Harmon, the Ct based audio/electronics manufacturer, whose shares are up a dime to $30.10 sees a big print in the September $27.50 puts as a block of 7,000 contracts trade at the 30c in what was an opening sale. Shares (register to read more …) [...]

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Activison shares up 20c to $11.90 an notable trade in the Jan. 2011 as the $10 puts and $14 calls trade 7,800 contracts each in what appears to be a bullish risk reversal (sold puts and bought calls) for a (register to read more …) [...]

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Eastman Kodak (EK) is flat at $4.40 and 10,860 August 4 puts traded so far today. The top trade is 8500 on the 10-cent bid. The rest of the trades have been smaller lots at 15 cents and the action (register to read more …) [...]

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Big print in Procter & Gamble as 14,380 (now total of 17,100) of the August $65 calls trade at 25c. Shares are down a nickel to $61.70, and this is potentially closing a position opened on 7/8 when 21,680 of (register to read more …) [...]

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TIVO is up 17 cents to $7.90 and 11K calls traded in the name on talk the en banc review between TIVO vs. DISH might be cancelled. TIVO shares plummeted 41.6 percent on May 14 on news an appeals court (register to read more …) [...]

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Procter & Gamble (PG) is up $1 to $61.83, one of the best gainers int he Dow, and options volume is 2X the average daily, being led by a buyer of 21,150 Aug 65 calls at 22 cents each. Looks (register to read more …) [...]

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Altria (MO) shares are up 88 cents to $20.58 and implied volatility is easing after the Supreme Court rejected the US goverment’s bid for a tobacco damage award. 55K puts and 18K calls traded in MO so far, and some (register to read more …) [...]

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Mattel shares are up 20c to $21.75 and option volume is 14x the daily average being driven the July $20 puts and $22.50 calls as each trade 8,000 contracts in what looks like an opening bullish risk/reversal (calls bought, puts (register to read more …) [...]

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Bearish activity detected in Crocs (CROX), with 4195 puts trading, or 4x the recent avg daily put volume in the name. Shares are down 8 cents to $10.42 and Sep 10 puts are the most actives. 1027 traded (93 percent (register to read more …) [...]

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Shares plunged 38%, or $6, to the $11 range after news hit the wires that the court was considering an appeal by DISH regarding TIVO’s DVR patent victory that boosted shares form $10 to $16 in early March. Pre-news option (register to read more …) [...]

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