buying
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Another way to benefit from the options frenzy is buying stock and selling calls with strikes 10% higher than the stock with expiries of a month or less.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Some online retailers may hesitate to tell customers when an item is in low supply, fearing it might encourage them to shop elsewhere or discourage them from buying anything else on the site.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“We saw customers aggressively buying Friday’s dip, and when the usual bounce failed, it became hard to avoid the wave,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Platform owner Elon Musk previously touted changes to the verification badge as "the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over" after buying Twitter.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He was continually buying books, usually two or three a day, keeping most, discarding a few, and giving others to friends.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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