Implied Volatility Alert: SHLD, OISP, C, HL, BMY
11/17/09
SHLD December option prices elevated into EPS
Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) is recently up 94 cents to $78.54.
The company is scheduled to report Q3 EPS Nov. 19.
SHLD November 75 straddle is priced at $6.75, and the December 75 straddle is priced at $11, according to Track Data, suggesting price movement.
OSIP volume and volatility increases into Tarceva committee review
OSI Pharmaceuticals (OSIP) is recently down 5 cents to $33.05.
The company announced that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will review the use of Tarceva as a first-line maintenance therapy for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who have not progressed following first-line treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy at its Dec. 16 meeting.
OSIP December option implied volatility is at 44, and January is at 43, near its six-month average of 44, according to Track Data.
Stocks with rising implied volatility
Three stocks with rising implied volatility on Nov. 16, according to IVolatility:
Posted at 10 a.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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