Implied Volatility Alerts: Week of July 6
07/06/09
July 10, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: XLF
Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) options active into banks' earnings reports. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: MOS, XRT
Mosaic (MOS) July options active on wide price swings; earnings scheduled for July 22. S&P Retail Index SPDR (XRT) July put spreaders active. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: DELL, CVX
Dell (DELL) August volatility low at 40; analyst meeting begins July 13. Chevron (CVX) August volatility at 34 after Q2 earnings warning; oil approaches $59. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: IBM, NOK
IBM (IBM) near-term options up into EPS and tech capital spending outlook. Nokia (NOK) overall volatility flat into EPS, competition and demand outlook. Read more ...
July 9, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: MRK, SGP, NVDA
Merck (MRK) volatility flat into EPS and close of SGP merger. Schering-Plough Corporation (SGP) and Merck merger is expected to close before year-end. NVIDIA (NVDA) volatility near 12-month lows. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: YUM, YRCW
Yum! Brands (YUM) volatility flat into EPS and Pizza Hut new product trend outlook. YRC Worldwide(YRCW) options moving; shares up 90% on Teamster agreement. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: CIT, YRCW
CIT Group (CIT) option volume and prices elevated; shares down on concerns. YRC Worldwide (YRCW) volatility at 189; company attempting to restore financial strength. Read more ...
July 8, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: AIG, FCX
American International Group (AIG) volume increases as sell off continues after 1-for-20 reverse stock split. Freeport McMoRan (FCX) calls active as copper sells off 3%. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: GLD, AMGN
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) volatility near low end of range. Amgen (AMGN) volatility collapses as shares rally 14% on denosumab trial. Read more ...
July 7, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: GGB
Gerdau (GGB) puts active on low volatility. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: INTC, DHI
Intel (INTC) July volatility lower into EPS. D.R. Horton (DHI) volatility near 16-month lows. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: JPM, FDO
JPMorgan (JPM) volatility low into EPS and WaMu credit integration outlook. Family Dollar (FDO) July puts active into EPS and outlook. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: INFY, AA
Infosys (INFY) July volatility at 64 into EPS and outlook. Alcoa (AA) July volatility at 85, October at 70 into EPS and demand outlook. Read more ...
July 6, 2009
Implied Volatility Alert: SOL, GE
ReneSola (SOL) option spreaders active on flat volatility of 138. General Electric (GE) volatility near 10-month lows into EPS and credit quality outlook. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: AMGN, MT
Amgen (AMGN) August volatility at 47, October at 38. ArcelorMittal (MT) volatility near 10-month lows. Read more ...
Implied Volatility Alert: DDUP, GS
Data Domain (DDUP) July volatility at 23; EMC Corp. (EMC) increases offer to $2.2 billion. Goldman Sachs (GS) volatility low into Q2 EPS and transaction outlook. Read more ...
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