Viacom is one of the worst performing large cap stocks in the S&P 500 in 2014, down around 17% year-to-date. The company reported earnings today that slightly beat estimates, and the stock is up 5% so …
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Calls were more active than puts yesterday, with the CBOE Put/Call ratio down to 0.80, its second lowest reading of the past 2 months. 1. F – Ford made a one month high yesterday, and the …
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FSLR is trading at a new 6 month low today after trading nearly 11% lower on its earnings report last week: The stock has struggled ever since it broke its 200 day moving average in …
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AMZN has rallied back over the past 2.5 weeks, nearly filling in its earnings gap yesterday at $313.18. The stock’s strength has taken place after AMZN tested the $285 support level for the second time …
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Event: WMT reports earnings tomorrow, Nov. 13th, before the open. The options market is implying a 2% move, which is above the 4 quarter average of 1.25%, but in line with the 8 quarter average of …
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The S&P 500 index yesterday had its tightest range and lowest volume since the last week of August. The bond market holiday for Veterans’ Day certainly contributed to the quiet session. 1. DXJ – Large call …
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Event: CSCO reports its fiscal Q1 earnings tomorrow, Nov. 12th, after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% move, which is below both the 4 quarter and 8 quarter average move of about 6.5%. …
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Single stock options volumes were a bit more active yesterday even though overall stock volumes remained anemic. 1. CMCSA – The April 57.50 / 62.50 call spread trades 80k at 0.825 near the close, looks like to …
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The cable companies are getting hit today after President Obama released a statement calling for net neutrality. This Bloomberg article outlined the situation, with the following key excerpt: Obama asked for no blocking of websites, no …
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While last week was busy in terms of the elections, economic data, and earnings, the actual movement in the U.S. equity indices was quite subdued. The S&P 500 index rose 0.7% on the week, and …
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