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Call Trading Builds Toward Nvidia (NVDA) Despite Technical Weakness

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:02:00 GMT

Nvidia (NVDA: sentiment, chart, options) has seen an increase in option trading today, as more than 45,800 contracts have crossed the tape...(Read More)

Long-Term Pessimism Rising Toward Radian Group (RDN)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:31:00 GMT

Radian Group (RDN: sentiment, chart, options) has seen an increase in put trading this morning, as more than 10,000 put contracts have crossed the tape...(Read More)

Call Trading Skyrockets on Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:00 GMT

Occidental Petroleum (OXY: sentiment, chart, options) has been the center of some brisk options trading this morning, as more than 57,200 contracts have crossed the tape...(Read More)

Iron Condor on Biogen Idec (BIIB)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:00 GMT

Biogen Idec (BIIB: sentiment, chart, options) announced this morning that fourth-quarter earnings rose by nearly half as price increases helped lift revenue from its multiple sclerosis drugs...(Read More)

Bulls Bombard PepsiCo, Inc. Ahead of Earnings

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:39:00 GMT

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP: sentiment, chart, options) is slated to release its fourth-quarter earnings this Thursday, according to Thomson Reuters...(Read More)

A Ratio Vertical Spread On WellPoint, Inc. (WLP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:21:00 GMT

With the health care debate continuing in Congress, health care services provider WellPoint, Inc...(Read More)

Call Players Expect Another Positive Earnings Report from Teck Resources Limited

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Teck Resources Limited (TCK: sentiment, chart, options) is expected to take the earnings reins after the closing bell today, according to Thomson Reuters...(Read More)

Call Sellers Center on RadioShack Corporation (RSH)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:58:00 GMT

Call sellers swarmed RadioShack Corporation (RSH: sentiment, chart, options) on Friday, with bearish bettors centering on the stock's out-of-the-money March 20 and 22.50 calls...(Read More)

Spread Strategist Bets on Short-Term Support for Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:43:00 GMT

Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN: sentiment, chart, options) was a hot topic in the options pits on Friday, after Goldman Sachs downgraded the equity to "neutral" from "buy" and slashed its price target to %2439 from %2442...(Read More)

Put Selling Grows on ASML Holdings (ASML)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:00 GMT

ASML Holdings (ASML: sentiment, chart, options) has seen some brisk put trading this morning, as more than 4,000 of these bearishly oriented options have crossed the tape...(Read More)

Call Trading Picks Up on Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT

Exxon Mobil (XOM: sentiment, chart, options) was the center of some brisk options trading on Friday, as more than 186,900 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)

Gannett Co., Inc.'s Latest Earnings Release Brings Out the Bears

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:46:00 GMT

On Monday, newspaper publisher Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI: sentiment, chart, options) reported a fourth-quarter profit of 72 cents per share, surpassing analysts' expectations for 64 cents per share...(Read More)

Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) Flooded by Front-Month Activity

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:48:00 GMT

Front-month call traders have flocked to Human Genome Sciences (HGSI: sentiment, chart, options) today, with intraday volume soaring to abnormally lofty levels...(Read More)

Put Writer Predicts Support for Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN: sentiment, chart, options) is slated to step into the earnings confessional on Wednesday, Feb...(Read More)

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Boosts Guidance, Draws Call Traders

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:01:00 GMT

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (HOT: sentiment, chart, options) on Thursday confessed that it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter, but the hotelier bolstered its current-year guidance, sending the shares higher as a result...(Read More)

Skeptically Skewed Speculators Swarm St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:58:00 GMT

On Thursday, St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ: sentiment, chart, options) announced it would launch its Fortify line of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in the U.S. in 2010, and Japan in 2011...(Read More)

Put Selling Surges on AOL, Inc.

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT

Put volume has popped today on AOL, Inc. (AOL: sentiment, chart, options), with the Internet issue seeing more than 6,000 of these bearishly oriented options cross the tape so far...(Read More)

Target Corporation (TGT) Misses Analysts' Sales Expectations

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:08:00 GMT

A report compiling the January same-store sales figures of 29 U.S. retailers showed overall growth of 3.3%, surpassing analysts' expectations for an increase of 2.5%...(Read More)

ON Semiconductor Corp. Sees Spike in Put Open Interest

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:47:00 GMT

Put traders took a rather keen interest in ON Semiconductor Corp. (ONNN: sentiment, chart, options) yesterday...(Read More)

Short-Term Bullish Bets Deplete on AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (ANN)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:57:00 GMT

The shares of AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (ANN: sentiment, chart, options) shot higher earlier this week, after the retailer boosted its fiscal fourth-quarter sales guidance...(Read More)

Bearish Bettors Converge on James River Coal Company (JRCC)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:59:00 GMT

Option traders are expecting more downside for James River Coal Company (JRCC: sentiment, chart, options), as indicated by the recent trends in the options arena...(Read More)

Pre-Earnings Call Volume Pops on The New York Times Company (NYT)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:34:00 GMT

The New York Times Company (NYT: sentiment, chart, options) is slated to report its fourth-quarter figures before the opening bell on Wednesday, Feb...(Read More)

Speculation Speeds Up Ahead of Earnings from Sunoco, Inc.

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:20:00 GMT

Oil producer Sunoco, Inc. (SUN: sentiment, chart, options) saw unusual option activity yesterday, with call volume rising to roughly two times the norm...(Read More)

Selling Puts on Aruba Networks (ARUN)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:44:00 GMT

Aruba Networks (ARUN: sentiment, chart, options) has shed more than 3% this morning as it has pulled back to support at its rising 10-week moving average...(Read More)

Trader Opens a Debit Spread on Macy's (M)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:27:00 GMT

Macy's (M: sentiment, chart, options) has been the center of some brisk options trading this morning, as more than 22,500 contracts have crossed the tape...(Read More)