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Verifone Systems Inc (PAY) $37.84 -15.91%

fredruffy — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:20 +0000

Verifone Systems (PAY) is down $6.91 to $38.09 and reeling today after reporting better than expected Q2 results, but guiding estimates lower for the third quarter. Volume is a heavy 18 million shares, and 10X the expected for midday. 29,000 (register to read more ...) [...]

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (IDIX) $9.85 -2.28%

fredruffy — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:10:35 +0000

Idenix (IDIX) loses 27 cents to $9.81 and an investor apparently sells 8,000 July 7.5 puts on the biotech at 55 cents to buy 8,000 Jul 12.5 – 17.5 call spread for 90 cents. The three-way, for a 35 cent (register to read more ...) [...]

Facebook Options Challenge

fredruffy — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:06:46 +0000

Predict how busy FB Options will be on the first day of trading, Tuesday, May 29. You might win one year of WhatsTrading.com Premium Option Market Analysis and other prizes. Results of the survey will be broadcast to OptionAlert users (register to read more ...) [...]

Pandora Media Inc (P) $11.94 +15.59%

fredruffy — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:15:25 +0000

Pandora (P) adds $1.67 to $12 on heavy volume of 10 million shares and is trading at its best levels since a March 6 earnings miss after the Internet radio operator reported a 9-cent per share quarterly loss. Analysts were (register to read more ...) [...]

Hewlett Packard Co (HPQ) $22.05 +4.60%

fredruffy — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:05:12 +0000

Hewlett Packard (HPQ) is up 5.4 percent to $22.21 and is the chief reason why the Dow is above water Thursday morning after the computer company reports earnings after the closing bell yesterday. One player in the options market seized (register to read more ...) [...]

Hewlett Packard Co (HPQ) $20.95 -3.81%

fredruffy — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:37:35 +0000

Implied volatility in Hewlett Packard (HPQ) options is elevated after DELL’s earnings disappointment and heading into H-P’s earnings, due out after the closing bell. The stock is down 82 cents to $20.95 in brisk trading of 37 million shares. Options (register to read more ...) [...]

Seabridge Gold Inc (SA) $14.50 +10.43%

fredruffy — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:12 +0000

Seabridge Gold (SA), a Toronto-based miner, sees a second day of relative strength and high volume. The stock is up 9.1 percent to $14.32 and near session highs in active trading of 815K shares (average daily is 464K). Meanwhile, 5,000 (register to read more ...) [...]

Dell Inc (DELL) $12.98 -13.93%

fredruffy — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:05:59 +0000

DELL is getting hammered for a $2.03 loss and is trading for $13.05 per share today on the heels of its earnings report and it looks like one player is liquidating a position in Jun 14 – 15 put spreads (register to read more ...) [...]

Patriot Coal Corporation (PCX) $1.40 -58.33%

fredruffy — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:32:45 +0000

Patriot Coal (PCX) is getting smoked today on high volume of 36.8 million shares after a Dow Jones article suggested the company is mulling a restructuring if it can’t meet its near-term financing needs. The stock is down $1.84 to (register to read more ...) [...]

Dryships Inc (DRYS) $2.40 +6.66%

fredruffy — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:22:57 +0000

DryShips (DRYS) adds 15 cents to $2.40 in active trading of 4.6 million shares after Global Hunter initiated the stock with a Buy rating. 10,000 calls and 400 puts have traded on the stock so far. June. July and Sep (register to read more ...) [...]