Will Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. He loves investing and is passionate about helping others put their money to work. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time.
Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. You can catch up with him on LinkedIn.
Thursday's unusually quiet unusual options activity — no Vol/OI ratio cracking 100 — provides four cash-secured put candidates offering annualized returns up to 58%, with compelling value cases in...
Wednesday was a down day for the major indices. However, Progressive’s unusual options activity suggests the stock, which has struggled in the past year, could be nearing a bottom. Here are three reasons...
The new 52-week highs on the NYSE exceeded the lows by 2.4 times yesterday, while the Nasdaq’s new highs were 2.9 times the lows. Value investors should check out these three new lows.
AMC Entertainment had the 27th-highest standard deviation on Monday. The bullish price surprise, up 22%, was driven by an excellent May box office, resulting in the highest attendance since 2019. Do not...
Boston Scientific posted two of the top three Volume-to-Open Interest ratios during Thursday's trading session, a notable signal often associated with heightened market speculation. This unusual options...
In Wednesday’s trading session, QQQ, IWM, and EEM each displayed high levels of unusual options activity, signaling heightened investor interest and opportunity. This surge created actionable possibilities....
723 securities hit new 52-week highs on the NYSE and Nasdaq on Tuesday. There were easily more than 200 ETFs. However, many were leveraged or inverse ETFs. Three of them make good long-term investments...
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One of only four stocks with a standard deviation higher than 4.00 on Friday, the data management software company’s stock jumped over 12%. Given current stock valuations, it still seems cheap. Here...
Railroad operator CSX posted Thursday’s highest Vol/OI ratio. With the stock already up 26% year-to-date, a large institution placed a large options bet that the rally has further room to run in the...
Nvidia reported strong Q1 2027 results, beating revenue and earnings estimates and raising 2027 guidance. Unusual options activity ahead of the release signaled potential asymmetric risk-reward setups,...
