Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – CB, C, MYL, F, AAPL, HD, FTR
Options Intelligence Report: Apple, Inc. (AAPL) & Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)
Options Intelligence Report for Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)
Options Intelligence Report: General Electric Co. (GE) & Carnival Corp. (CCL)
Options Intelligence Report for General Electric Co. (GE) and Carnival Corp. (CCL)
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – ADBE, PCX, PPL, EWH, RRC, LEAP, KRE
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 6/22
Options Intelligence Report: EMC Corp. (EMC) & Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (RAH)
Options Intelligence Report for EMC Corp. (EMC) and Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (RAH)
Options Intelligence Report: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM) & Walgreen Co. (WAG)
Options Intelligence Report for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM) and Walgreen Co. (WAG)
Daily Futures Roundup
Yuan Provide Copper Psychological Bounce
Market Moves and Foreign News – What's Changed in 30 Days?
The US markets were up strong yesterday after a week of big gains. The market moving news was (in part) that China claims it will finally let its currency (yuan) appreciate against the dollar. The prior stance has been to peg the yuan to the US dollar (no floating rate).
The Two Faces of Volatility
In Roman mythology the god of beginnings and endings, Janus, is typically portrayed having two heads, each facing in opposite directions. His countenances are displayed in this manner so that he can observe the past as well as the future. The two types of option volatility, historical volatility and implied volatility, also reflect this dual perspective.
Options Intelligence Report: Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR), OfficeMax, Inc. (OMX) & JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)
Morning Movers: FTR, OMX & JPM
Liberty Media (LINTA) – Call Buyer, Skew Holds, Stock Can Move
The company traded over 5,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 497. All but five contracts were calls.
Unusual Options Activity Review – AMGN, REV, AA, HNZ, GIS, EMR, AMD, MU, .RUT, XLB
Unusual options activity review for Monday, June 21, 2010
