Energy was the major sector that saw the most stock and options volume yesterday. Volatility picked up a bit, as VIX spot closed above 12 for the first time in a week. Calls were still …
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Both stock and options volumes were light as the indices traded in a very tight range for the second straight session. Semiconductor stocks remained in focus, with AMAT and MU two of the most active …
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Calls in Jan14 expiry dominated flows as the S&P 500 index closed at another record. 1. XLF – Seller of more than 150k of the Feb 19 puts at 0.06 in the afternoon. A buyer of …
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Event: AMAT will report its fiscal Q4 earnings today after the close. The options market is implying about a 2% move vs the 4 quarter average move of about 1.75% and the 8 quarter average …
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Applied Materials caught my attention for 3 reasons. First, it reports earnings this week, on Nov. 14th after the close. Second, the stock is one of the better performing Nasdaq 100 stocks in 2013, up …
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I was primarily impressed today with the number of stocks hitting their 52-week lows in implied vol. 1. HAIN – one of the few stocks hitting 52-week IV30 highs on my Livevol scroll that’s not …
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The tech sector dominated single stock option volumes today. AMAT – Largest single stock print of the day (excluding ex-div trades) was the Apr 12 calls in AMAT, as someone sold 64k at 0.42 to open. …
Continue readingI thought I had this one and frankly I did for a while as the stock traded down to 161.50 earlier in the month…..my critical error in this one was that I was trying to …
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Update May 25th, 2011 @ 1:34pm: see IBM July Put Spread Below NTAP reports tonight after the close….Options market is implying about a 6% move which is basically inline with the 8 qtr average move …
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