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Trader binges on junk food stocks

12:10 PM ET Wed, 18 March 2015

Kraft, Coca-Cola and Pepsi have had a tough month, but according to one trader, a confluence of unusual options activity and bullish technical indicators is signaling that these stocks are ripe to buy.

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