Shares of Applied Materials (AMAT) are down 8% after the company announced that they were scrapping their previously announced merger. On numerous occasions over the last few months we have highlighted what has been no shortage of large …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Wednesday’s trading: 1. USO – the etf that tracks the price of wti crude saw continued put buying on a day that saw a …
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MW – Men’s Wearhouse is trying to break out to its 2014 highs after a dismal end to that year. The stock is up nearly 20% in 2015 and an recent days has seen some …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Thursday’s trading: 1. HRB – An interesting trade went up with the stock around $32, a trader sold 20,000 of the April …
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The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed on Friday at 0.74, its lowest level since August 21st. Single stock options activity was focused on the tech sector. 1. EMC – The stock broke out above $30 last …
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Options volumes remained very light, even in the index ETFs, which are now near the highs of the year. The chip sector was the most active in options, even as most chip stocks have already …
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Options traders were looking for portfolio protection on Friday, with macro ETFs the most active in the options market. 1. VIX – The Oct 22 calls traded over 130k on the session at an average price …
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AMAT is set to report their fiscal Q3 earnings tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% one day move which is rich to the 4 qtr avg of a tad …
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Options volumes were very light on Friday, including in the macro-related ETFs that are usually more active. A lull in earnings reports contributed to the calm. Here were the standouts: 1. BIDU – New all-time high …
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Options activity was concentrated in technology stocks and the macro ETFs and indices. Volatility is starting to pick up in the indices, so macro instruments are likely to become more popular. 1. VIX – Relatively light …
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