Health Management Associates Inc (HMA) $6.51 +2.68%
Health Management Associates (HMA) ticks 18 cents higher to $6.52 on light volume of 675K shares, but options volume is running 8X the daily averege, being led by a buyer of 6800 July 8 calls for 20 cents per contract. Looks opening and comes as the stock advances 6.9 percent on the week after several months of lackluster action. HMA’s 52-week high of $11.26 dates back to July of last year. Today’s order flow seems to reflect hopes for a move back beyond $8 through the July expiration, in 6 weeks. It might be a play on the expected Supreme Court ruling related to the national healthcare bill.
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