Google Inc (GOOG) $639.91 +2.52%
Options action is picking up in Google (GOOG) and is likely to remain brisk this week ahead of the expiration and earnings, Thursday (after market). Shares are up $17.36 to $641.54 and touched new three-year highs today. 70,000 calls and 40,000 puts traded on the Internet giant. The top trades are an apparent Jan 610 – 650 bearish risk reversal at $2.70, 1800X. This might be a short-term hedge or collar ahead of earnings. Beyond that, most of the action has been in smaller lots and includes a possible Jan 595-605-650-670 iron condor at $7.35, 355X on AMEX. Implied volatility in Google is up about 11 percent to 30.
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