Overall market volumes continued to be very low, accompanied by low intraday and close to close volatility over the past week. 10 day realized volatility in the S&P 500 index is down to 3.9, near the …
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Back in March we took a short term bullish view on shares of AMD and saw a 9% gain in a matter of weeks as the stock caught a bid into quarter end and we …
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Two weeks ago when AMD was $3.73 I bought some stock as a trade with the thought that the stock would make a run, as it has two times in the last six months, filling …
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Stock and options volumes were near their lowest of the year on a quiet Monday. VIX options continued to be the most active. 1. VIX – Options volume was about 1.5x the average 1 month daily …
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This past Monday, some sizable put activity in AMD caught my eye. A buyer paid .69 for 15,000 July 4 puts when the stock was 3.64 (.36 in the money at the time). The premium …
Continue readingAMD stock has been on a tear in the past 2 months, almost doubling since early April on big volume buying. I was on Talking Numbers on Yahoo Finance with Dan Nile, an experienced technology …
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Bloomberg U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to the highest level since 2007 last week, as investors watched European leaders’ efforts to resolve their debt crisis. FedEx …
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Overnight price action is relatively quiet again after another quiet day yesterday. Earnings later this week and speculators returning from vacation should give a boost to volumes. Overnight, SPX futures rallied 10 handles shortly after …
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