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Options Volume Drops 12% in May

By OptionsZone Experts
Options volume dropped 12% in May. In midday trading the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) and equity Nokia (NYSE: NOK) are busy as market drops.

Could Best Buy Buy Radio Shack?

By OptionsZone Experts
Options volume moderate as market rises. Whispers are that RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) may be the target of Best Buy Corp. (NYSE: BBY).

Charts Show Market at Key Inflection Point

By J.W. Jones
Technical analysis of the markets show a major move up or down after the Memorial Day holiday.

Campbell Soup Chunky Options Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
Meandering options market though Citi (NYSE: C) is trades below 40 and Campbell’s Soup (NYSE: CPB) open interest leader is 18 months away.

Senate Investigates Options Trading

By OptionsZone Experts
Down market has options busy in major indices SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY), S&P Index Options (CBOE: SPX) and PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ).

VIX Great to Trade But it is Just a Number

By Adam Warner
There are many ways to trade off the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) except for the spot price itself.

Retailers and Greece Drag Down Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Option expiration is dominated by indices likes CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY), while Gap (NYSE: GPS) falls.

LinkedIn Options to Start Next Week

By OptionsZone Experts
Options on LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) could start trading on Friday, May 27.

Grown Men Tremble at Fear Gauge Close

By Adam Warner
The monthly settlement price of the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is confusing.

Volatility Spares VIX, Hits GLD and SLV

By Adam Warner
Volatility is impacting pricing in SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD), iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM) but not the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

No Weekly Options Means Weak Volume

By OptionsZone Experts
Traders shift to SPDR KBW Bank ETF (NYSE: KBW) and SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT) due to lack of Weekly options.

Why There’s Still Hope for the Bulls

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Stocks have shown a remarkable ability to hold at crucial support in the face of bad news.

Weeklys Top Options Trading

By OptionsZone Experts
Options midday trading is focused on the expiring Weekly options in the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) and the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).

2 Dangerous Numbers to Watch

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
A close below these trendlines could lead to a quick sell-off.

Takeover Talk Hits OfficeMax, Juniper Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading midday quiet on May 12, 2011 though takeover rumors swirl around Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX).

Is This the End of the Market Rally?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Stocks and commodities got clobbered yesterday, but has the trend changed?

Boeing, Citi Lead Quiet Options Midday

By OptionsZone Experts
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ex-dividend play grabs professionals while Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Citi (NYSEC) find play with retail traders.

Option Traders Turn to the Russell 2000

By OptionsZone Experts
The iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) leads options volume with a broad rally in market. IShares Silver (NYSE: SLV) bounces back.

Retracement of Metals Starts Now

By J.W. Jones
Use options to profit from the rally in precious metal proxies like the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) and the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).
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