Implied Volatility Alerts: Week of November 23, 2009
11/25/09
November 25, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: GES, Commodities
Guess (GES) volatility flat into EPS and inventory outlook. IVX Volatility Monitor for oil, gold and heating oil. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: ORCL, SEED
Oracle (ORCL) volatility of 26 at two-year lows. Origin Agritech Ltd. (SEED) put volatility elevated after 100% rally in stock. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: GG, DTV
Goldcorp Inc. (GG) December volatility low; gold above $1,180. DirecTV (DTV) volatility flat; shares near record high. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: COO, AMZN
Cooper Companies (COO) December call volatility at 40, January at 33 into EPS. Amazon.com (AMZN) volatility low into Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Read more ...
November 24, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: WBC, VIX, MSFT, CSCO, DELL, INTC
WABCO Holdings (WBC) puts stay active on low volatility. CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) decreases on shortened holiday trading week. Retired 'Four Horsemen of Tech' option implied volatility. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: DNDN, XLF
Dendreon (DNDN) January volatility at 58, May at 99 into PDUFA date. Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) volatility at 17-month lows. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: NOK, FCX
Nokia (NOK) volatility at 15-month lows into investor meeting. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) volatility near 25-month low; gold above $1,170. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: JCG, ZLC
J. Crew Group (JCG) volatility at 58 into EPS and spring inventory outlook. Zale Corp. (ZLC) put volatility at 131 on earnings miss. Read more ...
November 23, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: HMY, GOOG
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY) volatility at 30-month lows; gold above $1,164. Google (GOOG) December volatility low as shares make 52-week high. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: CEPH, NITE
Cephalon (CEPH) options active on flat volatility as shares sell off 7% on clinical trial. Knight Capital Group (NITE) puts active on Goldman Sachs (GS) downgrade. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: BKS, HPQ
Barnes & Noble (BKS) overall volatility flat at 45 into EPS. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) volatility low into EPS and outlook. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: WMT, AA
Wal-Mart (WMT) volatility near 28-month lows into holiday shopping season. Alcoa (AA) volatility of 46 near 16-month lows. Read more ...
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