MorningWord 1/03/13: Just as most traders earlier in the week were eyeing the 1400 level in the SPX and the 200 day moving average on the downside at ~1390 as support, the market catapulted nearly 5% …
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Bespoke Investment Group had another well-timed chart this morning, focusing on FB short interest since the stock’s IPO. The chart shows the recent drop in FB short interest to its lowest level of the year …
Continue readingFacebook has only been a public company for 6 months, but it’s had a roller coaster ride as a stock. Look at the chart life-to-date: The stock has had an obvious change in …
Continue readingToday was the second-lowest NYSE advancer reading of the year (March 6th was the lowest), as only 321 NYSE issues were up on the day. But Facebook was one of the few stocks higher, up …
Continue readingTrade Update Nov 14th, 2012: When I bought the FB Nov 22/24 call spread on Nov 2nd, playing for a pop regardless of today’s lockup expiration, I almost immediately had buyers remorse, was I being …
Continue readingHere’s a preview of what I’ll be discussing on Options Action tonight on CNBC at 5pm: On Oct 31st, FB saw it’s second lockup of IPO shares that became free to trade from insiders, and …
Continue readingMorningWord 10/31/12: For most in NYC, myself included, the last few days has been nothing more than an inconvenience, while many in some of the outer-boroughs, Long Island, and New Jersey have had their worlds turned upside …
Continue readingMorningWord 10/26/12: We talk about AAPL a lot on the site, primarily because we are fascinated by the psychology around the stock, not just with investors, but the way the stock is viewed by Wall Street …
Continue readingMorningWord 10/25/12: To say FB caught a bid yesterday was an understatement. The way the stock opened, up more than 20%, it acted like the highly anticipated strong IPO it was meant to be back …
Continue readingWith Facebook up around 20%, it’s no surprise that it dominated options flow today. FB – 4 of the top 7 lines in the single stock options market today were in FB. The Nov 24 …
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