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Karla hosts and produces Options News and Mad About Options, and writes the Sidewinder report. Karla graduated from Colgate University, where she majored in English and Film and Media Studies. A Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: .MWW) options investor boosted call volume during midday trading, but the action might not be absolutely bullish. Around 11:56 a.m. EST... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 13:34 EDT Related Symbols: MWW
Heavy options volume accumualted in Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) out of the gate this morning, and it looks like at least one investor expressed longer-dated bu... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 10:57 EDT
At least one VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) options investor called for volatility to come in during the later-term and could have taken on more risk by selling a strang... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 10:34 EDT Related Symbols: VRSN
Call activity out of the gate this morning in Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) could indicate at least one investor expects the stock to rally throughout the later-term. A... Continue reading »
Options action out of the gate in Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) suggests at least one investor could be either expressing moderate bullishness on the comp... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 10:00 EDT Related Symbols: WFT
During the last hour of trading, bearishness crossed the tape in Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) in the April options expiration month. At 3 p.m. EST, more than 5,000 out-of-the-... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 15:42 EST Related Symbols: BBY
A hefty number of later-dated SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) calls changed hands during afternoon trading today thanks to an investor who seems to have taken a moderate... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 14:55 EST Related Symbols: SNDK
Options action around 10:09 a.m. EST suggests one investor took in a hefty premium for a longer-term bet that Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) shares could experience limited... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 10:58 EST Related Symbols: DELL
During morning trading, an investor expressed interest in Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) later-term calls, and the action seems to be bullish. At 10:30 a.m. EST, it look... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 10:57 EST Related Symbols: ORCL
Longer-term American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) calls received a boost this morning thanks to an investor who appears to be moderately bullish on the insuran... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 10:35 EST Related Symbols: AIG
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