Sandridge Energy Inc (SD) $64.66 -5.68%
Correction! Earlier we reported that top equity options trade of the day was an order for 29,800 Sandridge Energy (SD, news, chart) September 80 call options crossed on the CBOE at $2.00. While this price was the offer at the time, floor sources indicate the customer sold and executing firm bought. A total of 31,635 calls traded on the day, and this trade may indicate locking in of profits after a new 52-week high of $68.88 yesterday. Shares, which more than doubled since starting trading in early November 2007, are down $3.87 to $64.67 at midday. Earnings from the Amarillo, TX-based natural gas and oil company expected early August. Nothing else on the wires. The chart shows when the calls came in, just as the SD was setting a low for the day
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