Trina Solar (TSL) trades down $2.97 to $16.79 and implied volatility in TSL options is up amid increased put volume. 25,000 puts and 12,000 calls traded in the Changzhou, based solar energy company. Jul 17 puts, which are now 21 (register to read more …) [...]

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Nine of the top ten most actives in the early minutes of trading Friday are puts on exchange-traded fund products. July 83 puts on the iShares Small Cap Fund (IWM) are seeing the most volume. Shares are down 71 cents (register to read more …) [...]

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First Solar (FLSR) options are busy and implied volatility is easing after the company obtained $4.5 billion in loan guarantees from the Department of Energy. Shares of the solar panel manufacturer are up $8.36 to $137.78. Options volume is 27,000 (register to read more …) [...]

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Heavy trading in Eastman Kodak (EK) in the past few days is possibly related to an ITC ruling in a complaint the company filed against Apple and RIM for patent infringement related to cameras in mobile phones. Mad Money’s Jim (register to read more …) [...]

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LDK Solar (LDK) with a second day of bullish pre-earnings action. Shares rallied 8.8 percent Monday and are up another $1.16 to $12.74 today. 24,000 calls and 5,750 puts traded in the Xinyu City, China energy company. Mar 12 calls (register to read more …) [...]

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JA Solar (JASO) rallies at the open and is trading up 39 cents, near session highs, at $7.32. Meanwhile, JASO calls are shining, with 10K traded. The volume is 8X the normal and compares to put volume of 245 contracts. (register to read more …) [...]

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It looks like some investors are taking out some disaster insurance in Yingli Green Energy (YGE). Shares are off 13 cents to $11.22 and the focus is on the June 6 puts, which have traded 4600X. The top trade is (register to read more …) [...]

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Citi (C) sees a morning of brisk trading after the bank reported a $2.2 billion quarterly profit. At 7 cents per share, results topped Street estimates by a penny. The bank said losses slowed and it set aside less money (register to read more …) [...]

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Lots to do because of the expiration. So, I will keep today’s Trade of the Day short and to the point: It’s probably safe to exit the STX Jan 10 – 12.5 call spread suggested on Sep 20. Shares (register to read more …) [...]

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