Search Results for 'CAM'
Campbell Soup Co (CPB) $33.16 +2.47%
Campbell’s (CPB) shares have seen a mini-surge over the past two hours, rallying from $32.30 to $33.16. Options activity is picking up as well, to 6X the average daily, ahead of earnings tomorrow before the bell. Traders are focused on Sep and Oct 32.5 calls. Recent trades are mostly in smaller lots hitting at the [...]
Matrixx Initiatives Inc (MTXX) $5.78 +12.45%
Matrix Initiatives (MTXX), which saw a spike on talk of positive FDA news last Tuesday (25th), saw another spike beginning about 10 minutes ago on chatter about a modiefied formula of Zicam — Briefing. I have no idea what that means, but shares are up 97 cents to $6.11 and options volume running 2X the [...]
E Trade Financial Corporation (ETFC) $1.57 -10.80%
Etrade (ETFC) is down 18 cents to $1.58 and options volume is running 6X the usual. The top trades of the day include a massive Apr10 call ratio spread, where an investor apparently bought 34K April 2s for 40 cents and sold 68K Apr 3 calls for 20 cents. If so, they came out even [...]
Put/Call Ratio Leaders* as of 12:00 PM
Symbol Name Puts Calls RealTime P/C Avg P/C JNS Janus Capital Group Inc 3,135 3 1045.00 1.70 HGT Hugoton Royalty Trust 2,572 6 428.67 5.25 WYE Wyeth 4,296 129 33.30 1.68 ODP Office Depot Inc 5,718 242 23.63 0.77 TBSI TBS International Ltd 3,056 246 12.42 1.25 WLP WellPoint Health Networks 2,584 238 10.86 0.49 [...]
Financial Select Sector (XLF) $14.54 -0.07%
Select Sector Financials (XLF) has given up early gains and is down 5 cents to $14.50. XLF made a run to session lows on comments from SunTrust’s (STI) CEO James Wells. Wells says banks are not going to improve in the “very near future” and credit losses “continuing”. Further, commercial real estate may deteriorate. Comments [...]
Chicos FAS Inc (CHS) $11.79 -1.42%
Chico’s FAS (CHS) is down 11 cents to $11.85 despite a favorable mention in the latest issue of Investors Business Daily. In the New America section of IBD, the article notes that the women’s apparel retailer is under new management and they expect the co. to announce that, after a series of missteps, the company [...]
Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX) $53.73 +0.00%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) came under pressure along with other laboratory stocks (LH, BRLI) late Tuesday. According to Briefing, the weakness was attributed to talk of a new healthcare deal in the Senate Finance Committee; a plan that will include reductions in lab funding. While unsubstantiated, the talk triggered a reaction in LH, BRLI, and DGX. [...]
PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC) $36.34 -2.86%
PNC is down 91 cents to $36.50, but well off (5.8 percent) session lows of $34.51. Shares came under pressure early after the bank reported a quarterly profit of only 14 cents per share, compared to analyst estimates of 45 cents. However, revenues exceeded expectations and shares have erased some of their losses during the [...]
Mosaic Company (MOS) $51.39 +2.82%
Mosaic (MOS) shares, after gaining 10% on Thursday on news that Vale (VALE) was in talks to acquire, are off fractionally to $49.70 and option volume is 3x the daily average. Traders are now positioning ahead of earnings, which are slated to be released July 22 (after the bell). Notable options trades were a “risk [...]
