http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/options Options - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383345?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Traders flocked to options on Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) on Friday, as more than 76,800 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:03:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383345?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1383645?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner have taken an extremely modest approach to what may experts believe is manipulative behavior by the Chinese vis-a-vis the value of the yuan. The peaceful method of negotiating began to fall apart when... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:41:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1383645?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-mike/1383875?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Sorry that it's been a week since my last update but unfortunately it's gonna be another week before my next update. I've got some other things I need to take care of and this week, with a Fed decision and options expiration, is the perfect time for... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:50:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-mike/1383875?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383562?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Shares of Boston Scientific sunk more than 12% today, after the Massachusetts medical-product maker said it was suspending sales of some popular products. But options traders are banking on a rebound.Even as Boston Scientific shares dipped to a new... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:26:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383562?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383572?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) has seen a surge of put activity today, as option players rush to place their bets on the soon-to-expire March series...(Read More)... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:43:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383572?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383573?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) shares have vaulted nearly 3% higher today, after Citigroup upgraded the equity...(Read More)... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:26:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383573?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE) saw a spike in put activity Friday, with volume soaring to 3,469, well above the equity's expected put volume of 2,493...(Read More)... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:36:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383341?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 On Friday, The Hershey Company (HSY) hit a new 52-week high on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), prompting option players to charge the chocolatier in triple their expected volume...(Read More)... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:56:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383341?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1383046?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is the latest of the big companies to hike their dividend payouts this morning. We have not kept an exact tally, but this is getting close to 70 of the S&P 500 components that have raised their dividend payments. Pepsi ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:20:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1383046?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383346?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 General Electric (GE) was the center of some brisk options trading on Friday, as more than 313,400 contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:54:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1383346?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1382237?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Put traders took a rather keen interest in IMAX Corp. (IMAX) yesterday. So much so, in fact, that the activity has landed IMAX in today's Daily Schaeffer's Open Interest Ratio (SOIR) Changes filter...(Read More)... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:46:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1382237?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1382239?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Despite a lack of headline news, SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD) has attracted a wealth of options activity today...(Read More)... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:02:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1382239?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1382047?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Earnings season is over. Well, sort of. We have the delayed reports and the reports from companies which have off-regular quarterly or fiscal earnings. Next week we have AthenaHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), AMBAC Fin... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1382047?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381703?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 American Express (AXP) has informed a number of its card members that their account numbers, names, the date on which their cards became effective, and the expiration dates have been stolen. The firm also said that the employee who took the data has... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:02 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381703?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381707?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 The video game industry had another rough outing in February as revenue fell 15% from last year. Total sales of games and consoles totaled $1.26 billion in the US.Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) at least gained ground from the first month of this yea... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:53:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381707?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381708?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 These are this Friday s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street morning research calls:Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) Raised to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.Biogen Idec (... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381708?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381511?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Toyota s US sales are recovering in March, as improbably as that may seem. Industry research group Edmunds said the Japanese company s zero percent incentive plan has brought Toyota s market share in the US back up to 16.8% from 12.8% in Marc... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:56:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1381511?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380998?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 A membership on the Chicago Board Options Exchange sold for $2.95 million Thursday.The sale, 10% higher than a swap on Tuesday, followed the lifting of a moratorium imposed on the sale of seats in conjunction with news that the CBOE is moving forward... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380998?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1381020?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) was smacked this morning with a downgrade from market perform to underperform by FBR Capital Markets' analyst Stephen Chick...(Read More)... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:32:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1381020?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1381022?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 United Technologies Corp. (UTX) announced after the close on Wednesday that its board authorized buying back up to 60 million shares of the company's common stock...(Read More)... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:13:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1381022?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1380758?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 These are this Thursday s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street morning research calls:Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLN) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.Annaly Mortgage (NYSE: NLY) Cut to Market Perform ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:17:55 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1380758?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1380374?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 The unemployment rate is slightly below the 10% mark, which seems terribly important psychologically. It seems that the economy is fine if the jobless rate is 9.7% but is in horrible shape if the number is 10.1%. The Labor Department put the statisti... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:02:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1380374?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380604?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 UPDATED for items related to the 10b5-1 filings.Shares of biotech firm InterMune are up more than 60% for the second time in 4 trading days, bringing the March 2000-vintage IPO to levels not seen since early 2002.For more on why the shares are poppin... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380604?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380620?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 KB Home (KBH) has seen a surplus of option activity today, with put volume skyrocketing to five times the construction concern's norm...(Read More)... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:44:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380620?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380621?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) has drawn considerable options activity today, with volume soaring to more than 13 times the equity's daily average...(Read More)... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380621?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380186?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 By the closing bell yesterday, MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (WFR) had seen roughly 3,100 puts change hands, more than doubling its average single-session volume of about 1,400 contracts...(Read More)... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:02:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380186?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380189?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Norfolk Southern (NSC) was the center of some brisk call options trading on Tuesday, as more than 7,700 call contracts changed hands...(Read More)... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:09:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380189?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 American International Group (AIG) was the center of some brisk options trading on Tuesday, as more than 321,000 contracts changed hands...(Read More)... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1380191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379879?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 These are this Wednesday s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street morning research calls:Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Raised to Outperform at Bernstein.Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) Cut To Neutral at J... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:22:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379879?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/masters-o-equity/1379872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 The Dow closed another sideways day marginally upwards by 11 points today.The US market has been largely sideways since last Friday's rally as expected in order to digest away some short term overbought sentiment. What is evident these couple of days... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:22:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/masters-o-equity/1379872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 We just saw some mixed data from the NASDAQ over the short selling data for the February 26, 2010 settlement date. NASDAQ released data after the close today noting that its short interest in 2,418 listed NASDAQ Global Market securities came to a t... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:29:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379420?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is seeing a significant trading event today. Today s new is rumor-driven on top of related news-driven trading. What is odd is that there is now potentially more to this meets the eye. If you can... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:22:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379420?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379613?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 This morning, analysts at UBS raised their rating on of Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) from neutral to buy. Since the upgrade, option activity on YUM has soared to triple the stock's daily average, with 16,000 contracts changing hands so far today.Speci... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:18:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379613?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 The Allstate Corp. (ALL) has attracted quite a bit of attention from options traders this afternoon...(Read More)... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379305?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 GT Solar International, Inc. (SOLR) succumbed to selling pressure on Monday, thanks to sector woes induced by fellow solar concern Yingli Green Energy (YGE)...(Read More)... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:03:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379305?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alchemy-of-trading/1379097?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 I've got a stop on those out of the money puts -- half of them -- down below and so far haven't been hit.The thing we know is that when you need insurance you won't have it because you thought you'd never run your car off the road, or see your ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:57:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alchemy-of-trading/1379097?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379309?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Cypress Semiconductor (CY) was the center of some brisk put option trading on Monday, as more than 19,300 put contracts crossed the tape...(Read More)... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:27:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379309?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379311?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 The Nasdaq halted trading of InterMune Inc. (ITMN) common stock this morning, the company reported...(Read More)... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:55:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1379311?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 These are this Tuesday morning s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in early Wall Street research notes:Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) Started as Buy at Soleil.Comerica (NYSE: CMA) Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital.Energy Convers... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:17:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1379084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1379020?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Prior Posts in This Series:Breaking Discipline and Sound Trading PracticePlanning and Executing Trades in the Real WorldMany trading problems--and misunderstandings--result from a confusion between trading strategy and trading tactics. First let's ta... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:57:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1379020?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/options-guys-blog/1380176?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 TradeKing s Brian Overby discusses options for beginners in thisback-to-basics series. Today's post continues a discussion about vega,the volatility Greek, outlining characteristics that often lead tohigh-vega positions.Vegais one of the options G... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:39:34 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/options-guys-blog/1380176?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1378623?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Options traders are jumping on EMC Corp. (EMC) today, as investors react to a research note from Oppenheimer this morning, which stated that the stock is undervalued...(Read More)... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:10:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1378623?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1378094?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 These are this Monday morning s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in early Wall Street research notes:ADC Telecommunications Inc. (NASDAQ: ADCT) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Raised to Overwei... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:15:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1378094?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1377878?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm s industry, product introductions, management strength a... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:04:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1377878?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1377281?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 I've observed that cash-secured put sellers tend to select more conservative out-of-the-money strike prices, whereas covered call sellers tend to establish more aggressive out-of-the-money strike prices. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:25:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1377281?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1377090?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Patience isn t always a virtue on Wall Street.Citigroup Inc. shares have mostly remained within their range the last couple of weeks, while the broad market has rallied, because investors are apparently hoping to buy the stock cheaper when the l... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:09:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1377090?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1376811?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 Moody's Investors Service on Thursday upped its outlook on The Hershey Company (HSY) to stable, citing the candy company's dominant position in the domestic chocolate market, and its improved operating performance and credit metrics over the past 1... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:33:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1376811?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1376812?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 PetSmart, Inc. (PETM) received a round of upgrades on Thursday, with analysts at Wedbush, Oppenheimer, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Thomas Weisel, and Barclays all raising their price targets on the pet supply retailer...(Read More)... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:11:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1376812?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1376623?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 These are the top ten analyst calls we have seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning:Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Raised to Buy at Lazard.Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.Cap... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:20:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1376623?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1375812?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29 This morning, analysts at Citigroup cut the price target at Staples, Inc. (SPLS) from %2429 to %2426...(Read More)... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:53:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/schaeffers-research/1375812?rsstype=populararticles&cid=29