Adobe (ADBE, news, chart) saw active trading Monday. There was no news on the stock, but options volume rose to four times the usual. (register to read more …)

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Aphenol (APH, news, chart) saw three times its normal trading volume in the options market Monday. 8,200 puts traded, compared to just 333 call (register to read more …)

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XTO Energy (XTO, news, chart) is seeing bullish order flow after getting a positive mention in Barron’s. According to Andrew Bary, (High Octane Plays at Regular Prices), “The sharp drop in oil (register to read more …)

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Estee Lauder (EL, news, chart) trading 9x normal volume today as traders prepare for earnings, expected Thursday pre-open. Barron’s published a bearish piece, based on recent trends at BARE and Loreal, and (register to read more …)

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The US Oil Fund and crude oil are battling back on reports Russia is increasing its offensive into Georgia. According to a 12:11 update on brietbart.com, “Russia captured the central city of Gori and its armored vehicles rolled deep (register to read more …)

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Amazon.com (AMZN, news, chart) is seeing brisk trading Monday after Citigroup analysts had kind things to say about the company’s new Kindle electronic book reading service. According to the analysts, the new product will (register to read more …)

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The iShares China Xinhua 25 Fund (FXI) is seeing action on straddle sales. The fund, which holds Petrochina (PTR), China Mobile (CHL) and 23 other companies, is trading down 45 cents to $43.30 a share. The fund hit a low (register to read more …)

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Wachovia (WB, news, chart) is seeing bearish spread trading amid crossing headlines about the New York Attorney General expanding his investigation into the auction (register to read more …)

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Notable bullish option flow in casino stocks today, as the industry greatly outperforms the broad market. MGM Mirage (MGM, news, chart) is up nearly 14% on the day, to $38.11 and option flow shows (register to read more …)

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The CBOE Nasdaq Volatility Index (.VXN) is down .75 to 23.49 and falling to its lowest levels in over two months. VXN, which tracks the expected volatility priced into NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX) options, is now well below its July (register to read more …)

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