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WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 01/18/2013
Stock market averages slipped at the open following a round of mixed earnings reports and on the heels of disappointing reading on consumer sentiment, but news that Republicans are trying to push back the deadline for the debt limit to mid-April seemed to bolster sentiment midday. Intel (INTC) is down 6.9 percent and easily the [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 12/20/2012
Stock market averages are holding modest gains, as stock news and economic data continue to take a backseat to headlines about fiscal cliff talks. The Labor Department reported this morning that jobless claims increased by 17,000 to 361,000 last week and to more than the 345,000 that was expected. However, third quarter GDP was at [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 12/18/2012
Stock market averages are solidly higher for a second day. After a triple-digit gain Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up another 99 points with help from a diverse set of companies. United Technologies (UTX), H-P (HPQ), and Disney (DIS) are among the best percentage gainers in the industrial average. The financial news seems [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 11/29/2012
Stock market averages are holding gains despite pessimistic commentary from House Speaker John Boehner Thursday. Economic data was in focus early after GDP showed improvement to a 2.7 percent annual rate for the third quarter, which was not too far from economist estimates. Weekly Jobless Claims fell to 393K and also mostly in-line with expectations. [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 11/14/2012
Stock market averages were modestly lower at midday and the decline gathered additional momentum through a press conference from President Obama and the release of FOMC minutes this afternoon. Although Cisco (CSCO), Staples (SPLS), and Abercrombie (ANF) scored solid morning gains with help from earnings results, the economic data disappointed. Retail Sales were negatively impacted [...]
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (GDP) $8.18 -8.50%
Goodrich Petroleum (GDP) drops 84 cents to $8.10 in active trading of 1.9 million shares and is on an impressive 8-day 33 percent losing skid since earnings were reported on 11/6. Some players in the options market appear to be bracing for further losses. 6,100 puts and 860 calls traded on GDP. Dec 5 puts [...]
Put/Call Ratio Leaders* as of 12:01 PM
Symbol Name Puts Calls RealTime P/C Avg P/C ORLY O Reilly Automotive Inc 4,792 63 76.06 1.00 VMED Virgin Media Inc 3,810 120 31.75 1.52 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 55,316 2,492 22.20 1.09 LMT Lockheed Martin Corp 2,791 223 12.52 4.42 USG USG Corp 6,201 569 10.90 1.18 GDP Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 5,747 556 10.34 [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 11/13/2012
Another seesaw session has left stock market averages sporting modest losses late-Tuesday. Microsoft (MSFT) is down 3.7 percent, the biggest loser in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and also weighing in the NASDAQ, after the company’s executive in charge of Windows announced that he is leaving the company after 20 years on the job. However, [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 11/12/2012
Market averages are flat heading into the final hour of trading. With no economic data or earnings of importance to guide the action, the news flow has been light. Overseas equity markets were narrowly mixed and the euro is flat at 1.2714 against the buck. Crude oil is trading down 43 cents to $85.64 and [...]
WhatsTrading.com Options Recap — 11/9/2012
Overall market action is slowing after a volatile few days of trading. The action has been choppy and early gains inspired by economic data faded through midday. The Univ of Michigan reported that its index of consumer sentiment rose to 84.9 in November, from 82.6 last month and better than the 83.0 that was expected. [...]
