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WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 05/17/2013
Stock market averages opened higher and held the gains through economic data, then rangebound action returned. The Univ of Michigan Sentiment Index for mid-May and the List of Leading Indicators for April were both released during market hours this morning, and both were better than expected. Steady trading across much of Asia and Europe also [...]
Put/Call Ratio Leaders* as of 12:01 PM
Symbol Name Puts Calls RealTime P/C Avg P/C GNK Genco Shipping and Trading Limited 9,124 127 71.84 3.54 NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc 12,552 490 25.62 1.36 MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation 17,135 1,097 15.62 0.78 MDLZ Mondelez International Inc 16,832 1,733 9.71 2.55 EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc 4,477 462 9.69 2.86 TIF Tiffany and [...]
Options Action Heats Up in James River Coal (JRCC)
James River Coal (JRCC) is up 45 cents to $2.67 in active trading of 883K shares and options action is heating up as well. 4,625 calls and 1,245 puts in the first five minutes of Friday’s session. Early trades include a sweep of 2,970 Jun 3 calls for 15 cents per contract when the market [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 05/16/2013
Stock market averages are modestly higher despite a round of weaker-than-expected economic data Thursday. While jobless claims rose much more than expected last week, Philli Fed, Housing Starts, and CPI were all well below expectations. I’m hearing more than one investment firm arguing that weak economic data is a positive for the stock market because [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 05/15/2013
Interesting trading day with some of the signs of a classic midweek reversal – up Monday, up Tuesday, and up Wednesday morning. Then, the NASDAQ, which led on the way up, leads on the way down. The initial rally was indeed surprising, as data on Industrial Production, PPI, and NY manufacturing were all weaker-than-expected. Crude [...]
What’s With VIX?!?
Odd action in VIX, as it moves up .52 to 13.29 and sesson highs, even as the S&P 500 gains 11.06 points and also moves to its best levels of the day of 1,661.49. Relatively active trading is happening in the index market, with about 619K calls and 511K puts traded SPX, VIX and other [...]
SPY: Unusual Put Activity Continues
SPDR 500 Trust (SPY) May 163 puts are again the most actives. Almost 300K contracts traded yesterday and the flow created 207K in open interest. OI at that strike is now 291K and the 9th largest among all listed options contracts. Another 32,900 already traded today. Early trades looked like buyers paying 21 cents per [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 05/14/2013
Stock market averages are higher and being led by the financials. BofA (BAC) is up 2 percent and the best gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The economic and earnings news has been light and there was little guidance coming from overseas action. Asia’s markets were mostly lower, but Europe saw modest gains. Crude [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 05/13/2013
Stock market averages are modestly lower, but volume is light and action has been rangebound thus far. The only significant stat of the day showed Retail Sales up .1 percent in April and better than the .3 percent decline that was expected. But, trading was sluggish across the Eurozone. Crude oil lost 50 cents to [...]
CBOE Sees Call Buying on Heels of Supreme Court Decision
CBOE Holdings adds 47 cents to $39.78, new record highs, and a sweep of 500 May 40 calls trades on the stock for 30 cents, followed by another 500 for 34 cents. 1,084 now traded against 202 in open interest. Jun 28.25, Sep 40 and Sep 35 calls on CBOE Holdings are seeing interest as [...]
