TCB has followed a consistent pattern for five out of the last six earnings starting with the 1-22-2009 cycle and ending with the last earnings cycle on 4-22-2010. Specifically, a straddle sale at the close on the day of earnings and a purchase back the day after was a winner five times.
Unusual options activity review for Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Options Insider Radio Episode 64 – Live From OIC: LivevolLive From OIC 2010 – Mark is joined by Stefen Choy, COO, Livevol. Mark and Stefen discuss the dearth of quality online trading tools for professional and high-end retail options traders. They also discuss the difficulties associated with designing and pricing a single trading product to appeal to multiple audiences.
After a substantial rally that took the index past the overhead resistance at 1040.78 look for a minor trend change indicator for clues that this run could be about over.
From "Risk Off" last week it was "Risk On" once again with an oversold rally taking the S&P 500 Index 5.4% higher. Now traders and investors want to know if the bottom has been made, or should we expect to see lower lows?
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – C, INTC, AAPL, BAC
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 7/14
Butterflies, Straddles And Spreads, Oh My!Featured Tickers: HRS, EWZ & RSH
The company traded over 3,500 options on total daily average option volume of just 215. The largest trade was an August 55/65 strangle bot 1,250 times (or 2,500 contracts).
Bullish Traders Feast On Panera Bread Co. Options Ahead Of Earnings – Featured Tickers: PNRA & IVN
Options Intelligence Report for Lorillard Inc. (LO) and The Dow Chemical Co. (DOW)
The leveraged ETF traded over 39,000 options in the first two hours on total daily average option volume of just 23,708. All but 7,627 contracts have been puts yielding a 4:1 put:call ratio. The action, in small trades, has been over 22,000 July 35 put purchases.