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MEMC Insider Buying Versus Active Put Options (WFR)

Posted: August 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Investors would much rather see insiders of companies buying up stock rather than selling it.  That is particularly true in a stocks like MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) where ...
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Caution Grows in Tesla as Quiet Period Ends (TSLA)

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 11:26 am

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has seen a strange trading pattern since its IPO first came to market in June.  The quiet period has now ended and the analyst pool ...
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SandRidge’s Pain Today, One Huge Opportunity Ahead (SD, XOM, APA, ME, BP, CHK)

Posted: August 5, 2010 at 1:17 pm

SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) is moving from a case of being grossly oversold to a case where the situation is becoming almost obscene.  The stock is getting crushed after ...
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Buffett & Options: Laws of Unintended Consequences (BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: August 4, 2010 at 5:07 pm

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) might be one the greatest investors of all time and he may have recruited 34 billionaires to donate up to ...
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BP Options Signal Into Earnings Reaction & Hayward Ouster (BP)

Posted: July 26, 2010 at 1:07 pm

BP plc (NYSE: BP) finds itself in an odd situation with stock options trading versus its pending earnings announcement Tuesday and the imminent departure of Tony Hayward as CEO.  While ...
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Top Day Trader Alerts (ARMH, APWR, ALKS, APC, BP, JASO, LULU)

Posted: June 10, 2010 at 8:58 am

There are many big movers today in the day trader and active trader alerts.  Stocks on the move are ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH), A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ...
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CBOE Sets Initial IPO Terms (CBOE)

Posted: May 27, 2010 at 12:38 pm

If you are a fan of initial public offerings for the actual securities exchanges out there, the CBOE IPO terms have been set and the deal is not getting much ...
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SIRIUS XM Breather Set-Up, With A Twist (SIRI)

Posted: May 4, 2010 at 2:01 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is one of those stocks that you either love it or you love to hate.  The company's earnings showed $157.8 million in adjusted operating ...
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The Unusual Suspects (AVAV, AAPL, BSX, C, GGP, GS, HSP, LULU, PALM, GLD, FAZ, FAS)

Posted: April 17, 2010 at 12:04 pm

This weekend's edition of the Unusual Suspects would have probably been all about earnings, earnings, earnings.  Friday's SEC-Goldman news changed that.  Our cast of characters for this coming week's Unusual ...
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Stock Options Explosion in Goldman Sachs (GS)

Posted: April 16, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Trying to count options contracts in shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is nearly impossible, and this was copied from trade blotters with snapshots of 12:12 to 12:18 ...
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A Questionable Patriot Bid… (PCX, MEE)

Posted: March 2, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) had a stellar trading day, with a gain of more than 10% which moved the shares above $20.00 for the first time since January 20.  ...
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Strike Prices Acting as Tech Share Price Magnets (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, INTC)

Posted: January 15, 2010 at 11:31 am

An adage in options trading is that the closest and most active strike prices tend to act as magnets that draw share prices that direction as options expiration date gets ...
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Kodak Going After Apple & R-I-M, Yesterday’s Trading Beware (EK, AAPL, RIMM)

Posted: January 14, 2010 at 10:09 am

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) was a huge mover yesterday on no news.  The trading was actually muted, but it was the huge amount of options trading that came in ...
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Something Brewing at Eastman Kodak? (EK)

Posted: January 13, 2010 at 1:29 pm

Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) has been one of the greatest American brands and great American success stories.... of our parents' lives.  For the last decade this has been a ...
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The Unusual Suspects (AA, INTC, JPM, BRK-A, CYCC, GENZ, IMMU, MNKD, QCOM, SWC)

Posted: January 9, 2010 at 10:23 am

There are many companies that deserved to be on this weekend's slate of unusual suspects that have key current developments to watch in this coming week.  Some are unusual trading activity, ...
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