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.
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,...
On Tuesday, 19 ADRs hit 52-week lows, including Suzano, a major Brazilian pulp producer. The stock marked its 11th such low in 12 months and its lowest point in three years. The name makes sense for value...
On April 2, there were numerous unusually active options expiring in 43 days on May 15. In hindsight, several of those calls and puts that day look like they would have been attractive bets. Here’s how...
In Wednesday’s unusual options activity, two Shopify calls had the highest and 20th-highest Vol/OI ratios. While the trade looks like a Bull Call or Bear Call Spread, further examination of Shopify’s...
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Lululemon sank to $123.51 on Tuesday, its 37th 52-week low in a year, dragging the stock to a five-year bottom—and setting up a high-risk, contrarian trade for investors willing to bet on a sharp turnaround....
