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Best Buy Singled Out for a Ratio Call Spread Ahead of Earnings

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Best Buy (BBY), Options, Technical AnalysisBest Buy (BBY) is scheduled to unveil its fourth-quarter results Thursday morning, with analysts anticipating a profit of $1.85 per share -- little changed from the big box retai...

Buyout Buzz Inspires Bullish KeyCorp Spread

Filed under: Rumors, OptionsOption volume has ramped up today on KeyCorp (KEY), with activity rising well beyond the usual level on both the call and put side of the tape. Taking a closer look at some of the major block trades on this regional banking ...

Long-Term Puts are Popular on Chesapeake Energy

Filed under: Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Options, Technical AnalysisNatural gas giant Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has been in the headlines lately, with the stock attracting attention due to a substantial asset sale earlier th...

Bank of America Singled Out for a Long Strangle Ahead of Earnings

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Bank of America (BAC), OptionsFriday morning, the good folks at JPMorgan Chase (JPM) kicked off a wave of quarterly reports from the banking sector. Next week, we'll hear the latest earnings results from the likes of Citi...

The Gap Singled Out for a Long-Term Strangle

Filed under: Gap Inc (GPS), Options, Technical AnalysisOptions players rushed to place their bets on The Gap (GPS) Tuesday, with volume rising to five times the norm within the first hour of trading. Taking a closer look at the major block trades, it l...

Call Players Place Their Bets on The Gap

Filed under: Gap Inc (GPS), Options, Technical AnalysisCall options were in heavy rotation Monday on The Gap (GPS). Within the first hour of trading, 3,350 of these bullishly oriented options crossed the tape -- about four times the expected number of ...

Outperforming Lennar Shrugs Off Downgrade

Filed under: Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Lennar Corp'A' (LEN), Options, Technical Analysis, HousingLennar Corp. (LEN) just can't seem to win much respect on Wall Street. Despite well-known fundamental issues within the housing sector, LEN has tall...

Amgen Boosted by Upbeat Drug Data

Filed under: Major Movement, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Amgen Inc (AMGN), Technical AnalysisLate Monday, Amgen (AMGN) unveiled positive results for its bone drug, denosumab. A clinical study of 1,432 men with hormone refractory prostate cancer re...

Green Mountain Coffee Crushed by Lackluster Forecast

Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Bad News, Technical AnalysisGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has taken a drastic dive, with the stock staging a bearish gap with the sound of Friday's opening bell. Thursday night, the comp...

Dissecting a Massive Call Spread on Bank of America

Filed under: Rumors, Bank of America (BAC), Options, Technical Analysis, DJIABank of America (BAC) has grabbed some headlines lately, for better or worse. Earlier this week, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed he would release documents next year ...

Option Volume Revs Up on General Motors

Filed under: General Motors (GM), Options, Technical Analysis You're probably already aware that General Motors (GM) has reclaimed a spot on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with the Detroit icon making its Big Board debut on Nov. 18. As of today, o...

Will TiVo Pop or Drop After Its Q3 Report?

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Options, Technical AnalysisTelevision titan TiVo (TIVO) will step into the earnings spotlight after tonight's closing bell, with Wall Street looking for a third-quarter loss of 17 cents per share -- wider than TiVo's year...