burst of Sep 20 put buying early on- sweeps paying 1.80 and 1.85, IV near 55% but IVs have come in from higher levels earlier this month
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burst of Sep 20 put buying early on- sweeps paying 1.80 and 1.85, IV near 55% but IVs have come in from higher levels earlier this month
options very active with the stock down 15% on deal concern. Interesting to note that yesterday we saw the options trade double normal volume, led by activity in April Puts and IV at the Apr 32.5 strike lifting from the (register to read more …)
busy at twice it’s typical pace of option trading with 33,000 contracts traded by midday. Most active single option in pharma today is Pfizer Sep 25calls. 11,000 traded on the day, 98% of the activity taking place on the offer (register to read more …)
The Select Sector Financials (XLF) are showing relative weakness this morning and sentiment is bearish ahead of housing data due out in five min. Economists expect another poor showing, with new home sales falling to an annual rate of 580,000 (register to read more …)
Shares lifting off recent lows near $1.60, with earnings expected after the close tomorrow and options trading at more than four times the normally quiet 860 contracts daily. Stock dropped more than 50% from the $13 range in January on (register to read more …)
Can?t Get Off the Pot. After a dip early, the S&P 500 (.SPX) spent the morning grinding higher, but got stuck in a very narrow three-point range during the second half of trade. Given the big downside miss in the (register to read more …)
Call options are active in Origin Agritech (SEED) ahead of an earnings report due out after the closing bell. The stock is seeing unusual action as well, up $2.13 to $6.85 a share. Meanwhile, volume in the options market is (register to read more …)
apr 37.5c mer sld 8500 @ 1.25 , x=7000
Put options on EMC (EMC) have been active throughout the trading session. Volume is running three times normal, with 65,000 puts trading, compared to 31,000 call options. No obvious news to explain the action, but a lot of the interest (register to read more …)
The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) is falling to its lows of the day, as the major averages find some late day strength and shares of Merrill Lynch (MER), which weighed on the financial sector following a JPM earnings revision this (register to read more …)
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