| Option Players Drive Call Volume Up on Deere & Company (Schaeffers Research) - Deere & Company (DE) has had a surge in call activity today, with volume soaring to 8,501 -- nearly double the equity's expected call volume.The day's most popular strike has been the March 60 call, which has seen volume of 4,360...( Read More )
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| How an option player puts the moves on a stock (Schaeffers Research) - Let's face it: unless you're a complete trading nerd (like those of us here at Schaeffer's), you've probably heard the term "option" thrown around, and feigned knowledge of this elusive concept, for fear of being the only one who wasn't with the game...( Read More )
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| A frenzy of bullish speculation ensues as the stock rebounds from support (Schaeffers Research) - Option volume was unusually heavy yesterday on Google Inc. (GOOG), with call activity accelerating to three times the norm, and put trading rising to twice the usual level...( Read More )
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| AES Draws Heavy Upside Option Activity (TheStreet.com) - Traders were buying AES calls in large numbers Thursday, the second time this week that the international power company has seen upside option activity.
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| E-Trade Financial Corp. Trader Opens Large Short-Call Position (Schaeffers Research) - E-Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC) has seen option volume explode on the shares this afternoon...( Read More )
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| One strategist is expecting the stock to stagnate during the near term (Schaeffers Research) - Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB) garnered unusually heavy option volume on Thursday. Roughly 10,000 calls crossed the tape, well outpacing expected volume of fewer than 3,700 contracts...( Read More )
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| Peer's Upbeat Outlook Drives Call Activity on Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) (Schaeffers Research) - Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) has been a popular target among call traders today, thanks to the halo lift provided by sector peer Potash Corp...( Read More )
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| Upgrade Attracts Call Buyers to Yum! Brands, Inc. (Schaeffers Research) - This morning, analysts at UBS raised their rating on of Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) from "neutral" to "buy." Since the upgrade, option activity on YUM has soared to triple the stock's daily average, with 16,000 contracts changing hands so far today.Specifically, call activity on YUM has spiked to eight times the daily average, with 9,505 calls traded...( Read More )
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| Is it too late to jump on the stock's bearish bandwagon? (Schaeffers Research) - Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ENER) caught our attention this week, when the stock rose to the top of our bearish scorecard...( Read More )
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