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Large Stock/Option Volume Alerts in Seabridge Gold

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 11:15 am

Seabridge Gold, Inc. (NYSE: SA) is a company small enough and obscure enough that we would rarely cover it.  So what happens when investors are starting to pile back into ...
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Big Avon Options Bet (AVP)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 2:15 pm

Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a controversial stock in all aspects.  While some were hoping that buyout interest would remain and head higher, many are hoping that former CEO ...
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Options Take: Pressure To Remain On Wal-Mart Woes (WMT, TGT, DG, BIG)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:56 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup.  Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares ...
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Options Gamers See Wal-Mart at $56.50 in June and $55.50 in September (WMT)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 1:39 pm

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may have caused some irreparable damage to its investors.  This bribery scandal in Mexico looks very small if you just look at the raw dollars ...
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Odd Options Volume Moves SanDisk (SNDK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) had already warned of poor results ahead of earnings, but it offered continued guidance which was not good enough for even the most optimistic of investors.  ...
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Very Unusual Longer-Dated SandRidge Bullish Options Trading (SD)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 6:03 pm

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) made a meteoric move up with oil last year but has really suffered as natural gas prices have tanked.  The stock rose 5% to $7.55 ...
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Options Traders Extending Out to September in VIVUS (VVUS)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 12:11 pm

VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) was trying to recover this morning and briefly spent some time in positive territory after an obvious concern for shareholders that the FDA is not quite ...
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Huge Options Trade in SIRIUS XM Mutes M&A Hope (SIRI)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 11:20 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) has such a low share price that it has often been called a bit of a call option rather than a normal stock.  It ...
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McMoRan Options Volume Highlights Woes (MMR)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 12:57 pm

McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) is seeing almost a 100% above-normal trading volume in its shares today, but the real news is in the stock options trading volume today.  The ...
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Weather Trade Melts Down Deckers For Short Sellers & Put Buyers (DECK)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 2:41 pm

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) has stood out of late for more than just one reason.  The longer-term issue that is hurting Deckers is the warm winter.  With Uggs being so popular ...
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Trader Inquiry… Playing RIMM Down To Under $10 (RIMM)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 1:09 pm

It is far from a secret that Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is in trouble.  It is a classic value trap rather than a value stock.  I recently  had an interesting ...
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Unusual Options Trading Action In Regions Financial (RF)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 2:15 pm

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) is usually no longer very active when it comes to stock options trading.  So what happens when it makes the screen of highly unusual trading ...
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Oracle Options Heating Up Before Earnings

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 1:10 pm

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is seeing its volume pick up in the stock options ahead of Tuesday's earnings report.  On Friday we outlined that the case for this report being ...
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Akamai Options Volume Stands Out (AKAM)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 12:15 pm

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) looks harmless enough today in its trading as the stock is up about 1.5% at $37.20.  That is on only 1.3 million shares against a ...
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Beyond Greece: More Questions Than Answers Over Future of CDS Markets

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 3:04 pm

Whether or not the Greek debt deal is finally (finally, finally) reached, the next big question outside if Greece will default again is what exactly the implications are for the ...
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