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An ahead-of-the-bell look at the market's biggest stories and a review of unusual options activity. Filled with smart market analysis from the ONN.tv team, "Options News" turns the market's top headlines into trading intelligence, hosted by Karla Yeh.
The disappointing earnings from Alcoa put pressure on the stock, and investors expressed mixed sentiment in Options Land.
On today’s Options News, Carrie Long and the ONN.tv team cover the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX), which climbed more than 4.5% on the day Tuesday. The volatility index remains below the 20-mark, however, and reached 19.5 at its highest point yesterday.
Alcoa (AA) front-month options heated up yesterday, as investor reacted to mixed news on the aluminum company. We saw the company get upgraded and downgraded yesterday, sparking action in the January 17.5 calls and the January 16 puts. We also saw more than 13,000 February 16 calls cross the tape by the end of the day on Tuesday. Levy also directs viewers to an article win which he highlights a bull put spread in the company, and stay tuned to his reports to see how that trade performs following the earnings report.
For more breaking news and investment pointers on the options market, stay tuned in to ONN.tv.
