The VIX jumped to its highest level in a month. 30 day implied volatility in SPY jumped above 12 for the first time since early August: Puts were more active than calls as the CBOE …
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Options volumes were relatively light ahead of the long weekend, though stocks breaking out like PBR and TWTR have been mainstays in the most active options leaderboard in the past week. 1. OXY – Shortly after …
Continue readingStock volumes had their lightest day of the past week, as the S&P 500 index had another inside day. A couple standouts (DG, HLF) in unusual options volume, along with tech and telecom names seeing …
Continue readingDollar General has been all over the headlines the past month, including a shocker on Friday that its CEO, Rick Dreiling, intends to retire. Mr. Dreiling was viewed as a titan of the retail industry, …
Continue readingFinancials dominated options volumes as traders were optimistic ahead of the release of the first round of the stress tests after the close. 1. XLF – XLF hit a new bull market high yesterday on elevated …
Continue readingHere is a list of some of the most interesting options activity that caught our eyes today: 1. AIG – the largest options block of a single stock traded in the name where a buyer …
Continue readingBelow is our list of the most interesting untied stock, etf and index options activity on the day: 1. INTC – a trader sold 25,000 Jan 15 30/32 call spreads at .21 to close. 2. COH …
Continue readingLast week was the lowest volume week in 2013, and this week is likely to be another snoozer, with New Year’s Day on Wednesday. Friday options volumes were light, but here were the standouts: 1. …
Continue reading1. XLF – Short dated call volume continues to dominate the flow. The Dec 27th weekly 21 calls continue to be bought as over 100,000 traded today with lots trading for .43, after yesterday’s action that …
Continue reading1. BAC – stock broke out to a new 52 week high today, now up almost 13% from the Nov 7th lows of this month. The most active options line was the Jan 15 calls …
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