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From daily updates on the 13 stocks seeing the heaviest option volume to analysis of lesser-trafficked stocks under rocks, Beth Gaston Moon brings you a fresh look at the stock and options activity traders need to know.

  • Headshot of Beth Gaston Moon Beth Gaston Moon is the Senior Editor for the Options News Network. Beth was a member of the research department at Schaeffer's Investment Research for more than a decade.
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A Goldman Sachs (GS) bear gets aggressive

Last Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the current bull market, and it has inspired some reminiscing about what sparked the bearish decline in the first place... Continue reading »

March 15, 2010 09:31 EDT Related Symbols:

LEAPing into technology stocks Dell (DELL) and Oracle (ORCL)

An investor placed an enormous bet on big technology last week, committing roughly $38 million in margin to sell puts in Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and Oracle Corp. (NAS... Continue reading »

March 15, 2010 08:39 EDT Related Symbols: ,

Bullish stock screen discovers plays in Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Abercrombie (ANF), and more

As stock and option traders always need to remind ourselves, there is no “Holy Grail” when it comes to picking our next play.  If there were an infallible... Continue reading »

March 12, 2010 14:45 EST Related Symbols: , , , ,

Investors think Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is poised for a pullback

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has had an exciting few weeks. Since February 1, the stock has enjoyed a sharp trajectory higher, gaining almost 15%. The tech world has... Continue reading »

March 12, 2010 09:43 EST Related Symbols:

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) may have support

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) shares ticked up 14 cents on Thursday, one investor wagered on long-term support for the stock. Thursday morning, more than 11,000 contracts crossed... Continue reading »

March 12, 2010 09:11 EST Related Symbols:

Betting on downside in Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS)

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) shares zoomed almost 5% higher in Wednesday’s trading, hitting a new six-month high intraday and closing the session at $19.73. Cata... Continue reading »

March 11, 2010 09:36 EST Related Symbols:

Bullish outlook in Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)

The materials sector has been gaining momentum of late, powered higher in large part by a sluggish dollar. Copper has been especially strong, and this backdrop has he... Continue reading »

March 11, 2010 09:10 EST Related Symbols:

Are AIG and Citigroup on the mend?

Two of the best-performing names in the market yesterday were Citigroup (NYSE: C), up 7.3%, and American International Group (NYSE: AIG), which gained 12.6% on the day... Continue reading »

March 10, 2010 09:31 EST Related Symbols: ,

Expecting reduced volatility in Potash (NYSE: POT)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) shares were little changed yesterday, losing 51 cents, or less than half of one percent. But this lack of excitement is exactl... Continue reading »

March 10, 2010 09:01 EST

Traders prepare for a drop in Goldman Sachs (GS)

Ahhh, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), the golden boy of the financial sector. While its brethren were melting down or going out of business entirely, Goldman continued to s... Continue reading »

March 09, 2010 13:24 EST Related Symbols:

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