Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Hewlett Packard sees heavy call buying

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Tue 05:42 PM CT

Last week Hewlett-Packard HPQ, reported earnings below expectations and lowered guidance for the 2nd quarter and full year 2009,

BJ's Warehouse sees put buying ahead of earnings

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Tue 10:28 AM CT

Another retailer is seeing unusual put options activity. On Friday we wrote about Kohl's put options explode with unusual activity. Yesterday, it was warehouse club operator BJ's Wholesale BJ to take the spotlight, its shares closed yesterday down 2.7% at $27.47.

Monday, February 23, 2009

J.C Penny seeing unusual put selling

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Mon 06:15 PM CT

J.C Penny Company JCP, after reporting ugly earnings on Friday, lit up our system with unusual options activity today. Shares of JCP closed lower by 4% at $14.47 a share.

U.S. Steel explodes with heavy put buying

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Mon 05:48 PM CT

Steel producer U.S. Steel X, just exploded in our system this morning with heavy put buying. Shares of X closed down 13% at $21.53, which are levels not seen since 2001.

HSBC Holdings sees unusual call and put options activity

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Mon 01:23 PM CT

Shares of the world's largest bank HSBC holdings HBC, are off by about 2% at $33.80 a share. Option traders were very active during Friday's trading session in the March contract.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Kohl's put options explode with unusual activity

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Fri 04:52 PM CT

The department store operator Kohl's Corp KSS, lit up our system with unusual options activity in the first 23 minutes of trading.

Trader is betting that the CBOE VIX Index will go higher

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Fri 03:40 PM CT

CBOE VIX Index or the 'Fear Index' saw an unusual option trade with a trader betting that there is more fear to come.

Moody's bears looking for more price loss

OptionSIZZLE Trade Desk Fri 02:48 PM CT

Bears continue to have an appetite for put options in the ratings agency Moody's Corp MCO. Shares in inter-day trading are down 10.5% at $19.67 a share.

Date	Stock	Call/Put	%Gain
Nov 20	RIMM	Call	120%
Nov 18	BG	Call	110%
Nov 17	BJ	Put	60%
Nov 17	ADSK	Put	130%
Nov 16	GFI	Call	68%
Nov 13	LLY	Call	66%
Nov 3	UUP	Call	150%
Oct 29	GTXI	Call	250%
Oct 26	UUP	Call	40%
Oct 16	HGSI	Call	110%
Oct 8	STX	Put	100%
Oct 19	MGM	Put	230%
Sept 30	HOG	Put	82%
Sept 25	LVS	Put	122%
Sept 14	DNDN	Call	44%

Date

Stock

Call/Put

%Gain

Nov 20

RIMM

Call

120%

Nov 18

Call

110%

Nov 17

Put

60%

Nov 17

ADSK

Put

130%

Nov 16

GFI

Call

68%

Nov 13

LLY

Call

66%

Nov 3

UUP

Call

150%

Oct 29

GTXI

Call

250%

Oct 26

UUP

Call

40%

Oct 16

HGSI

Call

110%

Oct 8

STX

Put

100%

Oct 19

MGM

Put

230%

Sept 30

HOG

Put

82%

Sept 25

LVS

Put

122%

Sept 14

DNDN

Call

44%

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Hewlett Packard sees heavy call buying

BJ's Warehouse sees put buying ahead of earnings

J.C Penny seeing unusual put selling

U.S. Steel explodes with heavy put buying

HSBC Holdings sees unusual call and put options activity

Kohl's put options explode with unusual activity

Trader is betting that the CBOE VIX Index will go higher

Moody's bears looking for more price loss

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