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Gymboree (GYMB) Loses One-Third of Its Value

Jud Pyle looks at Gymboree Corp. (GYMB), Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO), and Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE).

  • Headshot of Jud Pyle Jud Pyle is the Chief Investment Strategist for Options News Network. After four years with SBC Warburg, he joined PEAK6 Investments as an equity options trader and chief risk officer.

by Jud Pyle March 5, 2009 10:30 EST Related Symbols: , ,

GYMB: $14.83 down $7.8308 or 34.56% volume: 2.99 million shares

 

Straddle: Mar09 15.00 trading $2.2500 price over strike: 15.0000%

 

Prev. Day Straddle: Mar09 22.50 trading $3.2250 price over strike: 14.3333%

 

BuyWrite: Aug09 15.00 Calls Yielding 19.72% call: $2.92

 

Prev. Day BuyWrite: Aug09 25.00 Calls Yielding 21.92% call: $3.25

  

FDO: $30.26 up $2.9900 or 10.96% volume: 2.78 million shares

 

Straddle: Mar09 30.00 trading $2.4500 price over strike: 8.1667%

 

Prev. Day Straddle: Mar09 27.50 trading $2.1500 price over strike: 7.8182%

 

BuyWrite: Oct09 32.50 Calls Yielding 11.57% call: $3.50

 

Prev. Day BuyWrite: Oct09 27.50 Calls Yielding 13.55% call: $4.10

   

ADBE: $17.80 up $1.4800 or 9.07% volume: 6.22 million shares

 

Straddle: Mar09 17.50 trading $1.8750 price over strike: 10.7143%

 

Prev. Day Straddle: Mar09 17.50 trading $2.3250 price over strike: 13.2857%

 

BuyWrite: Oct09 20.00 Calls Yielding 13.20% call: $2.35

 

Prev. Day BuyWrite: Oct09 17.50 Calls Yielding 14.47% call: $2.58

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