Implied Volatility Alert: WFC, VIX
01/11/10
WFC volatility at 19-month lows into earnings and dividend outlook
Wells Fargo (WFC) is recently down 8 cents to $28.74.
The company is expected to announce Q4 EPS on Jan. 20.
WFC February call option implied volatility is at 36, and puts are at 39; April calls are at 34, and puts at 37; below its six-month average of 44, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
VIX at 19-month low
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is down 1.18 to 16.95. Its 50-day moving average is 22.22.
Posted at 9:55 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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