Tag: options trading
Unusual Options Activity In PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF $UUP
Unusual Options Activity In PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF $UUP As many of you know, unusual options activity can be a valuable indicator as to what traders are thinking, and more importantly, where these stocks are heading in the short-term. This is something professional options traders pay a lot of attention to, and for good reason… […]
Unusual Options Activity In Apple $AAPL
Unusual Options Activity In Apple $AAPL As many of you know, unusual options activity can be a valuable indicator as to what traders are thinking, and more importantly, where these stocks are heading in the short-term. This is something professional options traders pay a lot of attention to, and for good reason… Unusual options activity can “tip […]
Buying A Call Option On Intel $INTC
Buying A Call Option On Intel $INTC The semiconductor industry has been on an interesting path so far this year. Overall, chipmakers are underperforming the market as a whole. However, certain individual companies are doing quite well. The biggest news from the industry has been the amount of huge mergers over the last year. Three […]
Unusual Options Activity In Activision Blizzard $ATVI
Unusual Options Activity In Activision Blizzard $ATVI As many of you know, unusual options activity can be a valuable indicator as to what traders are thinking, and more importantly, where these stocks are heading in the short-term. This is something professional options traders pay a lot of attention to, and for good reason… Unusual options activity can […]
Unusual Options Activity In Gold Companies
Unusual Options Activity In Gold Companies As many of you know, unusual options activity can be a valuable indicator as to what traders are thinking, and more importantly, where these stocks are heading in the short-term. This is something professional options traders pay a lot of attention to, and for good reason… Unusual options activity can “tip […]
Buying A Call Option On Twitter $TWTR
Buying A Call Option On Twitter $TWTR Social media stocks have always been a lightning rod for investor debates. Some people love them, others won’t touch them (or flat out short them). New industries and business models often tend to act as battlegrounds for investors. But social media has been particularly contentious. Social media companies […]
What Can We Learn From Options Action In Altera $ALTR?
What Can We Learn From Options Action in $ALTR? As regular readers know, I spend a lot of time discussing large and unusual options trades. Generally speaking, you can gain quite a bit of insight based on what the smart money is doing in options. But what about options activity in general? Can overall options […]
Big TLT Options Trade Suggests Rates Are Going To Stay Low
Big TLT Options Trade Suggests Rates Are Going To Stay Low Large and unusual options trades don’t just give us clues on the possible direction of individual equities. The same theory can be applied on a macro level. For instance, a big options trade in a sector or country ETF may give us valuable information […]
Buying A Call Option On First Solar (FSLR)
Buying A Call Option On First Solar (FSLR) Solar power can be an intriguing industry for investors. In some ways, it’s investing in technology. In other ways, it’s like buying a utility. The main thing to realize is we’re well past the days where solar power is developmental. For the most part, the small players […]
Should You Be Trading VXX?
Should You Be Trading VXX? One of the primary themes I like to discuss on this site is volatility. After all, you shouldn’t be trading options if you don’t at least have a basic understanding of why volatility is important to the financial markets. So why is volatility important? In a nutshell, volatility is significant […]
