Implied Volatility Alert: KBH, MNKD
01/11/10
KBH volatility suggests less movement after earnings and outlook
KB Home (KBH) is recently up 23 cents to $16.20.
The company is expected to report Q4 EPS on Jan. 12 before the open.
The KBH January 16 straddle is priced at $1.05, and the February 16 straddle is priced at $2.05.
KBH February option implied volatility is at 47, and April is at 50, below its 26-week average of 55, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement after earnings.
MNKD volatility collapses on FDA decision delay
MannKind (MNKD) is recently up 42 cents to $8.43.
The FDA decision on the company's Afrezza diabetes device has been extended from the original Jan. 16 date.
MNKD call option volume of 32,240 contracts compares to put volume of 17,966 contracts.
MNKD February call volatility is at 102, below a level of 167 from last week, and puts are at 141, below a level of 194 from last week.
The MNKD January 7.5 straddle is priced at $1.10, below a pre-market level of $1.50; the February 7.5 straddle is at $2.65, below pre-market level of $3.75, suggesting traders are expecting decreasing price movement.
Posted at 3:55 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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