Here is some untied, generally directional options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading: 1. SPY – somebody got their “daytrade” on in front of the Fed Minutes. Earlier in the morning when the …
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Here is some untied, generally directional options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading. One theme that seemed clear among the large blocks of single stocks was rolling out bullish views: 1. MCD – …
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Despite QCOM’s near monopoly in wireless chips, strong balance sheet, commitment to cash return and reasonable valuation relative to expected growth, the stock has become mildly controversial among the sell side analyst community. This past …
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The U.S. consumer accounts for more than 70% of U.S. GDP, and U.S. GDP is more than 25% of global GDP, so the U.S. consumer’s spending alone accounts for more than 15% of global growth …
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The worst kept secret of the day is officially out after hours as Moody’s downgraded a host of banks. Here’s a roundup of the downgrades from Business Insider: For Wall Street, it could’ve been worse. …
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Some news on the Volatility ETN front the other day as Credit Suisse announced they are suspending furthur issuances in their TVIX product, a double long VIX short-term futures. From the press release: NEW YORK, …
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