Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Thursday’s trading: 1. XLV – biotech and pharma stocks closed near the lows of the yesterday, with the XLV closing down 1.4%, marking …
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About a week ago we highlighted a strange trade in ORCL into its earnings. A trader made a large 4 strike bet on ORCL that looks for an inside move on earnings, risking losses on …
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Back in 2008, then Oracle (ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison had a little fun with the term Cloud Computing, claiming it to be the latest fad in tech writer terminology (listen here) Summary, he boldly asks the question …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Friday’s trading: 1. ORCL – options volume ran nearly 10x average daily volume, with much of the activity coming in one large …
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By now you probably get it. First it was IBM’s results and commentary on Jan 20th, then it was MSFT on Jan 26th, HPQ on Feb 24th and INTC yesterday, all issuing disappointing sales, citing …
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Last night on CNBC’s Fast Money we had the CEO, Dmitry Loschinin, of Swiss software company, Luxoft (LXFT) on the program. To be 100% honest I have never even heard of the company prior to …
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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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You’re probably already prepared for the impending breakout of almost every major equity index to new highs. Stocks feel like they are ready to party on the slightest bit of good news, or perhaps merely less …
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports their fiscal Q2 Wednesday night after the close, the options market is implying about a 4% one day move in either direction vs the 4 qtr avg of about 3.5% and …
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Last night Oracle (ORCL) reported fiscal Q2 results that were broadly better than expected, with forward guidance that was encouraging and much bullish commentary on the call. The stock is up 8.5%, making new 52 …
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