Over 5,500 options traded in the first 2 hours on total daily average option volume of just 679.
United Rentals (URI) – Volatility Buyer into Earnings
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Options Intelligence Report: SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) & iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI)
Options Intelligence Report for SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) and iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI)
Options Intelligence Report: Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ), Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) & 3M Company (MMM)
Options Intelligence Report for Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ), Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) and 3M Company (MMM)
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Sugar Sell-off Cools
Unusual Options Activity Review – LO, MHK, MJN, CEPH, VRTX, NTRS, SLE, INFY
Unusual options activity review for Monday, March 29, 2010
Options Intelligence Report: Apple, Inc. (AAPL), Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) & Cephalon, Inc. (CEPH)
Apple shares reach new 52-week high ahead of iPad release. Featured tickers: AAPL, GDXJ & CEPH
Options Intelligence Report: Lorillard Inc. (LO) & Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK)
Bull enacts risk reversal on Lorillard despite downgrade at Deutsche Bank. Featured tickers: LO & MHK
Options Intelligence Report: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VRTX) & Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (MJN)
Options Intelligence Report for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VRTX) and Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (MJN)
UPDATE – Popular (BPOP): One Sided Order Flow Grows
Update from a week ago on BPOP order flow
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Grain Traders Await the USDA Prospective Plantings Report
Volatility Trading Digest: Takeover Files
While waiting for the S&P 500 Index to complete a retest of the breakout there are some special situations worth considering. As the second quarter earnings reports begin, volatility is likely to begin increasing.
Volatility Trading Digest: Return of the Bond Market Vigilantes
After a long absence, there was some evidence last week that the "Bond Market Vigilantes" are indeed alive and once again expressing their anxiety and displeasure with the endless supply of sovereign debt offered, including US Treasury Bonds.