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Unusual Options Activity Review: AVP, MU, AMAT, FRX, LM, SVU, PCYC, EEM, EFA
Unusual Options Activity Review for Wednesday, June 19, 2013... More »
Unusual Options Activity Update: FDX, MU, NVDA, ALU, DISH, FDX, ADBE
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Wednesday, June 19, 2013... More »
IB Options Brief: Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VNDA) & The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (MW)
Micron Calls Change Hands At A Clip Ahead Of Earnings After The Close - Today’s Tickers: MU, VNDA & MW... More »
CME Group Announces Partnership with 4-H Council
CME Group has partnered with the 4-H Council to spread the word this summer on agricultural commodities trading. ... More »
Calls Trade in VIX
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is down .62 to 15.99 today. The index is trading the lower end of the 52-week range.... More »
Calls Trade in PATH
Shares of NuPathe (PATH) are down .01 to 2.78 today. The stock is near the bottom of the 52-week range.... More »
The Right Average
Moving averages are a part of many traders’ analysis tools. A question I usually get from students is, “What period moving average is best to use?”... More »
Puts Trade in VXX
Shares of iPath S&P 500 VIX short term futures ETN (VXX) are trading 19.69 today down .39. The VXX is trading nearer low end of the 52-week range.... More »
Investors Readying for Fed Statement
The markets have been readying for the Fed's decision all, what's been going with options market watchers?... More »
Puts Trade in DWA
Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG (DWA) are up .72 to 25.03 today. DWA is making a 52-week high.... More »
Dancing With The Stars
As a trader begins their journey learning to trade, the process of creating a foundational understanding of the markets becomes very important. ... More »
More Happy Days?
Even after a pretty good drubbing on May 22-23, the S&P 500 index was still showing an 18% year-to-date gain for 2013. SPY, the exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500, was at $165.42 per share, a $23 gain from... More »
Endless Summer for TLT?
The Fed will release some information by Wednesday that most likely will tell us that they are going to stay the course which is buying bonds for now with an eye toward easing in the future that is now approaching... More »
6/19/13 Pre-Market Movers
A snapshot of the most active names in the pre-market for Wednesday, June 19... More »
Morning Futures Roundup
Will Recent Rally Sour Bears on Sugar?... More »
Unusual Options Activity Review: NOK, MU, PBR, GNW, HMA, MNKD, LINE, SYY, .VIX, .SPX, .BKX, UUP
Unusual Options Activity Review for Tuesday, June 18, 2013... More »
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes: MRK & PFE
The most active equity options and strikes for Tuesday, June 18... More »
Unusual Options Activity Update: MNKD, PBR, GNW, ABC, WY, XRX, WU
Implied Volatility Mover and Volume Signals for Tuesday, June 18, 2013... More »
What To Look For: The Basics
Hello traders! This week I’d like to go all the way back to the very basics of what to look for when you are looking to place a trade... More »
IB Options Brief: La-Z-Boy, Inc. (LZB), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DD) & Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB)
La-Z-Boy Options Active Ahead Of Earnings - Today’s Tickers: LZB, DD & PRLB... More »
Call Spreads Trade in AEGR
Shares of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (AEGR) are up 1.55 to 63.89. The stock is trading $12 under the 52-week high but well off 12.87 lows for the last 52 weeks.... More »
Calls Trade in BBRY
Shares of Research in Motion (BBRY) are up .35 to 14.65. The stock is $4 from the top of the 52-week range.... More »
Calls Trade in HYP
Shares of iShares iBoxx High Yield Fund (HYG) are up .16 to 92.96 today. The stock is trading nearer the top of the 2013 range... More »
Option Block 252: The Dangers of Covered Straddles
Option Block 252: The Dangers of Covered Straddles... More »
Calls Trade in EPB
Shares of El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB) are up .07 to $42. EPB is trading near the 52-week highs.... More »
ICE Takeover for NYSE Dodges Possible Hurdle
On Monday, ICE moved closer in its NYSE Euronext takeover by overcoming an EU hurdle. ... More »
One Look Revisited: Part 2
Continuing in my discussion from last week, I plan to dissect more of the Ichimoku charting technique and show the practical application of it. In “One Look,” I described the cloud and the lagging line. Today we... More »
Motion Into Mass, One Simple Equation
Before starting my career at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, I did two things and really two things only. I played ice hockey and I went to school where the focus of my studies was Biology and Genetics. ... More »
Morning Futures Roundup
Bond Traders Wait to See if the Fed is Committed to Scaling Back... More »
This Is a Nervous SPX
The SPX continues to oscillate between 1610 and 1650, a pretty tight range. Yet as we said Volatility continues to rally. ... More »
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