NE – RiskReversal

Name That Trade – $ESV Has Been Getting Drilled

September 26, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

The offshore drilling sector has been absolutely decimated in the past 2 months. RIG and ESV, the largest two of the group (aside from Seadrill in Europe) are both down more than 25% year-to-date, and …

Too Many Options: $IWM, $NE, $NOK, $JPM, $WMT

March 24, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Very light options volume on Friday despite the intraday volatility in the indices. Most of the volume was in ETFs. 1. IWM – April puts were active, as traders re-adjusted protection positions after March options expired …

Too Many Options

January 17, 2013 by Kristen • Commentary

I was primarily impressed today with the number of stocks hitting their 52-week lows in implied vol. 1. HAIN – one of the few stocks hitting 52-week IV30 highs on my Livevol scroll that’s not …