Here is a list of some untied, generally directional options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading: 1. SPLS – for the third consecutive day the stock saw unusually large call activity, with today trading …
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Here is a list of some untied, generally directional options activity that caught my eye during Monday’s trading: 1. SPLS – for the second consecutive trading day, options volume ran hot in SPLS at more than …
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Here is a list of some untied, generally directional options activity that caught my eye during Friday’s trading: 1. FXI – The Shanghai Composite closed up nearly 10% on the week, and is up another …
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I wanted to quickly breakdown a couple large options trades from yesterday that caught my eye: 1. YHOO – This morning, Bank Of America Merrill Lynch upgraded YHOO from Hold to Buy. Yesterday there was some …
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The S&P 500 index closed at a new all time high yesterday. Hallelujah! Here is some unusual options activity that caught my eye yesterday: 1. XLF – total options volume ran 4x avg, with most of the …
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The S&P 500 index closed up 0.64% yesterday, the largest one-day percentage gain since Oct. 31st. Interestingly for an up day, the CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at 1.13, its highest level since Oct. 22nd. …
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SPY was within 50 cents of the April low at yesterday’s low, before staging a big rally in the afternoon to close down less than 1%. Volume was the highest since 2011, but back then, …
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Largest volume day in the SPY since August 1st. Options volumes picked up across the board as well, as 10 day realized volatility in the S&P 500 index closed the day near 18, not far …
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Wednesday’s volatile session ended near flat, and the CBOE composite put/call ratio ended near even, at 0.95 on the session. The most active options names were not your usual suspects, and traders mostly focused on …
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ETFs more active than single stock options, a theme that has persisted for much of the past 2 weeks. With the VIX hitting a new 1 year intraday low, implied volatility in many options contracts …
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