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Sat, Feb 21st, 2026

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Sat, Feb 21st, 2026
Our retail pick for 2026 - Amazon

We analyze Amazon and its various business lines post the early Feb earnings.

AMZN : 210.11 (+2.56%)
Unusual Options Activity Alert: If You Own These 3 Stocks, It’s Time for a Protective Collar

Thursday’s unusual options activity included three stocks with 50%-plus gains over the past year. With the VIX up 20% in the past week, if you bought any of these a year ago, a protective collar is in...

CAT : 759.74 (-0.10%)
W : 81.43 (+2.34%)
LUV : 52.09 (+0.02%)
DAL : 69.44 (+2.97%)
Palo Alto Networks Stock Has Tanked But Its Free Cash Flow is Strong - Time to Buy PANW?

Palo Alto Networks' adjusted free cash flow (FCF) was up 27% year-over year. Moreover, on a trailing 12-month basis, it was 37.9% of sales, up from 34.4% a year ago. As a result, its value is significantly...

PANW : 148.70 (-1.52%)
3 Steps to a Simple Trading System

We only need to use three things to develop a simple trading system: Trend, Fundamentals, and Filters.

LEJ26 : 242.000s (-0.59%)
$CNSI : 1,072.62 (-0.34%)
Gold futures price analysis

We analyze the overnight move in gold futures alongside all the geopolitical events crowding the trade

GSJ26 : 5,081.00s (+1.67%)
21,000 Reasons Cogent Communications’ Unusual Options Activity Screams Bull Call Spread

The internet company had two options yesterday in the top 10 Vol/OI ratios. They were its only unusually active options despite volume 18 times higher than its 30-day average. I’ve got 21,000 reasons...

CCOI : 18.58 (-29.36%)
How to Find the Best Stocks for This Cash-Generating Options Strategy

Options expert Rick Orford explains his criteria for finding the best cash-secured put option candidates.

How to Buy IBKR for an 8% Discount, or Achieve a 27% Annual Return

Yesterday, with Interactive Brokers (IBKR) trading at $74.90, the March put option with a strike price of $70 was trading around $1.55. Traders selling this put would receive $155 in option premium.

IBKR : 74.39 (+0.55%)
Has Palantir Bottomed? Probably, Based on Huge, Unusual Put Options Activity in PLTR

Palantir stock may have hit a bottom after several tranches of large, unusual volume in out-of-the-money PLTR put options traded today. Palantir's strong free cash flow and FCF margins imply a higher price...

PLTR : 135.24 (+0.26%)
3 Option Ideas to Consider this Wednesday for Income and Growth

Today, we are using some moving average filters to find bullish stocks and then looking at a couple of different trade ideas.

NVDA : 189.82 (+1.02%)
NKE : 65.40 (-0.32%)
DAL : 69.44 (+2.97%)

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