SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations

A bullish candidate sees a surge in put trading

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:45:00 GMT

This week's edition of Options Spotlight takes a look at NETGEAR Inc. (NTGR: sentiment, chart, options)...(Read More)

Call trading jumps on McDonald's

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:00 GMT

McDonald's Corp (MCD: sentiment, chart, options) is in the news this morning as the company announced a 2.6% increase in January sales at restaurants open at least 13 months...(Read More)

Put trading soars on pharmaceutical concern

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:15:00 GMT

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)Options players flocked to Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY: sentiment, chart, options) on Monday, as more than 40,290 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)

The video game company is pointed lower after offering weak earnings guidance

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:22:00 GMT

Today's column includes disappointing guidance from Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS), upbeat clinical trial results from Amgen, Inc...(Read More)

U.S. stock futures head higher following yesterday's drubbing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:57:00 GMT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed below 10,000 for the first time since early November yesterday, as traders weighed growing concerns about European debt loads and a Wall Street Journal report that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will begin preparing to tighten credit later this year...(Read More)

Traders continue to flee the equities market amid increasing economic uncertainty

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:27:00 GMT

Stocks took a turn for the worse today, showing very little of the bullish resilience that characterized Friday's afternoon rebound...(Read More)

Can BYI maintain a foothold atop its 10-month trendline?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:55:00 GMT

Option traders are betting on a continued slump for casino concern Bally Technologies Inc...(Read More)

Put volume is heavy as the stock pulls back from stubborn resistance

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Puts were a popular choice on NIKE, Inc. (NKE: sentiment, chart, options) last Friday, with nearly 12,000 of these bearishly oriented options crossing the tape...(Read More)

A neutral-to-bearish trader bets on short-term resistance for BIDU

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:45:00 GMT

Chinese search sultan Baidu, Inc. (BIDU: sentiment, chart, options) will step into the earnings spotlight after the closing bell tomorrow, according to Thomson Reuters...(Read More)

Directional neutrality is nice, but a straddle will cost you prior to the firm's first-quarter report

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:13:00 GMT

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI: sentiment, chart, options) is up more than 2% today, with the shares catching a lift after consolidating into support at their 10-month moving average...(Read More)

Can RIG muscle past the round-number 90 neighborhood?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMT

Transocean LTD (RIG: sentiment, chart, options) was a popular target in the options pits on Friday, with both call and put volume surpassing the norm...(Read More)

Lawsuit reinstated against Dell

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:00 GMT

Aetna Inc. (AET)On Friday, Aetna Inc. (AET: sentiment, chart, options) reported stronger-than-expected results in its commercial plans serving employers...(Read More)

The coffee concern prolongs its tender offer to acquire a sector peer

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:27:00 GMT

Today's column includes the latest quarterly results from China Green Agriculture, Inc...(Read More)

U.S. stock futures point to a weak open

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:33:00 GMT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) held onto the 10,000 level by the skin of its teeth last week, as a late-session rally pushed the Dow some 170 points higher on Friday...(Read More)

Despite a negative week, major market indexes held key support

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:20:00 GMT

That was a close one! It came down to the wire on Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) managed to rally back nearly 200 points and eke out a close above 10,000 for the week...(Read More)

Crude futures fell beneath the $70 level for the first time since mid-December

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:16:00 GMT

Stocks spent most of the session wallowing in the red today, as economic troubles across the pond and an ambiguous unemployment report weighed on the Street...(Read More)

Can RIMM finally conquer its 20-month trendline?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:45:00 GMT

Research In Motion Limited (RIMM: sentiment, chart, options) has attracted an unusual amount of attention from option traders today - especially on the put side of the tape...(Read More)

Traders have rarely snapped up bullishly oriented options at a faster pace

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:49:00 GMT

Bullish speculation has ramped up on Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK: sentiment, chart, options) during the past week...(Read More)

A retrospective look at three equities heating up the options pits

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Welcome to Options Stew, where we take a look back at what's been cookin' in the option pits this week...(Read More)

Examining three must-know option plays for earnings season

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Earnings season is upon us, and investors all across Wall Street are hoping to take advantage of these potentially volatile few weeks...(Read More)

Will AUY's 20-month moving average hold as support?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:45:00 GMT

In last week's edition of Trading Tools, we took a gander at OmniVision Technologies, Inc...(Read More)

Traders are expecting the equity's recent pullback to continue

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMT

Palm, Inc. (PALM: sentiment, chart, options) found itself in the crosshairs of put players on Thursday, Feb...(Read More)

Call trading jumps following NRG's shutdown news

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:10:00 GMT

NRG Energy (NRG)On Thursday, NRG Energy (NRG: sentiment, chart, options) reported that it and Delaware regulators are negotiating a deal under which the company would shut down three of four generating units at its Indian River power plant by 2013...(Read More)

The automaker follows Toyota's lead by confessing to braking issues with its hybrids

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:27:00 GMT

Today's column includes technical difficulties for Ford Motor Company (F), an optimistic note for Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP), a bullish endorsement for ReneSola Ltd...(Read More)

U.S. stock futures edge lower ahead of key economic data

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:00 GMT

Wall Street is struggling to right itself following yesterday's nearly 270-point loss by the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)...(Read More)