Event: Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT) reports fiscal Q4 results tomorrow night after the close. The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move Friday, which is well shy of the 4 qtr one …
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Here is some large siazable options activity that caught my eye in today’s trading: XOP: the S&P Oil & Gas etf was down more than 2% as Crude Oil has one of its worst days in …
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In mid October we placed a bullish leaning trade in Applied Materials (here), that in hindsight was too cute with the extension of the rally that was yet to come. We looked to finance January calls …
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Reuters The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose less than expected last week, according government data on Thursday that suggested a mild improvement in the labor market. Initial claims for state …
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