Implied Volatility Alert: AAPL, VIX
07/17/09
AAPL calls active on low volatility low at 38 into EPS
Apple (AAPL) is recently up at $2.52 to $150.07.
AAPL is scheduled to report Q3 EPS after the market close on July 21.
AAPL call option volume of 67,385 contracts compares to put volume of 25,762 contracts.
AAPL August option implied volatility is at 38, and October is at 37, below its six-month average of 47, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
VIX update
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is recently down 56 cents to $24.86. The 10-day moving average is 27.74.
Posted at 11:15 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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