Unusual Options Activity: SEDG, JWN, CSCO, and FL

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) put volume exploded ahead of earnings

Josh Selway

Aug 13, 2015 at 4:47 PM

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The Dow finished higher, thanks to strong economic data. Across all 12 options exchanges, 6.93 million calls crossed, compared to 6.23 million puts. The day's put/call volume ratio closed at 0.89.

Solaredge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SEDG) puts changed hands at nearly nine times what's normally seen, even though the company unveiled better-than-expected earnings and received a batch of bullish brokerage notes. Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) put volume finished at 32 times the norm ahead of tonight's quarterly earnings report.

Call volume on Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) ran at three times the expected daily pace, after the company's strong quarterly results. Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) call volume was nine times higher than normal.

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