Options on macro ETFs were more active than single stock options as traders positioned ahead of today’s FOMC announcement. However, YHOO continues to be a very active name for options traders given Alibaba’s IPO on …
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I wanted to revisit FCX today as a follow-up to a post I did in late July discussing a potential trade in the stock as it was trying to hold its $38 breakout level. At …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was August 18th – August 22nd:
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was August 4th – August 8th:
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FCX was downgraded by the Bank of America analyst this morning, and the stock has broken its $38 breakout level in trading today. I discussed the importance of the $38 level in a CotD post at the …
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The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed above 1 yesterday for the first time since May 15th. Granted, overall volumes were light, but call activity was more subdued than it has been for much of the …
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FCX is the world’s largest publicly trader copper producer. The $40 billion market cap mining giant has rallied strongly over the past 2 weeks, but it is still trading just unchanged on the year, significantly …
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The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at 0.64, its second lowest reading of the year. The VIX closed near 12, its lowest close since mid-January. And of course, the S&P 500 and the DJIA closed …
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Considering the start to the week, with Monday’s delayed reaction to disappointing December Jobs number, I think it’s fair to say that if we closed right here (basically unchanged from last Friday’s close), that it …
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Quiet with the exception of a few names. MSFT – Stock was the best performer in the S&P top 50 today. The Sept 33 calls traded over 80k, with a midday buyer of around 50k at …
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