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The SPY edges up during morning trading, Macy’s and Merck see pop ups in stock.
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M: $18.32 up $0.4595 or 2.57% volume: 3.76 million shares
Dec09 17.00 Puts: volume over 13573, trading last: $0.61 bid: $0.55 ask: $0.65 OI: 9836
Straddle: Nov09 19.00 trading $1.2750 price over strike: 6.7105%
Prev. Day Straddle: Nov09 17.50 trading $1.2500 price over strike: 7.1429%
BuyWrite: May10 19.00 Calls Yielding 13.51% call: $2.47
Prev. Day BuyWrite: May10 18.00 Calls Yielding 14.74% call: $2.70
MRK: $33.21 down $0.0100 or 0.03% volume: 2.53 million shares
Nov09 33.00 Calls: volume over 10908, trading last: $0.71 bid: $0.73 ask: $0.77 OI: 7952
Straddle: Nov09 33.00 trading $1.2850 price over strike: 3.8939%
Prev. Day Straddle: Nov09 33.00 trading $1.2350 price over strike: 3.7424%
BuyWrite: Apr10 34.00 Calls Yielding 5.63% call: $1.87
Prev. Day BuyWrite: Apr10 34.00 Calls Yielding 5.63% call: $1.87
SPY: $110.40 up $0.2500 or 0.23% volume: 20.91 million shares
Straddle: Nov09 110.00 trading $2.5650 price over strike: 2.3318%
Prev. Day Straddle: Nov09 110.00 trading $2.6600 price over strike: 2.4182%
BuyWrite: Jun10 111.00 Calls Yielding 6.39% call: $7.05
Prev. Day BuyWrite: Jun10 111.00 Calls Yielding 6.30% call: $6.95
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