Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Monday’s trading: 1. AMAT – the stock had its largest volume day in more than ten years as the stock declined 8.5% …
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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 April 6th to April 10th: Monday April 6th: Name That Trade …
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A few weeks ago in this space (MorningWord 3/11/15: Cheesy Breakouts) we highlighted what appeared to be some unusual call buying in a fairly sleepy consumer staple stock, Kraft (KRFT): when the stock was $61.45 …
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Oracle (ORCL) reports their fiscal Q3 results next Tuesday March 17th after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move which is shy of the 4 qtr average of about …
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Earlier today (here) I detailed some unusual call activity in Kraft Foods (KRFT) yesterday: Yesterday, when the stock was $61.45 a trader paid .70 for 10,000 June 67.50 calls to open. These calls break-even on …
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You know you are gonna do it. At some point in the next few hours, or next few days, you are going to buy the dip. And you know why? Because it has worked liked …
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Interesting change in the options market yesterday, as the major indices closed higher, but implied volatility also generally closed higher as well, in contrast to the vol bleed that we have seen over the past …
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