When insiders sell shares, it indicates their concern in the company’s prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Either way, this signals an opportunity to go short on the stock. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision. At best, it can lend conviction to a selling decision.
The S&P 500 (SPX) created a new all-time high on Thursday but just barely. Despite a seven-day up streak, the move may not be as convincing to some investors, so follow-through on Friday could be important. Fortunately, the S&P 500 futures are pointing slightly higher before the market open.
Investors have another group of earnings to consider on Tuesday. This week a slew of companies are slated to report earnings including 77 of the 500 stocks that make up the S&P 500. Investors will be looking for signs of supply chain relief and bottlenecks.
Today kicks off the unofficial start of the fall earnings season with some big banks in focus, but before investors can dive into the earnings news they have to deal with some Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) news.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) reported quarterly earnings of $10.95 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $9.35 by 17.11 percent. This is a 18.76 percent increase over earnings of $9.22 per share from the same