Options Update: Call Volume Soars on The Boeing Company
With such a string of negative headlines on the Boeing Company, one would have expected more pessimism among options traders. However, the speculative group continues to bet on a rebound for the company.
Options Update: Put Volume Rises on Best Buy Ahead of Earnings
Options traders are placing heavy bets on electronics retailer Best Buy, ahead of the securities quarterly earnings release, though with a negative perspective.
Options Update: Transocean Put Volume Spikes on S&P 500 Index Delisting
After the close on Thursday, Standard & Poor’s announced that Transocean was ineligible for listing on the S&P 500 Index. This interesting twist led put options to spike in today’s trading.
Options Update: Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Attracts a Flood of Call Volume
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan has rallied more than 13% since Tuesday on news that the firm would reduce its 2009 potash output by 20%. Like moths to the flame, options traders have also flocked to the security.
Options Update: Electronic Arts Inc. Hit with Heavy Put Volume Following Earnings Warning
Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. are getting pounded today, as no less than 5 brokerage firms have downgraded the shares, following earnings warning. The activity lead options traders to be excessively bullish toward the company.
Options Update: DryShips’ Call Volume Soars on Hopes of a Dry-Shipping Revival
Speculations on a revival of the dry-shipping market has resulted in soaring call activity on sector standout DryShips.
Options Update: Starbucks Calls Popular Despite Brewing Economic Trouble
Despite brewing economic troubles, options speculators piled onto Starbucks’ call options and easily outpaced the company’s average daily call volume by more than 6 to 1.
Options Update: SanDisk Call Volume Swells on Toshiba Buyout Rumors
Rumors of a Toshiba buyout sent shares of flash-memory maker SanDisk up more than 20% and prompted a surge in bullishly oriented options across the tape in Wednesday’s midday trading.
Options Update: Akamai Technologies Call Volume Soars Following Cyber Monday
With a lack of any headline news for Akamai Technologies, it appears that speculation on Web traffic and demand for services alone is driving traders into the company’s options today.
Options Update: 3M Company Hit with Potential Put-Buying Activity
Shares of 3M Company has dropped nearly 4% amid the wave of red washing over Wall Street on this first day of December, which created a spike in put-buying activity.
Options Update: Shanda Interactive Entertainment’s Put Volume Soars Ahead of Earnings
Shanda Interactive Entertainment’s strong performance in past earnings spotlight seem to have fallen on deaf ears, as options speculators have shown a preference for bearishly oriented put options in today’s trading.
Options Update: Caterpillar Draws Bullish Credit-Spread Attention
With Wall Street bathed in red today, Dow component Caterpillar has followed suit and is drawing bullish credit spread attention.