12.1 million shares in three hours on total daily average volume of just 327k.

Apple earnings are today after the close….options volume is up

Pending earnings reports generate increased volatility, but selling earnings vol isn't always a winning strategy.

The company has traded over 8,100 options in the first hour and a half on total daily average option volume of just 1,172, and all but 230 contracts have been calls for a 34:1 call:put ratio.

GOOG habitually has earnings the day of expiration (actually Thursday evening of expiration week). This makes their front month options pure earnings volatility…A very exciting/dangerous/lucrative opportunity.

Daily 20% price swings aren't unusual for Ambac.

News of a merger sends both stocks up, but there is a risk

A large amount of opening trades in PBCT as earnings approach

Back by popular demand – the second case study on professional earnings vol trading.

The company has traded over 6 times total daily average option volume in the first two hours of trading. Zero puts have traded – all 8,700 contracts are calls. What's the story?

FDO is trading up 6% and earnings are tomorrow before the market opens

An unusually large number of calls signals an increasing bullish position.