What a rough month for the gold market. Even if you don’t own any gold, you can’t help but feel some sympathy for the gold bugs. These are a skittish lot to begin with. (You know, the kind that hide (register to read more …)

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Commercial Metals (CMC, news, chart) saw bullish order flow Friday, as some players moved in to bet that the recent run lower in the (register to read more …)

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With thirty minutes left to trade, the CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) is down .58 to 19.76 and falling to session lows. The market’s “fear gauge” is set to close below 20 for the first time since June 5. Today’s decline (register to read more …)

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Procter & Gamble (PG, news, chart) is seeing relative strength and active trading late in the day. The stock is up $2.24, or 3.2 percent, to $71.95 and is Fridays best percentage gainer in (register to read more …)

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Ambac Financial (ABK, news, chart) and MBIA (MBI) options volume is running double the usual. Shares of both companies rallied early after S&P reaffirmed their AA credit ratings. MBI, which hit a high (register to read more …)

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Advanced Micro (AMD, news, chart) calls have seen an uptick in volume in recent trade. AMD moved up 32 cents to $5.62 today after Digitimes reported that the company aims to grab (register to read more …)

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Etrade Financial (ETFC, news, chart) is seeing double its normal trading on what appears to be some expiration relateed adjustments. We have seen similar action before. For example, at the June options ex., with (register to read more …)

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CALM open interest at record highs. click for larger view
CALM before the storm? Cal Maine Foods (CALM, news, chart) is up $1.36 (register to read more …)

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Apache Petroleum (APC, news, chart) is seeing bullish trading today. The stock is up $1.25 to $58.41 despite another decline in crude oil prices. Crude id down $3.00 to $112 a barrel in midday (register to read more …)

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