Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading: 1. CLF – saw a pre-earnings bullish roll. When the stock was 6.18 a trader sold to close 20,000 July 6 calls …
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At this stage of the game it’s become clear that the rise and fall in commodity prices over the last few years was a direct result central banks’ (primarily our Fed) monetary policies since the financial crisis. While …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Mondays trading: 1. GE – after Friday’s 10.8% gains, the stock continues to see bullish flow in the options market, when the stock was $28 …
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Cliff Natural Resources (CLF), the beleaguered mining company, reports Q4 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 9% one day move which is basically inline with the 4 qtr average …
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Options volumes were very light considering the 1.5% move lower in the indices yesterday. A few large ETF trades stood out, along with some specific story stocks. 1. XLF – Buyer of 42,500 of the Jan15 …
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The S&P 500 index advanced on Friday for the first time in four days. The index is only down about 1% from its all-time high, but implied volatility picked up a bit in the second half …
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Volumes were light on Friday, in what was the seventh straight day higher for U.S. markets. 1. SPY – Feb22nd expiry options were active as traders set up for this week. The Feb22nd 184 calls traded …
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Below is a list of interesting untied stock, etf and index options activity on the day: 1. AA – the stock continues its monster run, up 6% today, up 13% yt and up 22% from …
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This a quick run-through of some high volatility names reporting after tonight’s close. We don’t have any positions on the following names, and don’t plan on trading them, but we wanted to offer a cheat …
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