The company traded over 12,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 3,330. The largest trades are Aug 14, 15 call purchases and Oct 11, Jan '11 10 put sales.

GE has followed a consistent pattern for seven out of the last eight earnings starting with the 10-10-2008 cycle and ending with the last earnings cycle on 4-16-2010. Specifically, a straddle sale at the close on the day of earnings and a purchase back the day after was a winner seven times.

We can see the ATM straddle is now worth $0.95. Yesterday, the straddle was worth the same.

The company traded over 19,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 6,542. All but 2,605 contracts were calls yielding a 6:1 call:put ratio.

TCB has followed a consistent pattern for five out of the last six earnings starting with the 1-22-2009 cycle and ending with the last earnings cycle on 4-22-2010. Specifically, a straddle sale at the close on the day of earnings and a purchase back the day after was a winner five times.

The company traded over 3,500 options on total daily average option volume of just 215. The largest trade was an August 55/65 strangle bot 1,250 times (or 2,500 contracts).

The leveraged ETF traded over 39,000 options in the first two hours on total daily average option volume of just 23,708. All but 7,627 contracts have been puts yielding a 4:1 put:call ratio. The action, in small trades, has been over 22,000 July 35 put purchases.

A post earnings update on Tuesdsay's Alcoa post

The company traded over 54,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 13,437. The largest trades are Jul 17.5 calls (yes 75% out of the money expiring in four days) and the July 7 puts (purchases which require 45% downside move in four days to win).

AA had earnings yesterday after market close (AMC). The ATM straddle in July was worth $0.82 with front month ATM vol at 86.

The company traded over 12,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 1,049. All but 2,320 contracts were calls yielding a 4:1 call:put ratio. The action was in the July 45 calls (two sided), 47.5 calls (purchases), as well as the Aug 47.5 calls (purchases) and Aug 42.5 puts (sales).

The company traded over 12,600 options on total daily average option volume of just 1,938. The largest trade accounted for 10,200 contracts; an Aug 44/45 strangle; the initiator sold @ $1.76 on a 10 delta.