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Joseph Hargett
Mining specialist Vale has been targeted by some heavy put activity today, seemingly related to the recent earnings report and analyst downgrade. (more)
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Options traders are piling into puts on Department-store retailer J.C. Penney following the security's reported 51% drop in fourth-quarter earnings. (more)
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Following news of a settlement with Abbott Laboratories, options traders extending their preference for Bristol-Myers Squibb call options. (more)
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More than 11,000 bullishly oriented calls have traded on Dell so far today. But at last check, options traders appear to be on the wrong side of the trade, as Dell shares have dropped more than 6%. (more)
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Put option volume on United States Steel has spiked to more than 4 times the equity's daily average in today's trading. (more)
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Options traders are buzzing frantically ahead of General Motors' scheduled press conference, today after the market closes, to detail their recovery plans.
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In the spotlight this week is Arch Coal, Inc., one of the country's largest coal producers. (more)
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After outpacing the Financial sector's decline by shedding nearly 13% since Monday, American Express is back in focus today, as options traders appear to be picking up the pace in acquiring put options on the security. (more)
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Shares of Yamana Gold Inc. may have benefited mightily from the rally in Gold futures, however, option traders still targeted the security today with heavy put volume. (more)
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Options traders have piled into Juniper Networks calls in today's trading following news that as much as $8 billion of the stimulus package will be earmarked for expanding the high-speed Internet infrastructure to rural communities. (more)
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The lack of news on the Mosaic Company hasn't deterred options traders from speculating on the security, but the direction of this speculation is a bit shocking given the stock's strong technical performance so far in 2009. (more)
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In today's trading, Qualcomm has been targeted by some heavy put activity. In fact, these normally bearishly oriented options have more than tripled their daily average. (more)
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Options traders have piled into put options on Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, as the stock has rebounded more than 8% so far in 2009. (more)
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Options traders are piling into GameStop Corp. with more than 20,000 of bullishly oriented options traded so far today. (more)
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Option speculative traders have zeroed in on AutoNation puts, with more than 20,000 of these bearishly oriented options crossing the tape. (more)
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Options traders have piled into puts today on blue-chip construction equipment firm Caterpillar, as shares plunged in reaction to the company's lackluster earnings report and massive job cuts. (more)
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Options traders have come out en masse on Masco Corp today, ahead of the company's fourth-quarter earnings report. (more)
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Shares of Research In Motion Limited have dropped nearly 3% and has attracted heavy put volume, as the stock pulls back with the rest of Wall Street in today's trading. (more)
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Ahead of quarterly earnings report, PNC Financial Services Group draws heavy put volume in the options pits today. (more)
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Call options on Chesapeake Energy surged on Monday fueled by speculations of a takeover by British oil giant BP PLC. (more)
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