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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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) adds $1.64 to $85.72 and, after an 18.8 percent slide last week, is among the leaders in the NASDAQ 100 Monday morning. Recent options trades in GMCR is an apparent Oct 75 – 90 risk (register to read more …) [...]

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Zhongpin (HOGS) is down 19 cents to $8.52 and puts on the Chinese meat producer are seeing action again today. Volume is 23,000 contracts, which is 5X the norm and compares to 4,670 calls. Aug 7.5 puts, which are 11.9 (register to read more …) [...]

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Coca Cola (KO) loses 24 cents to $64.88 and is one of five Dow stocks trading lower today. In options action, one strategist sold 10,000 Jan 67.5 calls on Coke at $2.50 per contract. The position is tied to 400K (register to read more …) [...]

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China Biotics (CHBT) is a big mover today. Shares are down 52 cents to $5.06 and giving back 69.3 percent of a 15.5 percent rally from the day before. No news to explain the volatility in the stock. Some sources (register to read more …) [...]

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