Schaeffer's Investment Research

Long Puts Have Been Popular And Short Interest Has SurgedPepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) will be in focus before the open tomorrow, when the company will release its second-quarter earnings results. PEP...

Mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has been trending lower since late January, with the stock now down 10.8% year-to-date to hover at $16.91. The shares have notched a series of lower highs...

The financial sector is seeing strength today after the second-round results of the Fed's stress tests. At last check, the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLF) was up 1% to trade at $26.86. The...

While the major stock market indexes have suffered recently, mostly due to concerns about a global trade war, one exchange-traded fund (ETF) has quietly been on a tear: the Utilities Select Sector...

Gold prices have taken a hit since the Fed hiked interest rates earlier this month, with the SPDR Gold Shares) ETF (GLD) down more than 4% from its June 14 intraday peak at $123.86. Amid this decline,...

Volatility has ramped up in the U.S. stock market recently, as concerns over a possible trade war with the U.S. and China resurfaced. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) -- commonly referred to as the...

Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR) is slated to report first-quarter earnings after the market closes tomorrow. PIR stock is trading up 0.2% at $2.97 at last check, back below the 120-moving average, which...

The tech sector is feeling the brunt of the latest trade worries weighing on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq on track for its worst daily loss since April 2. Chip stocks are getting hit especially hard,...

BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) is slated to report first-quarter earnings before the open tomorrow. BlackBerry stock is down 1.4% at $11.74 at last check, set for a third straight close below the 20-day...

Weekly options traders were active on Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) ahead of the grocery name's earnings report, released earlier this morning. Puts were especially in favor over the last two weeks, and...

Speculation about how much longer General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) could remain part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has been swirling for months, and now it's official: GE will soon be...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday extended its losing streak to a sixth session, marking the longest since March 2017. Prior to that, you'd have to go back to November 2016, to just before...

MU Options Price In Bigger-Than-Usual Earnings ReactionChipmaker Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is slated to report fiscal third-quarter earnings after the close on Wednesday. Micron's stock is down...

FedEx Reports Earnings After The Close On Tuesday, June 19It's near the end of earnings season, but delivery giant FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) is slated to unveil its fiscal fourth-quarter results...

Option Buyers Pick Up Oracle Calls Before EarningsCloud concern Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is slated to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the close tomorrow. Oracle stock is down...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has sat out a broader rally in FAANG stocks this week, as new privacy concerns surfaced. Most recently, the social media concern said it unintentionally made public the...