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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 [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 03/13/2013
Stock market averages are sporting modest gains on retail sales numbers, but there’s no conviction behind the move. Data released before the opening bell showed Retail Sales up 1.1 percent last month and .6 percent more than expected. After seesaw action through mid-morning, the Dow and NASDAQ were sporting modest gains midday and then trading [...]
Option Volume Leaders as of 11:01 AM
Symbol Name Contracts Calls Puts Spot (Delayed) Spot Chg AAPL Apple Inc 179,974 61.5% 38.5% $431.47 +3.04 BAC Bank of America Corporation 82,274 69.1% 30.9% $12.0599 +0.05 FB Facebook Inc 77,471 55.2% 44.8% $27.2299 -0.60 BBRY Research In Motion Ltd 68,903 67.2% 32.8% $14.5 +0.03 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc 67,050 25.7% 74.3% $21.615 -0.09 NFLX [...]
WFR: Big MEMC Bull Hits the Exits on Guidance
Rough day for MEMC Electronics (WFR) shareholders, as the stock tanks 67 cents, or 12 percent, to $4.76 on first quarter and 2013 guidance for semi rev, solar shipments. On the options front, one player sold 20,600 July 5 calls on the stock, down to 58 cents per contract, and probably liquidated a position opened [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 02/15/2013
Trading turned a bit more cautious on expiration Friday and heading into the three-day President’s Day weekend. Walmart (WMT) dropped 2.8 percent and is the biggest loser in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the world’s largest retailer delivered cautious comments about February sales. The news knocked the wind out of a modest rally attempt. [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 02/14/2013
Market action is mixed and continues to lack conviction Thursday. Stock index futures ticked lower before the opening bell after data showed Japan’s GDP declining by .4 percent and Eurozone growth down .6 percent in the fourth quarter. European equity markets fell into the red and the euro dropped to 1.3355 on the dollar. Yet, [...]
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (WFR) $5.20 +7.88%
MEMC (WFR) adds 30 cents to $5.12 and one player pays up to 80 cents per contract for 10,000 of Jul 5 calls on the silicon wafer-maker. 20,360 traded agianst 1,759 in open interest. Feb 4.5, Mar 5, Feb 5, and Jan 4 calls are the next most actives in the name and implied volatility [...]
Put/Call Ratio Leaders* as of 3:01 PM
Symbol Name Puts Calls RealTime P/C Avg P/C PBI Pitney Bowes Inc 54,410 1,259 43.22 1.58 CPNO Copano Energy LLC 7,545 218 34.61 0.16 RBN Robbins and Myers Inc 2,775 133 20.86 5.70 TPX Tempur Pedic 2,773 236 11.75 0.72 WFR MEMC Electronic Materials Inc 5,166 443 11.66 0.36 SWY Safeway Inc 13,328 1,205 11.06 [...]
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (WFR) $4.26 +3.27%
Semiconductor maker MEMC (ticker WFR) saw a spike in put volume as a seller hit out nearly 5000 Feb 4 puts from 16 down to 15cents this afternoon as shares traded near 4.27. Appears to close part of a losing position opened on 1/28 when the Feb 4p, Mar 4.5 risk reversal traded (cust bought [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 11/27/2012
Stock market averages are slipped again on concerns about the Fiscal Cliff. The economic data wasn’t bad after October Durable Goods was unchanged, compared to expectations for a .4 percent decline. Meanwhile, the Conference Board’s Consumer Sentiment Index rose to multi-year highs of 73.7 in November, compared to expectations of 73 (from 72.2 the month [...]
