Teradyne
[TER|TER] had plenty of call buying. The
stock closed at 12.79 and the August 12 1/2 calls (TER HV) closed at 0.90 -
1.05.



Textron ( TXT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)
also had plenty of call buying ahead of earnings tomorrow. The stock
closed at 89.60 and the August 90 calls (TXT HR) closed at 3.10 - 3.30.

FedEx
( FDX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had exceptional call buying.
The stock closed at 112.45 and the August 115 calls (FDX HC) closed at 2.15 -
2.25.

Cisco ( CSCO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)
also had exceptional call activity. The
stock closed at 18.00 and the August 17 1/2 calls (CYQ HW) closed at 1.05 -
1.10.

Flir Systems ( FLIR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)
had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.
The stock closed at 24.48 and the August 25 puts (FFQ TE) closed at 1.25 -
1.40.




Tom Online ( TOMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)
also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.
The stock closed at 12.82 and
the August 15 puts (QWX TC) closed at 2.65 -
2.90.

Bausch & Lomb ( BOL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)
had plenty of put buying relative to call buying.

The stock closed at 48.50 and the August 50 puts (BOL TJ) closed at 2.70 -
2.85.

Correction:
In yesterday's column, I reported that Ingersoll Rand (IR) had plenty of put
buying relative to call buying. This turned out to be incorrect. I stand
corrected and apologize for the mistake.




Brice Wightman





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