Shares of T-Mobile (TMUS) had a heck of a day yesterday, opening on its low, and closing on its high, up 3.4% after a 6% intra-day reversal: The stock caught a bid on this headline: …
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U.S. Telecom Service providers are deemed defensive from an investment standpoint due to their utility/consumer staple status, their lack of exposure to currency swings given their reliance on U.S. consumers, and lastly their commitment to …
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There were a couple interesting rolls, one bullish and one bearish that caught my eye today in the options market. First in Twitter (TWTR). The stock has had a pretty healthy run since declining almost …
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Note: TMUS stock moved lower while I was writing this due to a large options trade that forced market makes to sell deltas in the stock to hedge. We’ll detail this trade later but it …
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Event: T-Mobile (TMUS) will report Q4 results tomorrow before the open. The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move, which is rich to the 4 qtr average one day move of about …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Thursday’s trading: 1. F – saw heavier than usual put volume, 2x average with puts outnumbering calls almost 4 to 1. The …
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Not a surprise that options volumes were near their lows of the past year ahead of Thanksgiving. VIX spot touched 12 on Wednesday for the first time since September. 1. XLE – Dec5th expiration puts were …
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Even though markets were a bit more volatile intraday and monthly options expiration is tomorrow, single stock options volumes remained low ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday. 1. KO – Calls were very active in KO, …
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After the bell last night, AT&T (T) reported a Q3 that missed on net subscriber adds, and earnings and sales despite the lowest level of cap-ex since Q1 2013, while offering guidance for the balance …
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Back in early August (original post below), I initiated a long position in AT&T with the thought that their generally poor Q2 results were reflective of an increasingly competitive mobile landscape, and that the iPhone …
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