Unusual options activity review for Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Unusual Options Activity Review – S, JCG, C, AEO, GNK, APOL, CDNS, UNH, .BKX, XLE
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Adding Water to the Tea Leaves
Last week, I responded to the claim that technical analysis was akin to reading tea leaves and held no place in proper financial analysis. Anyone who has used technical analysis knows the value of it in order to identify the most probable direction and timing of market moves. In the same spirit, I do not want to downplay the usefulness of fundamental analysis either.
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C, IBKR, F
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C, IBKR, F
Options Intelligence Report: DSW, Inc. (DSW), Lincare Holdings Inc. (LNCR) & Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ)
Bears Leave Footprints In DSW, Inc. Put Options Ahead Of Earnings – Featured Tickers: DSW, LNCR & VGZ
DR Horton (DHI) – More September Volatility Selling in the Home Builders
The company traded over 18,000 options hour on total daily average option volume of just 5,929. The largest trade, accounting for over 13,000 contracts was a Sep 10 straddle sale 1 x 2 (big on the puts); no stock.
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – GIGM, UNH, APOL, CX, AEO, UAUA, .BKX
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 8/25
Options Intelligence Report: Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) & Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL)
Contrarians Place Bullish Wagers On Sprint – Featured Tickers: S & APOL
Options Intelligence Report: Continental Airlines, Inc. (CAL) & J. Crew Group, Inc. (JCG)
Options Intelligence Report for Continental Airlines, Inc. (CAL) and J. Crew Group, Inc. (JCG)
Cemex (CX) – Vol Buy, Delta Bet on Dipping Stock
The company traded over 18,000 options in the first two hours on total daily average option volume of just 3,896.
Time of Day and Your Trading
How the time of day impacts your trading.
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Coffee's Rally Grinds to a Halt
Unusual Options Activity Review – RIG, MRVL, PAR, FMCN, OMX, SKS, CDNS, CHKP, .VIX, SPY
Unusual options activity review for Tuesday, August 24, 2010