JP Morgan Chase and Co (JPM) $34.30 -4.40%
JP Morgan (JPM) loses $1.50 to $34.38 and is the biggest loser in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on no stock-specific news Thursday morning. Financials are relatively weak this morning and JPM had been trading sideways in a range around a 50-day moving average over the previous two weeks. Shares came under fire Thursday morning and the top options trade on the bank is a July 36 – 37 call spread, bought for 22 cents, 5000X. The might adjust a position or close, as open interest is sufficient to cover. Or, it’s possibly a bet that JPM will recover $37 per share by the expiration, or a 7.6 percent advance over the next 15 days. Earnings come into play the morning of July 13.
Category: All Stocks, Banks, Large Cap Stocks
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