Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is trading up .90 to 59.89. BBBY is trading $5 off of 52-week lows.
Puts Trade in iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (VXZ)
The iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (VXZ) is down . to 22.42 today. VXZ is trading on near-term lows.
Puts Trade in Financial Select SPDR ETF (XLF)
Shares of the Financial Select SPDR ETF (XLF) are trading up .03 to 17.42. XLF is trading at 52-week highs.
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update: UAL, NFLX, PG, SBUX, AET, VRSN, UA
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Friday, January 25, 2013
IB Options Brief: Target Corp. (TGT), Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) & Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK)
Put Buyers Set Crosshairs On Target Corp. – Today?s Tickers: TGT, DOW & ADSK
Option Block 215: Apple and More Apple
Apple chat. CBOE discussion. Odd trades. Earnings.
The Feel of Cotton
Whenever a commodity market moves this much and I?m not in it with clients it is frustrating?almost as frustrating as being in the market positioned the wrong way?
Calls Trade in JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT)
Yesterday, JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) was up 4.11 to 67.57. JBHT is trading at a 52-week high
Sell the Index & Buy the Stocks
Goldman put out a comment prior to earnings season, which was something that I happened to agree with. It basically pointed toward the fact that, while the VIX was overpriced relative to market movement, it didn’t mean the component parts IV’s were necessarily overpriced.
Calls Spreads Go Up in Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (HALO)
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (HALO) was down .05 to 8.30 yesterday. HALO is trading at one-month highs.
Retracement Seen in Live Cattle
A 61.8% retracement has played out in the last three weeks but it appears we are finding solid support at that level.
Calls Trade against Stock in Shares of Crosstex Energy (XTEX)
Shares of Crosstex Energy (XTEX) were down .36 to 16.39. XTEX is trading $1 off of 52-week highs.



