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November 13, 2009 9:30 EST Related Symbols: CVS
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OptionsNews
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.
Investors expressed mixed sentiment across several options series yesterday in CVS, and the market opens slightly up.
On today’s Options News, Carrie Long and the www.ONN.tv team cover the expansion of the international trade gap last month. Analysts expected the gap to expand to around $32 billion, but it climbed to $36 billion. Despite the rally in the market Thursday, the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX) popped up another point to 24.Be sure to stay tuned to ONN.tv for continued updates on implied volatility, especially with expiration at the end of next week.
CVS Caremark Call Action
www.ONN.tv Senior Derivatives Specialist Jared Levy analyses options volume that accumulated Thursday in several call series. The December 30 calls traded 5,600 times for around $1.15, the December 39 calls hit the tape 4,100 times for around five cents per contract, the November 30 calls traded 8,700 times for around 40 cents and the May 34 calls accumulated 5,700 contracts for around $1.25. It looked like both buying and selling action in these strikes, even after we saw an investor sell the December 30 straddle last week calling for limited movement in the stock. CVS shares dropped 33 cents on the day to $29.67.
For more breaking news and investment pointers on the options market, stay tuned in to ONN.tv.
