Pride International, Inc. (PDE), a provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and natural gas exploration companies, sees a large block of Oct. 30 Calls being purchased this afternoon.
Bullish Option Activity Alert: PDE
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LM Ericsson (ERIC) – Straddle Seller
The company traded over 10,000 options on total daily average option volume of just 1,168. The largest trade was 5,000 Jan'11 10 straddle sales (10,000 contracts).
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – COCO, PBR, NFLX, AA, APOL, CECO
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 9/23
Options Intelligence Report: Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE) & AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVNR)
Adobe Optimist Sells Put Spread – Featured Tickers: ADBE & AVNR
Options Intelligence Report: PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) & Office Depot, Inc. (ODP)
Options Intelligence Report for PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) and Office Depot, Inc. (ODP)
ArvinMeritor (ARM) – Strangle Sale in Nov on Earnings Cycle
The company traded over 12,000 options in the first three hours on total daily average option volume of just 1,964. The largest trade has been 5,000 Nov 14/15 strangle sales (10,000 contracts) @ $2.00.
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of morning activity in the futures market – FOMC Statement Looks "Golden" to Traders
Unusual Options Activity Review – SWN, SHLD, BRCD, NFLX, CA, FAST, WU, JNPR, .VIX, XLE
Unusual options activity review for Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Options Intelligence Report: Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN), Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) & Fastenal Co. (FAST)
Options Tactician Targets Southwestern Energy Co. – Featured Tickers: SWN, XLE & FAST
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – BIIB, HIG, WU, DTV, BBY, CA
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 9/22
Infinera (INFN) – Call Buying, Skew Discovery Provides Possible Trade
The company traded over 9,700 options on total daily average option volume of just 1,248. All but 254 contracts have been calls yielding a 37:1 call:put ratio.
Bearish Option Activity Alert: BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) has seen nearly 4 times its average daily option activity during the first half of today's session with investors eyeing the companies Q2 ?11 earnings release after the close today.