Both stock and options volumes were light as the indices traded in a very tight range for the second straight session. Semiconductor stocks remained in focus, with AMAT and MU two of the most active …
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Single stock options volumes were once again anemic on Friday, as most large options volume was concentrated in macro ETFs. Some of the single stock standouts: 1. PFE – Pfizer has given up all of its …
Continue readingMacro instruments continued to dominate options trading volumes, with few traders focusing on single name options. 1. VIX – The VIX closed at its lowest level since January 23rd, moving about 30% lower from its February …
Continue readingDespite the weakness in the broader stock market to start 2014, the CBOE put/call ratio has remained below 1 for every session since October 15th. That’s the longest such streak since late 2001/2002 (the real …
Continue readingBelow 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 …
Continue readingMacro 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 …
Continue readingOur 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% …
Continue readingOur 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 …
Continue readingBack on Dec 24th we initiated a new long position in SIRI: TRADE: Bought SIRI stock at $3.58 Here were Dan’s thoughts at the time: what got me once again thinking about the stock is the …
Continue readingCBOE put/call ratio remained near 3 year lows on Tuesday. The most traded names in single stock space were repeats (DIS, DOW, WMB) from the past week. 1. DIS – The Jan18th 75 calls traded over …
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