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I discussed a possible Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) dividend raise next month in my Dec. 23, 2025, Barchart article. I ...

Whether you decide to trade derivatives or not, having an understanding of unusual options activity can offer a powerful edge. Mainly, options represent the arena of the smart money — sophisticated ...

Irrespective of your interest in the derivatives market, it’s always helpful to consider unusual options activity. Such screeners identify aberrant trades worth closer examination. No, it’s not a ...

Unusual options activity is one of the best ways to see how traders are betting on a particular stock or fund. Each day the exchanges report that day’s volume for each strike price, allowing everyone ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Unusual Whales was launched in 2020 during an era defined by retail traders holding their own against Wall Street during the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Ascension St. Vincent spokesperson confirmed the company is still working to investigate a "cybersecurity incident" that interrupted some of its technology network systems on ...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Carvana. Our analysis of options history for Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) revealed 30 unusual trades. Delving into the details, we found 63% of traders ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Baidu. Looking at options history for Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) we detected 10 trades. If we consider the specifics of each ...

Today, we Unusual Whales saw tons of unusual options activity, order flow, stock volume, and general options flow. Let's look at some for Paypal (PYPL). Here are the options volume by expiry currently ...