Implied Volatility Alert: MW, ITMN
09/11/09
MW puts active after EPS report
Men's Wearhouse (MW) closed at $24.99 after reporting a mixed Q3 outlook.
MW options were active on contract volume of 3,238.
MW September option implied volatility is at 45, and October is at 51, below its 26-week average of 71, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
ITMN October volatility at 54, April 2010 at 92
InterMune (ITMN), a biotech company focused on developing and commercializing therapies in pulmonology and hematology, closed yesterday at $15.54.
ITMN October option implied volatility is at 54, January is at 69, and April is at 92, versus its six-month average of 79, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing near-term price movement with a 2010 event.
Posted at 9 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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