We’re officially into earnings season and so far, investors are shooting first and asking questions later. This week alone we have seen sharp share declines in stocks like AAL, BBBY, KBH, TIF & SNDK after disappointing results, while …
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To state the obvious, Airline stocks have been the clear winner in the game of stock market roulette during this decline in oil. Stocks like AAL, DAL & UAL have risen 50% since their October Ebola lows. In hindsight, …
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The S&P 500 index has not closed down by more than 0.35% since Oct. 22nd. 10 day realized volatility remained below 5. I discussed the volatility backdrop in yesterday’s CotD post. 1. AAPL – Highest volume …
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Options volumes were light once again for single stocks, with earnings season gradually winding down. The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at 0.91. 1. DOW – The Jan15 57.5 calls traded 31,250 for 0.38 at the …
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Friday’s stock and options volumes were much lower than the average of the past 2 weeks, even among single stocks in the midst of earnings season. Here were the few standouts: 1. XLE – Put volumes …
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VIX spot has made a round trip from 16 to 31 and back to 16 in less than 2 weeks. The S&P 500 index has been volatile on the way up as well as down, …
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Calls were more active than puts (CBOE put/call closed at 0.81) after the fourth straight day in the green for the Nasdaq. However, single stock options activity was quite low once again. 1. S – Sprint …
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