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  • 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.
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Rolling out and up in Automatic Data processing (NYSE:ADP)

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) did not announce any news today, and the company is due to announce earnings on April 27 before the market opens. While the market... Continue reading »

March 12, 2010 13:47 EST Related Symbols:

Bullish roll-out in eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)

Shares of online auction house eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) have gained 2% so far today, and options action during midday trading suggests at least one investor extended a... Continue reading »

March 12, 2010 12:37 EST Related Symbols:

Betting on near-term upside in SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI)

SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) did not announce any news today to account for its 2% rally, but at least one investor expressed a bullish bet that the stock could cli... Continue reading »

March 11, 2010 16:14 EST Related Symbols:

Longer-term protection play on Allstate (NYSE: ALL)

Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) did not announce any news today, but at least one investor seems to be taking a bearish stance on the company and betting on a potential sli... Continue reading »

March 11, 2010 13:06 EST Related Symbols:

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) call volume

A look at options volume in NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today shows: The NYX March 24 calls traded more than 97,000 times versus open interest of 1,782 contracts; t... Continue reading »

March 10, 2010 16:52 EST Related Symbols: , , , , , , , ,

Looking for upside in Sybase (NYSE: SY), ATP Oil & Gas (NASDAQ: ATPG)

Options action in Sybase Inc. (NYSE: SY) and ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: ATPG) suggest investors are not yet done with the stocks and rolled out long positions, eff... Continue reading »

March 10, 2010 15:52 EST Related Symbols: ,

Banking on near-term downside in Zions (NASDAQ: ZION)

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ: ZION) released comments from the Citi Financial Conference today that it plans to repay TARP funds after its credit conditions and earnings outl... Continue reading »

March 10, 2010 13:06 EST Related Symbols:

Bullishness in OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI)

OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) did not announce any news today, but at least one investor boosted call volume in the semiconductor name, betting on near-t... Continue reading »

March 09, 2010 15:57 EST Related Symbols:

Banking on GameStop (NYSE: GME) moves after earnings

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares are currently trading down about one percent on the day after climbing more than 2% at the start of the week without any news from th... Continue reading »

March 09, 2010 15:01 EST Related Symbols:

Calling for a 19% rally in AES (NYSE: AES)

AES Corp. (NYSE: AES), an electric utilities company, has not reported any news since its earnings release at the end of February, but at least one option investor has... Continue reading »

March 08, 2010 14:03 EST Related Symbols:

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