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Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Are Traders Embarking on a New Gold Rush?
Unusual Options Activity Review – CBS, CAG, ATML, UPS, MCK, BG, LPS, IPG
Unusual options activity review for Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Options Intelligence Report: Interpublic Group Companies, Inc. (IPG) & United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
Bullish Strategies Abound On Rising Market – Featured Tickers: IPG & UPS
Options Intelligence Report: Atmel Corp. (ATML) & CBS Corp. (CBS)
Options Intelligence Report for Atmel Corp. (ATML) and CBS Corp. (CBS)
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – WL, YHOO, UPS, NEM, CHL, ROST, CAVM
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 10/5
Options Intelligence Report: China Mobile, Ltd. (CHL) & Cavium Networks, Inc. (CAVM)
Bullish Strategist Targets China Mobile Ltd. – Featured Tickers: CHL & CAV
Options Intelligence Report: Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) & Wilmington Trust Corp. (WL)
Options Intelligence Report for Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) and Wilmington Trust Corp. (WL)
Implied Correlation At Record Highs
I don't think many traders follow the CBOE's implied correlation index, but lately it's been on the rise.
50 Cent Strike Spreads?!?
Recently, I was teaching an option class in Overland Park, Kansas, and we were looking at placing a short vertical (Bear Call) on JPM. We noticed that the underlying did not trade over 42 for awhile, hence, we selected the 42 zone as the correct place to sell the short call.
Bearish Option Activity Alert: CAVM
Cavium Networks, Inc. (CAVM), a provider of semiconductor products for networking, communications and digital home applications, sees a Bearish Put spread executed this morning with an investor buying the Nov. 25 ? 29 spread 10k times for $1.35.
Unusual Options Activity Review – MPEL, LVS, WYNN, PENN, AXP, SWY, NSM, BCSI, .VIX, EEM
Unusual options activity review for Monday, October 4, 2010