We use this post to highlight unusual activity, especially what we perceive to be directional. We don’t suggest that this activity can be useful in making any investment/trading decisions about the underlying (i.e. blindly following …
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Earlier, Dan reiterated a point we’ve been making here on the site, in that vol is historically cheap, based on historically low actual volatility through July and August. As JP Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic pointed out …
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Earlier, Dan posted a thorough preview of Procter & Gamble’s Q4 earnings due tomorrow morning. Implied vol in the name has creeped up into the event but is still way below levels seen over the …
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Microsoft (MSFT) has become one of the single biggest drivers for Nasdaq gains over the last two years. The stock has nearly doubled since the start of 2013, up about 86%, or put another way …
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MorningWord 6/19/13: And there it is, can you hear it?? It starts out pretty faint, but by the end of the day it could be a full blown scream. TSLA released a statement calling or …
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IBM reports 10/17 after close. The options market only implying 3% move. The 4 qtr average is about 3.25% The stock up 28% vs Nasdaq unchanged on the year. The Street is oddly mixed on …
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The Big News tonight is an S&P downgrade of U.S. Debt from AAA to AA+. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — The bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s Friday downgraded U.S. debt from its current triple-A …
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The strength of the rally this week is something we haven’t seen in a long time, as far as volume and breadth. The fact of the matter is traders got caught going the wrong way …
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