A-Power Energy looks like a bit of a short squeeze today following the China based company’s earnings report. The results were below expectations and shares were lower by about 7% in pre-market, but quickly reversed and are now up some (register to read more …) [...]

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A-Power Energy (APWR) has been running higher in active trading, recently up $1.30 to $15.89. In the options, bullish flow detected as well, with 5056 calls trading, or 2x the recent avg daily call volume. At the money implied volatility (register to read more …) [...]

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Shares of Mexican cement maker Cemex are off 30c to 11.70 and are once again failing to break through resistance at the $12 level. But one strategist appears to have a bullish outlook as the December $13 calls were purchased (register to read more …) [...]

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Fluor shares are up $1.30to $46.10 notable volume in the Jan. $40 puts as 8,700 and now total of 10,000 were purchased at the $1.40 ask. Prior open interest suggests this is an opening position. Prior to today’s bounce shares (register to read more …) [...]

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NCI Building Systems (NCS) hit a low of $2.10 per share and was recently down 85 cents to $2.63 after the co. said it had obtained extensions of wavers from its banking group and also entered into negations with investors. (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) is up 42 cents to $9.91 and almost 50K June 9 puts traded, or almost 5X the existing open interest. Most of the volume is due to one trade, where an investor bought 45K contracts for an average (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) shares closed down 37 cents to $9.98 Thursday and options volume rose to 4X the normal levels. Some of the increased activity was due to substantial backspread, where (register to read more …) [...]

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Cemex (CX) shares of the Mexican based cement company are off some $0.35 or 3% to $10.00 its options have traded 4x adv. The most prominent trade is a ratio spread involving sale of the July $7.50C and purchase of (register to read more …) [...]

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Lousiana Pacific (LPX) is up .24 to $4.42 and options volume is running 2X the average daily ahead of earnings, Tuesday before the bell. Sentiment seems bullish ahead of the news, as May and June 5 calls are the most (register to read more …) [...]

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Shaw Group (SGR) is up 70 cents to $29.38 and 7,800 calls traded so far, or about 16X the expected for the first hour of trading. The activity is scattered across May calls with strike prices between 27 and 33. (register to read more …) [...]

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