In trading on Wednesday, shares of Basic Energy Services Inc entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $16.64 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.
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In trading on Monday, shares of Basic Energy Services Inc entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $19.63 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.
Investors in Basic Energy Services Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the March 16th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the BAS options chain for the new March 16th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) shows an impressive 18.3% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. START SLIDESHOW:10 ETFs With Stocks That Insiders Are Buying » Basic Energy Services Inc , which makes up 0.07% of the Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE), has seen 2 directors and officers purchase shares in the past six months, according to the recent Form 4 data.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Basic Energy Services Inc entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $16.33 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 06/30/2017 settlement date, which shows a 12,172,022 share decrease in total short interest for Basic Energy Services Inc , to 3,163,858, a decrease of 79.37% since 06/15/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.
Investors considering a purchase of Basic Energy Services Inc stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $24.31/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the October put at the $20 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 85 cents.