There were a handful of extra-large Form 4 purchases reported by insiders and executives yesterday.

At the top of the list is another Form 4 from Matthew Jacobson, who disclosed an additional $20 million purchase in the software stock, Datadog $DDOG.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market dipped in the last hour or so yesterday, though $SPY managed to close above 395.

We've seen a big bounce this morning, and we're back at the top of the range at 399.

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @Alfcharts

This is one of our favorite bottom-up scans: Follow the Flow.

In this note, we simply create a universe of stocks that experienced the most unusual options activity — either bullish or bearish, but not both.

We utilize options experts, both internally and through our partnership with The TradeXchange. Then, we dig through the level 2 details and do all the work upfront for our clients.

Our goal is to isolate only those options market splashes that represent levered and high-conviction, directional bets.

We also weed out hedging activity and ensure there are no offsetting trades that either neutralize or cap the risk on these unusual options trades.

What remains is a list of stocks that large financial institutions are putting big money behind.

And they’re doing so for one reason only: because they think...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The indices consolidated most of the day.

And that's healthy.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Last week was pretty powerful. The indices moved like they were being chased by a bull.

We did hit $SPX 4,000. A slight pause with support at 3,973 would be healthy. Should this level hold, then we can see 4,037. 

This is the weekly post that aggregates all the charts we put together throughout the week and organizes them all into one, easy to flip through deck.

The list keeps on growing.

A month ago there was only 1 sector trading above its 200 day moving average.

Then a couple of weeks ago, there was a second.

And now there are 5:

The Outperformers.

The Outperformers is our custom-made scan that pinpoints the very best stocks in the market. It’s the fastest, easiest way to find quality names that are primed for significant moves.

The goal is that as the market rally progresses, the sector rotation within the market will reflect in this scan. So while our Top/Down Analysis helps us with the broader view of the market, this Bottom/Up scan makes sure that we catch the slightest change in sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up over 5000 points in less than a month. That's almost an 18% ripper in your face.

How's it feel?

Was it as good for you as it was for me?

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Well over a month ago, J.C. and I talked in the live trading room about a "W" pattern forming in $SPY.

This pattern is still intact. The measured move I have on SPY, should this pattern hold, is roughly at the 407 to 410 level.

I only made one trade today, but I called out multiple setups in the room.

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @AlfCharts

Our International Hall of Famers list is composed of the 100 largest US-listed international stocks, or ADRs.

We’ve also sprinkled in some of the largest ADRs from countries that did not make the market cap cut. 

These stocks range from some well-known mega-cap multinationals such as Toyota Motor and Royal Dutch Shell to some large-cap global disruptors such as Sea Ltd and Shopify.

It’s got all the big names and more--but only those that are based outside the US. You can find all the largest US stocks on our Hall of Famers list.

The beauty of these scans is really in their simplicity.

We take the largest names each week and then apply technical filters in a way that the strongest stocks with the most momentum rise to the top.

Based on the market environment, we can also flip the scan on its head and filter for weakness.

Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the most important stocks from around the world.

Here’s this week’s list:

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The largest insider transaction on today's list was reported in a Form 4 filing by Thomas Sinnickson Gayner, an independent director at Cable One $CABO.

He reported a purchase of CABO worth roughly $6.5 million.