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A quick review of equities and ETFs seeing notable price action and unusual option-trading activity.

  • Headshot of Karla Yeh 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.
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Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) call buying not necessarily bullish

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:

Call action heats up in Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX)

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

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) strangle action

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:

Betting on upside in Home Depot (NYSE: HD)

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 »

March 15, 2010 10:19 EDT Related Symbols: ,

Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT) put action out of the gate

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:

Buying protection from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) slide

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:

SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) options light up P.M. trading

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:

Selling long-term puts in Dell (NASDAQ: DELL)

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:

Bullishness in Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)

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:

Bull call spread in American International Group (NYSE: AIG)

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: