Archive for March 4th, 2010
Posted on March 4th, 2010 4:20 pm
Symbol |
Name |
Contracts |
Calls |
Puts |
Spot (Delayed) |
Spot Chg |
C |
Citigroup Inc |
353,887 |
67.1% |
32.9% |
$3.43 |
+0.03 |
TIVO |
TiVo Inc |
303,658 |
71.9% |
28.1% |
$16.53 |
+6.32 |
BAC |
Bank of America Corporation New |
265,512 |
53.0% |
47.0% |
$16.4 |
+0.03 |
GE |
General Electric Company |
194,895 |
67.9% |
32.1% |
$16.11 |
+0.08 |
GS |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
130,543 |
59.0% |
41.0% |
$163.61 |
+5.89 |
AAPL |
Apple Inc |
115,743 |
50.5% |
49.5% |
$210.71 |
+1.38 |
UNH |
UnitedHealth Group |
97,647 |
39.0% |
61.0% |
$32.95 |
-1.15 |
F |
Ford Motor Company |
97,358 |
67.1% |
32.9% |
$12.79 |
+0.10 |
CSCO |
Cisco Systems Inc |
96,011 |
38.5% |
61.5% |
$24.95 |
+0.11 |
QCOM |
Qualcomm Inc |
93,134 |
46.9% |
53.1% |
$39.25 |
+0.56 |
Posted on March 4th, 2010 3:58 pm
Some less actively traded names seeing bullish order flow: Exact Sciences (EXAS), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Avnet (AVT) Bearish order flow: Wright Medical Group (WMGI), Navigant Consulting (NCI), Thoratec (THOR) Post Earnings: Ciena (CIEN), DISH, Take Two (TTWO), SINA, Urban Outfitters (URBN) Pre-Earnings: Marvell Technology (MRVL) Ex-div.: Tim Hortons (THI)
Posted on March 4th, 2010 3:00 pm
Symbol |
Name |
Puts |
Calls |
RealTime P/C |
Avg P/C |
DLR |
Digital Realty Trust Inc |
5,144 |
17 |
302.59 |
8.37 |
TSM |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd |
2,625 |
52 |
50.48 |
0.91 |
AVP |
Avon Products Inc |
6,479 |
133 |
48.71 |
0.96 |
THC |
Tenet Healthcare Corporation |
5,182 |
116 |
44.67 |
0.25 |
FUN |
Cedar Fair LP |
3,784 |
105 |
36.04 |
3.83 |
GA |
Giant Interactive Group Inc |
2,566 |
114 |
22.51 |
0.59 |
VSEA |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc |
3,618 |
182 |
19.88 |
0.65 |
ELX |
Emulex Corp |
2,582 |
151 |
17.10 |
1.02 |
TRE |
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation |
6,045 |
404 |
14.96 |
10.58 |
LO |
Lorillard Inc |
2,959 |
325 |
9.10 |
0.92 |
*Scanning all single-stocks subject to 2500 contracts minimum call or put volume
Posted on March 4th, 2010 1:16 pm
Baidu.com (BIDU) with a high volume spike about 20 minutes ago, now up $6.20 to $523.22. Options action picking up somewhat, with 4460 calls and 7700 puts traded. Recent trades include lots of Mar 530 puts on the bid. Looks like sellers collecting $15.60.
Posted on March 4th, 2010 12:32 pm
Delta shares are off 25c to$12.70 and option volume 3x the daily average is driven by a bullish risk-reversal involving the June $12 put and $14 call which traded 10,200 contracts for a 15c credit. The transaction was tied to 1.03 mm shares at $12.66 — reverse collar.
Posted on March 4th, 2010 12:00 pm
Symbol |
Name |
Puts |
Calls |
RealTime P/C |
Avg P/C |
FUN |
Cedar Fair LP |
3,784 |
5 |
756.80 |
3.83 |
DLR |
Digital Realty Trust Inc |
5,053 |
15 |
336.87 |
8.37 |
VSEA |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc |
3,611 |
41 |
88.07 |
0.65 |
AVP |
Avon Products Inc |
5,363 |
92 |
58.29 |
0.96 |
TSM |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd |
2,622 |
46 |
57.00 |
0.91 |
ELX |
Emulex Corp |
2,579 |
141 |
18.29 |
1.02 |
TRE |
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation |
5,197 |
382 |
13.60 |
10.58 |
MYL |
Mylan Inc |
6,310 |
571 |
11.05 |
0.70 |
CI |
CIGNA Corp |
48,368 |
5,039 |
9.60 |
0.62 |
HAL |
Halliburton Co |
23,859 |
2,963 |
8.05 |
0.73 |
*Scanning all single-stocks subject to 2500 contracts minimum call or put volume
Posted on March 4th, 2010 11:25 am
TIVO shares rally $4.40 to $14.61 and options action heats up after an appeals court rules against DISH in a contempt case. Shares rallied to 52-week highs on the news. 25K calls and 13K puts traded so far. Mar 10 puts are the most actives. March 10, 12.5, and 15 calls are busy as well. The IV crush is on — down 37 percent to about 85.
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 11:01 am
Applied Material shares are off 12c to $12.24 and option volume is 5x the daily average driven by large transaction in the July $12 puts and $13 calls. 30,781 contracts traded in what was a short strangle at $1.46. Based on prior open interest of just 3,500 and 6,100 in each strike this will translate into a new position.
Posted on March 4th, 2010 11:00 am
Symbol |
Name |
Contracts |
Calls |
Puts |
Spot (Delayed) |
Spot Chg |
BAC |
Bank of America Corporation New |
110,284 |
51.0% |
49.0% |
$16.39 |
+0.02 |
AMAT |
Applied Materials Inc |
75,254 |
50.0% |
50.0% |
$12.21 |
-0.18 |
GS |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc |
61,502 |
63.7% |
36.3% |
$161.71 |
+3.99 |
C |
Citigroup Inc |
58,610 |
77.5% |
22.5% |
$3.44 |
+0.04 |
AAPL |
Apple Inc |
48,207 |
51.4% |
48.6% |
$209.672 |
+0.34 |
AKS |
AK Steel Holding Corp |
44,663 |
84.6% |
15.4% |
$23.9 |
+1.09 |
F |
Ford Motor Company |
35,043 |
69.4% |
30.6% |
$12.585 |
-0.10 |
RIMM |
Research In Motion Ltd |
31,434 |
35.0% |
65.0% |
$70.48 |
-0.35 |
GE |
General Electric Company |
29,906 |
47.5% |
52.5% |
$16.065 |
+0.04 |
CIEN |
Ciena Corporation New |
29,548 |
42.8% |
57.2% |
$13.27 |
-1.28 |
Posted on March 4th, 2010 9:50 am
Unusual action in Trina Solar (TSL) after an investor apparently opened a bearish risk-reversal Tuesday, only to close it Wednesday. The position was opened Tuesday midday on ISE when shares traded around $22.50. At that time, 7000 Mar 20.5 puts traded at the ask of 55 cents and 7000 Mar 24.5 calls on the bid 35 cents. ISEE data indicate the puts were opening customer buys, but not the calls.
Then, yesterday, similar action surfaced in morning trading and this morning’s open interest data indicate more than 6000 contracts were closed in both the March 20.5 puts and March 24.5 calls. Better than expected earnings from Canadian Solar (CSIQ) sparked a rally in the solar names yesterday and this strategist might have opted to exit most of the trade rather than risk further losses. TSL is up 75 cents to $24.05 as the advance continues today.