Options Update: GameStop Corp. Scores a Flood of Call Activity
Options traders are piling into GameStop Corp. with more than 20,000 of bullishly oriented options traded so far today.
Options Update: Are AutoNation Shares Stable Enough for a Calendar Spread?
Option speculative traders have zeroed in on AutoNation puts, with more than 20,000 of these bearishly oriented options crossing the tape.
Options Update: Caterpillar Buried Under Heavy Put Volume
Options traders have piled into puts today on blue-chip construction equipment firm Caterpillar, as shares plunged in reaction to the company’s lackluster earnings report and massive job cuts.
Options Update: Masco Corp. Targeted by Unusual Put Volume
Options traders have come out en masse on Masco Corp today, ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report.
Options Update: Research In Motion Limited Draws Heavy Put Volume
Shares of Research In Motion Limited have dropped nearly 3% and has attracted heavy put volume, as the stock pulls back with the rest of Wall Street in today’s trading.
Options Update: PNC Financial Services Draws Put Volume Ahead of Earnings
Ahead of quarterly earnings report, PNC Financial Services Group draws heavy put volume in the options pits today.
Options Update: Chesapeake Energy Calls Popular on BP Buyout Speculation
Call options on Chesapeake Energy surged on Monday fueled by speculations of a takeover by British oil giant BP PLC.
Options Update: Broadcom Draws Bullish Credit Spread Attention
With looming quarterly earnings report on Jan. 29, Broadcom and Qualcomm has been targeted by some heavy put activity.
Options Update: Straddling General Electric (GE) Ahead of Earnings
General Electric’s looming earnings report and the continued barrage from the brokerage bunch has proven too much for options traders to resist, as heavy put and call activities on GE have changed hands so far today,
Options Update: Plunging U.S. Bancorp Shares Attract a Flood of Puts
Shares of U.S. Bancorp plunged more than 17% in early trading, attracting extreme put heavy activity from option trades.
Options Update: Microsoft Attracts Heavy Put Volume Ahead of Earnings
After hours on Thursday, Microsoft is scheduled to release its fiscal second-quarter performance. Heading into the report, options traders have targeted the stock with heavy put positions.
Options Update: eBay Swarmed by Put Volume as Shares Extend Losses
With no headline news to speak of, online auctioneer eBay was swarmed with heavy put volume as expiration Friday came to a close.