The volatility in oil lately created a fairly attractive opportunity for those inclined to sell options, and making it quite difficult for those looking to express directional long premium views as options prices in oil stocks (especially highly …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Thursday’s trading: 1. GLD – given the volatility in currencies, interest rates and commodities, there are many out there who would have …
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Options activity was once again focused on the energy sector. XLE actually closed in the green by the close for the first time in 5 sessions. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index closed down 0.7%, its …
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No major theme in options volumes yesterday. Earnings season is nearly over, which has led to lower single stock options volumes in the past week. 1. CMCSA – Comcast shares have bounced back rapidly in the …
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While the market was very volatile intraday, a market observer looking at only the daily closes for the S&P 500 index would not have thought it an unusual week: Monday -1.6%, Tuesday +0.2%, Wednesday -0.7%, …
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Macro ETFs dominated options volumes as intraday volatility has heated up in the past week. Outside of ETFs, commodity-related names were the most active. 1. IWM – IWM reversed after touching its lowest level of 2014. …
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Small caps and China have been weak in the past few days, and options volumes on Friday reflected those concerns among traders. 1. IWM – Buyer of 50k of the Oct18th 111 puts for 1.06 midday. Separately, …
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We have waited patiently in our long RIG stock position since initiating back in late January, buying RIG for $45.15. We almost got stopped out of the position in mid-March when RIG approached the 5 …
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The energy sector was the most active for the second straight day, as XLE bounced back after its heavy selling on Tuesday. Outside of energy, options volumes were lighter than the average over the past …
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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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