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2015-04-01 Options Report (LOCK) (XLY)
Options Report
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2015-04-01 Unusual Options Activity (AAL) (CVS)
Unusual Options Activity
American Airlines (AAL)- A rollout from 20,000 Apr 17 $52.50 calls ($0.80 credit) into 20,000 May 15 $52.50 calls ($2.14 debit). Shares are being hit today, following the downgrade to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank (price target slashed to $58 from $78).
CVS Health (CVS)- 3,370 May 8 weekly $98.50 puts were sold for $1.20-$1.23. There has been consistent put selling for months now.
LifeLock (LOCK)- 30,000 May $13 puts were sold for $0.35, against open interest of 21,550 contracts. Sizable selling in these on March 24th-26th for $0.45-$0.50. Earnings are due out near the end of this month.
Rowan Companies (RDC)- 10,000 Jan 2016 $13 puts were purchased for $0.95. The stock lost its early gains after the put purchase as the longer-term downtrend is still in place. 2015 EPS estimates have been cut by 18% in the last … Read More »
2015-03-17 Unusual Options Activity (AAL) (XLY)
Unusual Options Activity
American Airlines Group (AAL)- A rollout from 2,000 Mar 20 $50 calls ($2.89 credit) into 5,000 May 15 $57.50 calls ($1.74 debit). It was announced yesterday that (AAL) will be replacing Allergan (AGN) in the S&P 500.
HCP Inc (HCP)- Another 1,000+ Apr $42.50 calls were bought for $0.35-$0.40 each early this morning, against open interest of 14,788 contracts. There was big buying in these calls yesterday.
ING Groep NV (ING)- 14,000 Oct $15 calls were purchased for $0.87-$1.00 each. Call activity was 54x the average daily volume. Prior to this action, total call open interest was just 6,941 contracts.
Medtronic (MDT)- Another 1,000 Mar 27 weekly $75.50 puts were sold for $0.50-$0.51 each (4,250 were sold for $0.98 each on 2/18). Analysis on (MDT) from 3/13
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY)- Another 20,000 June $73 outs were bought for … Read More »
2015-03-12 Options Report (EPZM) (MCD)
Options Report
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Open Interest Updates From The Previous Trading Days Action
HollyFrontier (HFC)- Mar 20 $40 call open interest went from 1,625 to 4,681 contracts (buying yesterday).
Intel (INTC)- Mar 20 $33.50 call open interest went from 3,823 to 28,567 contracts (buying yesterday).
McDonald’s (MCD)- June $97.50 call open interest went from 9,588 to 17,290 contracts (buying yesterday).
Marvell Technology (MRVL)- Apr 17 $18 call open interest went from 3,042 to 10,549 contracts (buying yesterday).
Nucor (NUE)- Mar 20 $47 call open interest went from 452 to 6,007 contracts (buying yesterday).
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2013-09-19 Stock Watchlist Update (Trading Consumer Discretionary Names)
Stock Watchlist Update
Trading Consumer Discretionary Names
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Consumer Staples: Slow And Steady Wins The Race (XLY) (KO) (PG)
Consumer Staples: Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Here is my commentary on Consumer Staples for TraderPlanet.com.
http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/164840-consumer-staples-slow-and-steady-wins-the-race/
2013-08-30 Smart Money Report (OLN) (XLY)
Smart Money Report
Highest call to put ratios (bullish) for today: ELN, IVZ, OLN, AF, GFI, SPXU, ZOLT, ARIA, HNT, ATLS
Highest put to call ratios (bearish) for today: DDS, JNK, EPI, INCY, RIO, KRE, ITB, HYG, FXY, XLY
HIMX- 4k Sep. $7 calls were bought for this morning for $0.10-$0.15 each, against open interest of 5,538 contracts. Volume has since then surpassed the open interest. Himax Technologies shares are down 1.30% today.
SWY- The Jan. 2014 $25 straddle was put on 5,000 times for a $3.60 credit. Volume was above the open interest in both options. He/she is looking for shares of Safeway to stay near the $25 level through January 2014 options expiration. Shares of Safeway are near the $26 level, currently lower by 0.50%.
AAPL- Apple shares are off by 0.77% in today’s session, but remain above the … Read More »
Consumer Discretionary (XLY): Buy On The Dip?
Consumer Discretionary (XLY): Buy On The Dip?
Here is a link to my commentary for TraderPlanet on the consumer discretionary sector–> http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/164751-consumer-discretionary-xly-buy-on-the-dip/
