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Occidental Petroleum Corp could hike its dividend in late January or early February. But OXY stock is still well off its highs. Based on its average dividend yield, OXY could be worth over 25% more at $50 per share.

Hycroft Mining, the number one stock on the Barchart Top 100 Stocks to Buy list, announced positive exploration drilling results from its Vortex silver system. HYMC stock jumped 49% on the news. There’s good and bad news for AMC shareholders.

The metals sector is overextended after months of gains driven by tariffs, rate jitters, industrial demand & geopolitics. Early buyers are smiling big, but new entries at these levels? Caution advised: Pullbacks will be coming in hot markets.

Heritage Commerce (HTBK) is trading at new two-year highs. Shares are up more than 30% over the past year and demonstrate strong momentum. HTBK maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. The stock has strong fundamentals, but caution is advised to its volatility. Today’s Featured Stock Valued at $761 million,...

Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 14.91 on Friday. When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re looking for stocks with a low IV Percentile which could be good candidates for a Long Straddle trade.

Chevron could raise its dividend per share next month, as it has done for the past 38 years. That implies the value of CVX stock could be 15% too cheap, based on its average yield. Shorting out-of-the-money puts also works here.

These five companies come with above-average yields and buy ratings from Wall Street analysts.

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 20 to 25 points on the day, as March slipped back 8 points on the week. Crude oil futures were 55 cents per barrel higher at $56.55. The US dollar index was $0.292 higher to $98.380. Cotton Ginnings data as of December...

Our top chart strategist is tracking a 3-candle drop pattern on AHR.