Diamond Foods (DMND) loses 49 cents to $37.31 and it appears that one or more investors has been building a position in Feb 30 – 35 put spreads on the snack food company today. The top trade is 3,021 Feb (register to read more …) [...]

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Mead Johnson (MJN) is under pressure this morning and it appears that downside puts are being bought and upside calls are being sold on the stock after a Missouri Walmart pulled a batch of powered infant formula after a baby (register to read more …) [...]

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) implied volatility is elevated, as shares give up early gains and trade lower Tuesday. After bucking the bearish trend Monday and gaining 4.9 percent, the stock opened higher and added another 3 percent in early (register to read more …) [...]

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Pepsico (PEP) is up $1.39 to $65.89 and implied volatility in the options on the stock is moving higher today after New York Post reported today that the company’s Board is divided regarding a potential split of the company’s snack (register to read more …) [...]

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Heinz (HNZ) loses 34 cents to $53.27 and one player pays 55 cents for Jan14 $75 calls on the stock, 13000X. The position looks opening and will likely create the largest block of open interest in the name. Jan14 $75 (register to read more …) [...]

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Dean Foods (DF) adds 24 cents to $8.82 and a noteworthy options trade in the Dallas, TX dairy products company today is a multi-exchange sweep of 4,775 Oct 10 calls at 15 cents. Sentiment data indicate a customer bought-to-open. 5,377 (register to read more …) [...]

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General Mills (GIS) adds $1.36 to $38.85 after the company reported first quarter earnings that beat Street estimates and reaffirmed guidance for the full year. Noteworthy options trades in the food company today include a 13,000-contract block of Apr 42 (register to read more …) [...]

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Tyson (TSN) adds 4 cents to $17.52 and options volume is 3X the daily average amid increasing interest in Jan 20 calls. One player bought 3,000 at 60 cents per contract. A multi-exchange sweep of 1834 also traded at 60 (register to read more …) [...]

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Kraft (KFT) loses 55 cents to $33.96 and an Oct 30 – 33 risk-reversal trades on the food company at $1.31, 2500X on ISE. Sentiment data indicate puts bought, calls sold. A number of other names in the space are (register to read more …) [...]

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Coke (KO) is trading down 47 cents to $69.27 and moving lower along with 27 other Dow stocks today. Pfizer (PFE) and J&J (JNJ) are the only gainers within the industrial average. In options action, a noteworthy trade in KO (register to read more …) [...]

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