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Leidos Awarded $6.5B Defense Contract

by Sonal Signals

On December 12, Leidos (LDOS) announced it received a contract award from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The contract has a give-year base period of performance with another three-year of options and is worth $6.5 billion. Leidos...

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China Deal On Track. Markets Maintain Gains

by Vlad Karpel

With only a few trading sessions left in 2019, traders remain optimistic heading into 2020 as both Chinese and U.S. officials appear to be on track for a partial trade deal. President Trump declared the “deal is done” on Tuesday while Chinese...

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Mover Alert: Uber Technologies

by Christian Tharp, CMT

Over the course of the past couple of months, UBER has formed an important level to watch at the $30 (blue) mark. That level was support back in October, support and resistance in November, and now the stock is hitting $30 as resistance again....

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Why We’re Bullish on Charles Schwab

by Options Sensei

Charles Schwab (SCHW) made headlines twice in the past two months with two bold moves that are changing the landscape of the brokerage business and positioning it to dominate the money management industry for years to come. The first bold...

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Options: How to Trade Takeovers

by Options Sensei

Yesterday, financial media revitalized the term “merger Monday” as some $60 billion in deals were confirmed.  A few such as LVHM’s bid for Tiffany (TIF) has surfaced a few weeks ago. But, others such as Schwab’s...

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Market Mover: Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS)

by Christian Tharp, CMT

DFS has hit the $85 mark (red) as resistance multiple times over the past few months. The stock has made it close to that level once again and could be looking to finally break higher. A solid close above $85 should lead to much higher prices for...

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Market Mover: Qorvo $1B Stock Buyback

by Market Movers

On October 31, Qorvo (QRVO) reported that the company’s Board of Directors authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program. The new program includes $117 million that was authorized in a prior repurchase program. Qorvo is a leading provider...

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