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Woodside trades near its 52-week high with a market cap of $45.3B and a 4.5% yield. Positive macro headlines around LNG have driven interest, but evidence of capped upside, bearish momentum and elevated short activity argue for a tactical short. Entry $23.70, target $20.00, stop $25.50 - mid-term swing (45 trading days).
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a televised address that U.S. forces have nearly achieved their objectives in the Iran conflict and that the war would soon be ending, while noting additional strikes could occur over the next two to three weeks. Financial markets moved quickly: equities fell, the dollar firmed and crude oil climbed. Investors an…
Luminus Management LLC, a roughly 10% holder and director at Battalion Oil Corp (BATL), sold 1,890,481 common shares across March 30-31, 2026, realizing about $8.6 million. The activity included conversion of preferred stock into common shares and the relinquishment of cash-settled total return swap rights. The transactions occurred as the company’…
Slide Insurance Holdings Inc. (SLDE) President and COO Shannon Lucas sold 38,686 shares under a prearranged 10b5-1 plan between March 30 and April 1, 2026, generating roughly $700,004. The filings also show Lucas exercised stock options for 45,838 shares at no cost on March 31, 2026, and relinquished 9,019 shares to satisfy tax obligations. After t…
Slide Insurance Holdings Chief Executive Bruce Lucas sold 381,855 shares of common stock between March 30 and April 1, 2026, generating about $7.07 million through trades executed under a 10b5-1 plan. On March 31 he also sold 9,019 shares to meet tax obligations and exercised 22,919 RSUs at $0 per share. The company recently reported robust fourth-…
XLG offers concentrated exposure to the market’s largest, fastest-growing names. Recent earnings momentum among mega-cap technology leaders supports a tactical long exposure, but concentration and macro sensitivity mean risk must be capped. Trade plan: enter $80.00, stop $72.00, target $95.00 for a mid-term trade (45 trading days).
President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that U.S. forces will intensify operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks, warning of severe strikes on Tehran's electricity network if no agreement is reached. He framed the steps as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and said U.S. military objectives were nearin…
John P. Schmid, a director at AnaptysBio (ANAB), sold 20,645 shares of common stock on March 30, 2026, for a total of $1.16 million across multiple transactions. The company is proceeding with the spinout of First Tracks Biotherapeutics, which has secured $80 million in a private placement ahead of a planned distribution on April 20, 2026, and Anap…
Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was found shot to death at her home on Wednesday. Police arrested her husband, 40-year-old Stephen Bowen, and booked him into the Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale as the lone suspect in what authorities described as a domestic violence case. Metayer Bowen was a trailblazer in the …
Matthew Paul Larson, Chief Risk Officer at Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ: SLDE), sold 11,250 shares on March 30, 2026, for $202,500 and simultaneously exercised and sold 11,250 options at $0.79 each. The trades were executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan adopted December 4, 2025. Slide reported robust fourth-quarter 2025 earnings and announce…
THLLY (Thales unsponsored ADR) is trading above its short- and medium-term moving averages with bullish momentum indicators and recent volume that suggests renewed investor interest. With Europe increasing defense budgets, growing demand for public-safety and post-quantum cryptography solutions, and Thales’ exposure across defense, aerospace, and c…
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in the Northern Molucca Sea off Ternate island, Indonesia, producing aftershocks, damaging buildings and generating small tsunami waves recorded at several locations. Regional agencies issued warnings and urged preparedness along nearby coastlines, while local reports described panic and at least one death from f…
Alset International Ltd sold 100,390 shares of HWH International Inc on March 30, 2026 at a weighted average price of $0.983, generating $98,683 in proceeds. The sale left Alset International Limited with an indirect holding of 1,891,279 HWH shares. Separately, HWH has agreed to buy 99.55% of Hapi Metaverse Inc for $19.9 million via a five-year pro…
A Sydney judge refused a 40-year suppression application that would have prevented Australian media from naming or publishing images of the family members of the man accused of the Bondi Beach mass shooting. The decision emphasized the centrality of open justice and noted the practical limits of suppression in the age of social media and overseas p…
Major currencies traded with little net change in thin Asian sessions as investors awaited a primetime national address from U.S. President Donald Trump that is expected to outline whether a ceasefire in the Gulf war is imminent. The dollar, which benefited from safe-haven demand after the conflict began in late February, has slipped over two sessi…
Osisko Development Corp. announced its annual grant of incentive awards consisting of 1,104,400 stock options and 1,426,600 restricted share units to senior officers and employees under its equity incentive plan. The options are exercisable at C$4.51 per share and will vest over three years, with the RSUs cliff vesting in 2029 subject to performanc…
Christopher Longhito, Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Global Industrial Co (NASDAQ: GIC), sold a total of $385,013 in common stock across multiple transactions from March 23 to March 27, 2026. On March 27 he also exercised options that cost $131,775. Following the reported trades and exercises, Longhito is listed as owning z…
Trupanion Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer John R. Gallagher sold 430 shares on March 30, 2026, at $25.47 per share, yielding $10,952. The transaction, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 20, 2025, leaves Gallagher with 31,957 shares. The stock is trading near its 52-week low of $24.32 and is down 41% over the past six months.…
Oil futures slipped in Asian trading after remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump that signaled a potential pullback from Iran and data showing a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. crude stocks. Conflicting reports about ceasefire discussions in Tehran and an impending presidential address kept markets on edge.
President Donald Trump recommended this week that countries facing jet fuel shortages from the Strait of Hormuz blockade purchase fuel from the United States, saying "We have plenty." Government statistics and industry tracking firms say U.S. production and exports are insufficient to fully replace roughly 500,000 barrels per day that typically mov…
Oil prices dropped more than $1 early Thursday as traders responded to comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and awaited a planned national address that markets interpret could signal a U.S. pullback from the Iran conflict. Brent slipped to $100 a barrel while U.S. crude fell to $98.71, with analysts cautioning that a U.S. exit alone may not re…
Global equities ticked up and the U.S. dollar softened while oil prices eased as investors awaited a primetime address from U.S. President Donald Trump that could signal an end to the month-long U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Markets have rallied in the past two sessions after a volatile March driven by surging energy costs, but analysts say uncertaint…
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Wednesday evening as traders awaited a primetime address from President Donald Trump on developments in the Iran conflict. Markets had posted a two-day advance fueled by optimism over a possible ceasefire and selective buying in tech shares, while conflicting statements from Tehran and volatile oil mo…
Karen Krasney, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR), sold 25,000 shares on March 31, 2026 for $752,935 and simultaneously exercised options to acquire 25,000 shares. The disposal was carried out under a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan. Capricor recently reported a Q4 fiscal 2025 EPS miss and conti…
Capricor Therapeutics CFO Anthony Bergmann sold 25,000 shares on March 31, 2026, under a 10b5-1 plan for roughly $753,152 and exercised options to acquire 25,000 shares at $3.18 each. The moves come as the company faces an earnings shortfall, analyst price targets that exceed current trading levels, and an upcoming PDUFA date for deramiocel.
