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Calls on Petrohawk Energy (HK) are seeing active trading. Total volume is running 7 times the usual, with 25,000 call contracts trading, or roughly five times the number of puts. The stock is up $3.87 to $28.82 in sympathy with (register to read more …)
Trading is active in the iShares MSCI EAFE fund (EFA). Shares are up 49 cents to $76.77 and total volume in the options market is running three times the usual. Most of the action is on the call side of (register to read more …)
The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) is drifting, down .51 to 17.63, and not far from session lows (17.56), as trading thins out and players head home to enjoy the summer weekend. For the week, the volatility index is up .3 (register to read more …)
Imclone (IMCL) is seeing four times its normal trading volume. More than 22,000 calls and 8,566 puts have traded on the day. Shares are up 27 cents to $43.27 after Leerink Swann (?) started the stock with an outperform rating (register to read more …)
8,500 Micron Technology (MU) October 8 calls recently traded on the offer. Open interest is 3,510 contracts. Stock is down a nickel to $8.04. Earnings due out late June.
Harris (HRS) is seeing increasing volume. The stock is up $3.56 to $65.52 after Dow Jones reported that the company is “fielding expressions of interest from potential buyers”. In the options market, 11,000 HRS calls have traded, compared to 2,554 (register to read more …)
Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) and a handful of other solar names (FSLR, LDK, SPWR, STP) are showing relative strength Friday after German lawmakers ironed out an agreement to reduce state subsidies. Existing rules obligate utilities to buy electricity from solar (register to read more …)
Energen (EGN) is seeing four times its normal trading volume on increasing call buying in the January 75s. The stock is up 42 cents to $73.68. In all, 4500 have traded, compared to only 443 put options. Sentiment based on (register to read more …)
Union Pacific (UNP) is seeing an increase in buying interest in the January deep out of the money call options following a three-day rally in transportation stocks. The Dow Jones Transport Average added 102 points Tuesday through Thursday. Today, UNP (register to read more …)
Salesforce.com (CRM) calls are seeing heavy trading amid dubious chatter Google (GOOG) might be interested in the company. The stock is reacting, up $1.78 to $73.29 and 9,100 calls have traded, compared to 1,080 puts. Most of the action is (register to read more …)
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