorts to block a new company from providing towage and pilotage services in competition with its own marine services offerings is at the heart of a legal action by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). Details of the...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) shares have rallied 29.3% in the past three months as investors have become more bullish about the company’s growth strategy and focus on improving its balance sheet. After years of underperformance, Freeport-McMoRan stock finally seems to be coming alive, and...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Guy Adami shared his bullish view on Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU). He likes the stock because of growing menswear, China growth and improving margins and he expects it to trade higher going into earnings. Mike Khouw thinks the stock has a high...

Dan Nathan spoke on CNBC's "Options Action" about a bullish options trade in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX). The stock gained 35% year to date, but Nathan thinks there is more room on the upside. See Also: Mike Khouw's XLK Trade To make a bullish bet, Nathan wants to buy the...

Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by 8.34% week-over-week. Much of this rise can be attributed to the timing of Thanksgiving. Nationally, outbound tender volumes fell 3.01% year-over-year this week. Month-over-month volumes were down 1.68%. We will be keeping an eye out for the emerging true...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) shares are down 12.2% over the past year, but at least one larger option trader is betting the next two years will be much better for the largest U.S. oil major. The Trades On Friday morning, Benzinga Pro subscribers received two option alerts related to...