Implied Volatility Alert: HMY, GOOG
11/23/09
HMY volatility at 30-month lows; gold above $1,164
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY), the fifth-largest gold producer globally, is recently up 11 cents to $10.70.
Gold is recently up 1.51% to $1,164.10, according to Bloomberg.
HMY December option implied volatility is at 45, and January is at 49, versus its six-month average of 57, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing movement.
GOOG December volatility low as shares 52-make week high
Google (GOOG) is recently up $12.92 to $582.88.
GOOG call option volume of 36,784 contracts compares to put volume of 16,165 contracts.
GOOG December option implied volatility is at 22, January is at 24, and March is at 28, below its 26-week average of 30, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing near-term price movement.
Posted at 3:30 p.m.
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Researcher Paul Foster has 23 years of professional experience in the capital markets, investments, trading, corporate finance, arbitrage, options, and mergers and acquisitions.
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