Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading: 1. FXE – minutes before the close the etf that tracks the Euro saw a massive put spread purchase. When the etf was …
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While the broader market has embraced a confident, optimistic bent in 2013, fertilizer companies have been mired in a swamp of pessimism. The major trouble hit in late July when the Russian-Belarussian potash cartel announced …
Continue readingCF is slightly higher from when we initiated a call butterfly ahead of earnings about 2 weeks ago. In that time, CF has actually been in a very tight range, between 185 and 192 for …
Continue readingI previewed CF earnings yesterday (below – report is after the close today). The stock piqued my interest after Dan Loeb’s Third Point announced a stake last Monday, and then the potash cartel broke up …
Continue readingEvent: CF reports their fiscal Q2 earnings on August 6th after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.25% one day move, which is above the 4 qtr avg of about 2.25% and …
Continue readingCalls a good bit more active, as CBOE Put/Call Ratio fell to 0.78 today. FB – The stock almost touched its IPO level of $38, making it to 37.96 in the afternoon. Call to put ratio …
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