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Microsoft Tops Equity Options, VIX Down

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options busy today led by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

VIX Tops Option Midday April 13

By OptionsZone Experts
CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) very busy in midday options trading.

Option Midday Movers April 12

By OptionsZone Experts
Intraday options trading update April 12, 2011

BofA Finds a Believer in Options Pits

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Quiet options trading day as Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) finds a call buyer and the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) adds .82 to 17.93.

Option Midday Movers April 8

By OptionsZone Experts
Options midday movers incliude Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Oracle, (NASDAQ: ORCL) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV).

Option Midday Movers April 7

By OptionsZone Experts
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), Citigroup (NYSE: C) lead options volume trading this morning.

Option Midday Movers April 6

By OptionsZone Experts
Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLI) May 34 and May 35 Puts lead option volume this morning.

Low Option Volatility Means Vertical Spreads

By Adam Warner
Option volatility has dropped, making it hard to profit by just selling calls. Try vertical spreads.

Option Midday Movers April 5

By OptionsZone Experts
Emerging Markets EEM tops volume list, while takeovers Inspire Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISPH) and National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) get some action.

SPY Tops Option Midday Movers

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading at midday saw SPY topping volume action

The VIX Isn’t Low, the SPX is High

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is correctly priced in this slow, grinding market.

CBOE Loses Options Volume Market Share

By OptionsZone Experts
The nine options exchanges set a volume record in March but long time leader Chicago Board Options Exchange saw its market share drop.

Option Volume Midday Movers April 1

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading at midday saw strikes of Financial select SPDR (NYSE: XLF) and S&P 500 SPDR (NYSE: SPY) grabbing solid volume. Option volume in all SPY strikes topped 1 million contracts.

Show Patience at These Market Levels

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Indices and momentum stocks like Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) are at levels that suggest the market is in for a breather.

Option Midday Movers March 31

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading at midday saw Citi (NYSE: C) on top followed by the iShares Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ) and the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Quiet VIX Reflects Broad Market

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has been quiet lately, just like the broader market.

Option Leaders Midday Thursday

By OptionsZone Experts
Trading leaders in the options market this morning include Citigroup (NYSE: C), iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM, and Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT).

Charts Suggest Cash is Best Position

By J.W. Jones
Technical market indicators such as the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) are showing mixed signs.

Charts can Tame Trading Circus of Chaos

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Use stock charts of past trading behavior to find future stock moves.
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