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2015-04-29 Options Report (LNG) (PAYX)
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2015-04-29 Unusual Options Activity (ALLE) (GLD)
Unusual Options Activity
Allegion (ALLE)- The May $55/$60 bear put spread was put on 1,786 times for a $1.40 debit. On average, just 24 puts trade per day. Earnings are due out tonight or tomorrow morning. The long-term uptrend remains intact, but shares have fallen on 2 out of the last 3 reports.
Boyd Gaming (BYD)- 3,000 May $13 calls were bought for $0.60-$0.65. Earnings are due out tomorrow night. Shares have alternated between up and down post earnings moves in the last 7 quarters with the previous report resulting in a lower close.
SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)- The Jan 2016 $110/$120/$140 bull call spread risk reversal was put on 2,500 times for a $0.32 credit. Volume was below the open interest in all three options. There was massive buying in the June 19 $120 calls for $1.10-$1.25 yesterday (also been bullish … Read More »
Payroll Strength And Healthcare Reform Services Helped Paychex Deliver In Q2
Payroll Strength And Healthcare Reform Services Helped Paychex Deliver In Q2
My article on Paychex (PAYX) for Seeking Alpha
Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) is a $17B company that provides human resource and payroll outsourcing solutions for small and mid-sized businesses that spans over 567,000 clients worldwide. On December 19th, they reported Q2 EPS of $0.47 per share vs. the Wall Street consensus estimate of $0.46 per share (9.3% year-over-year increase) and revenue of $676.3M vs. the $673.66M estimate (9.7% year-over-year increase). Both net income and operating income rose 9% to $173M and $270.2M, respectively…Click here to read the rest of the article.
2014-10-28 Smart Money Report (AKAM) (AMD)
Smart Money Report
AKAM- Another 1,600 Nov 22 $60 calls were purchased for $1.20-$1.26 each, against open interest of 10,444 contracts. 7,572 Akamai Technologies Nov 22 $60 calls were purchased for $1.36 each on October 15th. There was also a seller of Nov 22 $50 puts (2,639 times) for $1.10 each. Q3 earnings are due out tomorrow afternoon.
AMD- 52,000 Jan 2015 $3 puts were sold for $0.42-$0.43 each, against open interest of 87,056 contracts. Regardless of whether this is a new position or someone closing out a long put position (check open interest tomorrow for confirmation), he/she likely sees the correction coming to an end at least through the next three months in Advanced Micro Devices.
PAYX- 35,000 Dec $46 calls were sold for $0.75-$0.80 each, against open interest of 663 contracts. Paychex shares are new highs and is up for the … Read More »
