Straddle sellers flock to Applied Materials, Inc. – Featured tickers: AMAT & M
Options Intelligence Report: Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) & Macy's, Inc. (M)
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Options Intelligence Report: The Kroger Co. (KR) & Hologic, Inc. (HOLX)
Options Intelligence Report for The Kroger Co. (KR) and Hologic, Inc. (HOLX)
Options Intelligence Report: Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) & Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVNR)
Morning Movers: XLF, LVS & AVNR
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Can Notes Hold On?
Unusual Options Activity Review – DVN, CMC, WFR, HIG, DFS, MO, DISH, DISCA, .VIX, XLI
Unusual options activity review for Wednesday, June 2, 2010
US Ariways (LCC) – How Pros Parlay Big Bets into Year Makers
The company traded over 94,000 options yesterday on total daily average option volume of just 7,678. All but 4,688 contracts have been calls yielding a 19.1:1 call:put ratio.
Legg Mason (LM) – Another Huge Bet for News in July
The company traded over 40,000 options in the first hour on total daily average option volume of just 3,391. The largest trade accounts for essentially all of the volume – it was a risk reversal (sell puts/ buy calls) for even (i.e. no cost).
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – AMGN, XME, GNW, ARM, CSIQ, DISH, SNDA
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 6/2
Options Intelligence Report: Amgen, Inc. (AMGN) & DISH Network Corp. (DISH)
Amgen calls fly following FDA approval. Featured tickers: AMGN & DISH
Options Intelligence Report: Genworth Financial Corp. (GNW) & Devon Energy Corp. (DVN)
Options Intelligence Report for Genworth Financial Corp. (GNW) and Devon Energy Corp. (DVN)
Options Intelligence Report: MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR), Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA) & Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG)
Options Intelligence Report: MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR), Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA) & Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG)
Newell Rubermaid (NWL) – Call Accumulator
The company traded over 12,000 options in the first two hours on total daily average option volume of just 2,001. All but 1,206 contracts have been calls yielding a 9:1 call:put ratio.