Intraday volatility has been more elevated in the past week, though options volumes have remained subdued. Traders are waiting for the heavy economic calendar in the second half of the week. 1. LNG – The Jan16 80 …
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After the market close Friday on Twitter, activist hedge fund investor Carl Icahn disclosed a 9.4% stake in retailer Family Dollar (FDO) : Disclosed a 9% position in FAMILY DOLLAR today. Hope to continue our streak …
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In case you missed it, domestic retailers have had a tough first four months of the year due to cold, rain and snow. And looking at the results, guidance and price action of the likes …
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Below 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 …
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Macro themes continued to dominate the options flow, but there was an interesting seller of premium, likely a large holder looking to add yield to existing longs. Below is our list of the most interesting …
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Our list of the most interesting untied stock, etf and index options activity on the day: 1. EBAY – Stock had a wild ride today, closing up a tad after trading up more than 10% …
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Our list of the most interesting untied stock, etf and index options activity on the day: 1. BBRY – continues its monster ytd move up 44%, up 8.5% today after yesterday’s 10% gains. The large options flow …
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The S&P 500 index traded in a tight 20 point range all of last week. Single stock options activity on Friday included some rarely traded stocks. 1. AA – Alcoa stock declined 5.5% on Friday after …
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FDO reports their fiscal Q1 earnings Thursday morning before the open. The options market is implying a one day move of about 6%, which is slightly rich to the 4 qtr avg move of about …
Continue readingRetail weakness has been a fairly unfortunate theme at this stage of the economic recovery. Not surprising, since August there has been disappointing same store sales and earnings results from retailers and apparel suppliers to …
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