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Unusual Options Activity Review - RIG, MRVL, RRC, PTV, ORCL, AKAM, MET, PRU, SPX, FXI
Posted on 7/30/2010 in Unusual Activity by Joseph CusickUnusual options activity review for Thursday, July 29, 2010 -
Range Resources (RRC) - Aug Options Trade; Skew Bends
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Ophir GottliebThe company traded over 41,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 4,207. The action is fast and furious in the Aug options. A 35/37.5 strangle sale (from what I can tell), 14,000+ Aug 40 calls and nearly 7,000 41 and 42.5 upside calls (combined volume). -
Avon Products (AVP) - Earnings Preview and Trade
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Ophir GottliebAVP has followed a consistent pattern for six out of the last seven earnings starting with the 10-30-2008 cycle and ending with the last earnings cycle on 4-30-2010. Specifically, a straddle sale at the close on the day of earnings and a purchase back the day after was a winner six times and break-even once. -
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes - C, SPH, MSFT, PAA, RIG, S
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by The Options InsiderTop Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes - C, SPH, MSFT, PAA, RIG, S -
Options Intelligence Report: Transocean Ltd. (RIG), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) & VistaPrint, Ltd. (VPRT)
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Andrew WilkinsonHefty Bullish Plays Constructed On Transocean - Featured Tickers: RIG, AKAM & VPRT -
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update - MFC, GENZ, NVDA, AKAM, V, CTXS, XLP
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Joseph CusickImplied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 7/29 -
** UPDATE: BRCM - Earnings Results
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Ophir GottliebWe can see the ATM straddle is now worth $2.54. Yesterday, the straddle was worth $3.31. The one day trade would have turned a 23% profit ex-commissions. The updated earnings and dividends stats are included. -
Options Intelligence Report: iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI) & Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR)
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Andrew WilkinsonStrategist Touting Iron Condor Sees Range-Bound Shares For China Fund - Featured Tickers: FXI & GMCR -
Options Intelligence Report: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) & Kroger Co. (KR)
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Andrew WilkinsonOptions Intelligence Report for Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) and Kroger Co. (KR) -
Morning Futures Roundup
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Mike ZarembskiA roundup of activity in the futures market - Clear as Mud - Crude Oil Futures Stuck In A Rut! -
Unusual Options Activity Review - MTG, HGSI, RRC, CHS, INTU, MHS, K, MT, .VIX, .DJX, EWJ
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Unusual Activity by Joseph CusickUnusual options activity review for Wednesday, July 28, 2010 -
Weekly Expiration: Looking At The Options Greeks
Options greeks refer to how option values respond to changes in underlying stock price, implied volatility, and time to expiration. -
Weekly Options: Stocks "Pinned" Every Friday?
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Trading & Technology by ZeccoAs an options expiration day arrives, traders note that stocks sometimes get "pinned" to a specific strike price. But now that every week is an expiration week for a select group of stocks and ETFs, will we see this phenomenon every Friday? -
Options Insider Radio Episode 67 - Live From OIC: TradeKing
Posted on 7/29/2010 in Industry by Mark S. LongoLive From OIC 2010 - Mark is joined by Rich Hagen, President & COO, TradeKing. Mark and Rich discuss TradeKing's growing online community and how the firm uses that strength to steal customers from other brokers. They also discuss the problems with commissions and order executions in the retail brokerage space. -
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes - SO, MSFT, CPNO, COP
Posted on 7/28/2010 in Unusual Activity by The Options InsiderTop Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes - SO, MSFT, CPNO, COP -
Options Intelligence Report: Research in Motion Limited (RIMM), Intuit Inc. (INTU) & Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)
Posted on 7/28/2010 in Unusual Activity by Andrew WilkinsonBulls Bombard Research in Motion Ahead Of BlackBerry 9800 Launch - Featured Tickers: RIMM, INTU & LVS
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