Implied Volatility Alert: SOX, HOT
07/15/09
SOX volatility low; index up 3% on INTC
PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) is recently up $10.10 to $279.70.
SOX call option volume of 4,840 contracts compares to put volume of 313 contracts.
SOX August call option implied volatility is at 33, puts are at 38, below its 26-week average of 42, according to Track Data suggesting decreasing price movement.
HOT August volatility low into EPS and margin outlook
Starwood Hotels & Resorts (HOT) is recently up 77 cents to $21.15.
HOT is scheduled to report Q2 earnings on July 23.
HOT call option volume of 12,475 contracts compares to put volume of 3,148 contracts.
August option implied volatility is at 63 and November is at 62, below its six-month average of 74, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
Posted at 2:45 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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