Sodastream (SODA) is bubbling $1.41 higher to $36 in active trading of 1 million shares. Options volume on the stock is 2.5X the daily average, with 9,300 calls and 1,035 puts traded so far. The flow has been in smaller (register to read more …) [...]

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Avon Products (AVP) is up $2.88 to $22.25 after Coty Inc made a $23.25 per share bid for the company. Avon rejected the offer and volume in AVP is approaching 40 million shares. By way of comparison, typical volume is (register to read more …) [...]

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Liz Claiborne (LIZ) sees a spike to $1.86 to $13.69 on two times normal share volume of 5 million on a WSJ story about that the company shopping itself to private equity for $20 per share. 2,700 options traded on (register to read more …) [...]

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Nike (NKE) is little changed, but options volume is high heading into this afternoon’s earnings release. NKE slipped 35 cents to $110.08 on volume of 3 million shares, which is almost double the typical volume. Meanwhile, 26,000 calls and 19,000 (register to read more …) [...]

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Electronic Arts (EA) sees an afternoon spike and is trading up 87 cents to $17.36 during a presentation at a Wedbush conference. Maybe something positive was said because share volume is a brisk 13.5 million, or more than double the (register to read more …) [...]

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Deckers Outdoor (DECK) adds $4.84 to $86.02 and has retraced nearly 80 percent of a four-day 7 percent losing skid suffered prior to today. Shares are rallying on volume 1.3 million, which is almost double the typical volume. Options volume (register to read more …) [...]

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Lorillard (LO), which saw increasing volume and higher implied volatility yesterday, is down another $3.75 to $107.63 on volume approaching 2 million shares, which is more than double the normal. The two-day 5.8 percent skid pushed shares of the cigarette (register to read more …) [...]

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Eastman Kodak (EK) loses 20 cents to 46 cents after the WSJ wrote that the company is prepping for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if plans for patent sales fail. Order flow is bearish, with about 12,000 puts and 2,890 calls (register to read more …) [...]

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While overall option volume is very light, TIVO is seeing unusually heavy activity, with 12000 contracts trading, triple the typical daily volume for the name. Puts dominate the flow with a closing customer buyer of Jan 11 puts for $2.34 (register to read more …) [...]

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Avon Products (AVP) with relative strength today after the cosmetics company disclosed Tuesday afternoon that it is seeking a replacement for Chief Executive Andrea Jung. Shares, which were probing 52-week lows the day before, gained $1.36 to $17.50 and recent (register to read more …) [...]

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