Smart Money Investing for September 11
One of the best ways to spot potential opportunity is by tracking insider buying, volume spikes, hidden institutional trading and even Congressional buy activity.
Hidden Institutional Trading
Just yesterday, we noted, “We can see that an institution picked up $1.17 million worth of October 4, 2024 107 call options. That tells us that prior to its October 4 expiration date, the firm believes shares of NVDA will rally above $107 a share.”
Today, shares of NVDA are up about $5 a share.
As for new “hidden” institutional trading, we’re seeing a good deal of call options being traded in Microsoft. Most notably, institutions just bought $1.24 million worth of MSFT January 16, 2026 430 calls, and $1.03 million worth of January 16, 2026 430 calls. That tells us the buyers have a bullish long-term view of Microsoft and
Insider Buying: Matador Resources (SYM: MTDR)
Matador Resources (SYM: MTDR) is an independent energy company that engages in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the U.S.
Just recently, the company’s Chairman and CEO bought $124,000 worth of the MTDR stock. Director Shelley Appel just bought just under $25,000 worth of stock. Company EVP and Chief Accounting Officer Robert Macalik bought $25,125 worth. EVP and COO Christopher Calvert also picked up about $50,300 worth of the stock, too.
Technically, MTDR is oversold at support dating back to July 2023.
Volume Spike: First Solar (SYM: FSLR)
First Solar (SYM: FSLR) is seeing a massive volume spike.
At the moment, volume on the day is up to 3.65 million, as compared to daily average volume of 2.34 million. All on speculation Kamala Harris won the debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday night. The Vice President added, “My position is that we have got to invest in diverse sources of energy so we reduce our reliance on foreign oil,” as quoted by Benzinga.com.
