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Silver Options Busy on Slow Day
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading slow but IShares Silver Fund (NYSE: SLV) trades more than 1 million contracts.
Options Midday – Market Awaits Fed Moves
Options trading tense but slow as traders await word on possible QE III.
Yahoo, Baidu, SPY Spur Options Trading
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading volume seen in Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).
Apple, Ford, OIH Drive Midday Options
Options trading is moderate as Ford (NYSE: F) and Oil Service HOLDRs ETF ((NYSE: OIH) garner some volume.
VIX Drops to a Learners Permit in Options
Options trading was active led by CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NYSE: TLT).
Options Midday – Bond ETF, BofA Top Volume
Options trading busy with three bond TLT strikes showing large volume.
Options Wrap – Blackboard’s a Jungle
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Mostly quiet options trading though Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Hanesbrands ((NYSE: HBI) see some action.
Bank of America Leads Options Midday
Options midday are steady but controlled, led by bank of America (NYSE: BAC).
VIX Moves, Just When You Think It Won’t
By
Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moves big on quiet weeks and seemingly slow days.
Cisco Puts Hot as VIX Springs Back
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
A market sell off spurs activity in the options market with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Las Vegas Sand (NYSE: LVS) leading the volume.
Options Midday – Citi Busy, VIX Volatile
The options markets were busy this morning, as the broad market sold off due to an S&P warning on credit quality of U.S. debt.
Some Bold Souls Buy Google Call Options
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options expiration mostly quiet except Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) slammed and options volume reaches 343,000 contracts.
Silver Strong, Expiration Quiet
A generally quiet expiration Friday sees a strong iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) hurt by poor earnings
Fear Index Can’t Even Get a Driver’s License
By
Adam Warner
CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drifts down during expiration week.
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).
Options Midday – Microsoft, EEM Top Volume
Options Trading – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: EEM)
Alcoa, Yahoo, Citi Lead Options Today
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options volume picks up on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), CitiGroup (NYSE: C) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) trading. VIX falls below 17.
VIX Tops Option Midday April 13
CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) very busy in midday options trading.
Options Wrap Focus on BofA, Target
By
Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options wrap finds some bulls buying Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) calls, while bears buy target (NYSE: TGT) puts.
