Event: ADBE reports their fiscal Q3 earnings on September 17th after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move, which is slightly below the 4 qtr avg of about 5%, …
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Single stock options blocks ruled the unusual activity on what was a volatile session in the morning, only to spend the afternoon praying for the weekend to come. AAPL: the three most actively traded single …
Continue readingSingle stocks ruled the large options block trades today, on what was a generally sideways day. JCP : stock is up more than 10% this week, the options flow has been fairly mixed but heavy. In …
Continue readingSlow creep up all day, at times it felt like watching paint dry, but there were a few large options trades of interest: EWJ: large roll in the 11 strike puts, a trader Sells 50k Sept …
Continue readingQuiet volumes in stock and options after the long holiday weekend, and despite the opening gap higher of nearly 1%. TSLA – Looked like a closing seller of some fairly long dated puts today. A …
Continue readingEvent: GPS reports their fiscal Q2 earnings on August 22nd after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.25% one day move, which is well above both the 4 qtr avg of about …
Continue readingHere’s a preview of what I’ll be discussing on Talking Numbers today between 3:20 and 3:30 pm EST on CNBC: Ashley Lutz at Business Insider had an article yesterday discussing the yoga pants wars between …
Continue reading3rd Trade Update May 18th, 2012 at 10:15am: Since closing half of this position a tad too soon this morning I am going to close the balance at .90 with the stock 25.55. At this point I …
Continue readingTrade Update May 14th, 2012 at 1pm: Since buying the May 27 Puts on April 30th for .44 when the stock was $28.50, the company released April same store sales that slightly disappointed the street …
Continue readingGPS ($28.50) EVENTS(S): 1.Report Comparable Store Sales Thursday May 3rd Prior to the Open. 2.Report fiscal Q1 earnings on May 17th after the close. PRICE ACTION / SENTIMENT: stock has had a massive run this …
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