A second look at a trade involving weeklies
Goldman Sachs (GS) – Weekly Trade; Selling Vol Expansion
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HP Stock & Option Volume, An Inflection Point Near? (HPQ)
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) finds itself in an unusual place at an unusual time. The direction of the stock price may not exactly be a coin toss, but the case for up and down can be argued either way.
Options Intelligence Report: iShares MSCI Japan Index (EWJ) & CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
Market Slide Has Japanese Tracker Options Active – Featured Tickers: EWJ & VIX
Options Intelligence Report: BP Plc (BP) & American Tower Corp. (AMT)
Options Intelligence Report for BP Plc (BP) and American Tower Corp. (AMT)
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of morning activity in the futures market – The Fed's "Tweaks" Keep the Bond Market Rally Alive
The Psychology of Trading and Investing
Trading psychology is a subject most books and so-called professionals keep separate from the mechanics and strategies of trading and investing. A reality largely misunderstood is that the underlying mechanics and strategies within trading and investing are a direct function of your psychological belief system.
Unusual Options Activity Review – KGC, EXPD, DB, SONS, NVS, BAC, LSI, MTG, .VIX, XLK
Unusual options activity review for Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – WMT, LLY, XOM, DD, DUK
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – WMT, LLY, XOM, DD, DUK
Diana Shipping (DSX) – Call Buyers Accumulate
The company traded over 6,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 1,403. All but 49 contracts were calls. The largest trades were purchases of the August 14 and September 15 calls.
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – PPCO, HPQ, NFLX. BAX, NTAP, WFR, ABK
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 8/10
Comcast (CMCSK) – A One Week Trade
The company traded over 16,000 options in the first two hours on total daily average option volume of just 2,364. 10,000+ of the contracts were done in a front month 17/18 strangle sale (one week trade) @ $0.30.
Options Intelligence Report: Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (PPCO), Popular Inc. (BPOP) & CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF)
Penwest Price Jump Elicits Put Purchase As Legal Threat Emerges – Featured Tickers: PPCO, BPOP & CVBF