Call traders circled LinkedIn Corp (LNKD), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY), and Fitbit Inc (FIT), which all bucked the bearish bias
The Dow
fell nearly 300 points --
giving up its weekly lead and sinking back into correction territory -- amid lingering
post-Fed concerns. Across all 12 options exchanges, a 9.4 million calls crossed on
"quadruple witching" Friday, compared to 10.7 million puts. The day's put/call volume ratio closed at 1.14.
LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) bucked the bearish bias, attracting a
rare crop of call traders. Likewise for
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY), which saw
daily call volume soar to nearly six times the norm.
Fitbit Inc (NYSE:FIT) also lured an unusual amount of call traders, as the security
extended its winning streak to four sessions.
