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Options Activity#335: Tue 5/21/2013 High call volumes for WMB, X, and KGC. Heavy puts for XOM, XLE, and XLB. ~more~ #334: Mon 5/20/2013 Call volumes were high for AA, MPC, and SLB while heavy puts were in effect for CHK, SLV, GLD, and XLE. ~more~ #333: Mon 5/20/2013 On Friday TSO, PSX, and RIG had high call volumes. Heavy puts for HFC, MPC, GLD, SLV, and USO. ~more~ #332: Tue 5/14/2013 Yesterday call volume was high for X, XOM, CLF, AA, and GG. Meanwhile, SLV, USO, and FCX had heavy puts. ~more~ #331: Thu 5/9/2013 Majority of major activity today was seen in the call volume column. Only FCX and SLV saw heavy puts while XOM, X, CLF, AA, and GG all had high call volumes. ~more~ #330: Wed 5/8/2013 A lot of activity across the board today. High call volumes for UNG, XOM, X, CLF, AA, and GG. Meanwhile heavy puts for GLD, SLV, USO, and FCX. ~more~ #329: Tue 5/7/2013 High call volume for BP and XLB. Heavy puts today for GLD, SLV, USO, SLE, XOM, TSO, HAL, FCX, and ABX. ~more~ #328: Mon 5/6/2013 GLD, SLV, XOM, and X all saw heavy puts today. Meanwhile PSX and TSO had high call volumes. ~more~ #327: Tue 4/30/2013 OIL, DBO, VLO, CLF, and HUN all saw high calls today. XLE, XOM, BP, HAL, and NEM all had heavy puts today. ~more~ #326: Mon 4/29/2013 PBR saw high calls while X and XOM had high put volumes. ~more~ #325: Fri 4/26/2013 We are back in production as we had a computer in for repair. We are now also on our laptop which means when we travel we will be in good shape to update. ~more~ #324: Wed 4/17/2013 The following had heavy puts today: XOM, NEM, SCCO, HAL, and CHK. ~more~ #323: Tue 4/16/2013 Heavy puts today across the board while BP had a high call volume. ~more~ #322: Mon 4/15/2013 MT had a high call volume today while others across the board had heavy puts. ~more~ #321: Thu 4/11/2013 The outliers of puts and calls remain pretty even. A stock pickers market no doubt. ~more~ #320: Tue 4/9/2013 We saw a fair number of names with both excess puts and calls. Puts were heavy in Exxon (XOM) which we have an open position in. ~more~ #319: Thu 4/4/2013 High call volume for NOV and OXY. Heavy put volume for WLT, VLO, and XOM. Volume based on 3:45 EDT. ~more~ #318: Wed 4/3/2013 High puts today for the following: VLO, NEM, and XOM. ~more~ #317: Tue 4/2/2013 SE had a high call volume today while the majority of others had heavy put action. ~more~ #316: Mon 4/1/2013 A lot of activity occurred today. SE, VLO, HES, and APC all had heavy call volume. Meanwhile, X, WLT, SD, CLF, and CHK all had high put action. ~more~ #315: Thu 3/28/2013 There was a wide variety of action today. APA, ABX, and SD all had high call volumes while XOM, CHK, and BP all had high pull volumes. ~more~ #314: Wed 3/27/2013 There was a plethora activity today. FCX, MON, and NEM had high call volume while CVX, IOC, and XOM had high pull volume. ~more~ #313: Mon 3/25/2013 pull volume was high across the board today except for CIE and IAG which both had high call volumes. ~more~ #312: Sat 3/23/2013 Only the pull volume of CHK and the call volume of X had high numbers on Friday. ~more~ #311: Wed 3/20/2013 High pull volume across the board today while both APC and SLW possessed high call volumes. ~more~ #310: Tue 3/19/2013 High pulls and calls today. TSO and TLM both experienced high calls while SD, CHK, XOM, X, and CVX all experienced high pulls. ~more~ #309: Mon 3/18/2013 Pull volume was high across the board today. However, EFA possessed high call volume today. ~more~ #308: Tue 3/12/2013 Pull volume is high nearly all across the board today. ~more~ #307: Mon 3/11/2013 High activity in both put and call volume. High puts for XOM, SD, and X. High calls for FCX, DVN, and BP. ~more~ #306: Fri 3/8/2013 We remain with more names with excess put action. ~more~ #305: Wed 3/6/2013 Today the tables have turned and the call volume increased higher against put volume. However XOM, CHK, and HK all had heavy put volume today. ~more~ #304: Tue 3/5/2013 Put volume was heavy today in comparison with calls. ~more~ #303: Mon 3/4/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy put to call action. ~more~ #302: Wed 2/27/2013 Today call volume is higher vs put volume, except for CDE. ~more~ #301: Tue 2/26/2013 Overall the volume of options in our universe was low despite today's volatility. ~more~ #300: Mon 2/25/2013 High amount of puts across the board except for WFT which experienced a high number of calls instead today. ~more~ #299: Thu 2/21/2013 High amount of puts today except for WMB and GGB which had higher calls than puts. ~more~ #298: Wed 2/20/2013 High amount of put volume today which is not a surprise given the carnage. ~more~ #297: Tue 2/19/2013 More stocks are seeing excess puts than calls. This needs to be paid attention to closely. ~more~ #296: Thu 2/14/2013 A high number of puts for CLF, HAL, CHK, ABX, ANR, WLT, MCP while MCP experienced a high number of calls. ~more~ #295: Wed 2/13/2013 CLF saw very heavy put action as the stock got hammered. ~more~ #294: Tue 2/12/2013 Lots of call activity. ~more~ #293: Mon 2/11/2013 There were no stocks that saw unusual call activity but several that had high put activity. ~more~ #292: Wed 2/6/2013 Several names saw heavy call volume today including X which was rumored that hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb was buying shares in. ~more~ #291: Tue 2/5/2013 We again saw several names with heavy call action and no put outliers. ~more~ #290: Mon 2/4/2013 We saw several names with impressive call volume. They include ... ~more~ #289: Tue 1/29/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #288: Mon 1/28/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were few names with heavy call to put action. 6 names saw heavy call to put action. ~more~ #287: Wed 1/23/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #286: Tue 1/22/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #285: Tue 1/15/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #284: Mon 1/14/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #283: Thu 1/10/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #282: Fri 1/4/2013 We are now combing both material and energy names into one review. There were many names with heavy call to put action. ~more~ #281: Mon 12/17/2012 We have updated the action for Friday and Monday. Friday is first and Monday second. ~more~ #280: Wed 12/12/2012 Multiple stocks saw excess call action today. ~more~ #279: Tue 12/11/2012 Seven well known names show up with heavy call to put action today. ~more~ #278: Mon 12/10/2012 We find 5 names with unusual call action and 2 names with unusual put action. ~more~ #277: Tue 12/4/2012 We are seeing both excess puts and calls in the energy space in a few select names. ~more~ #276: Tue 12/4/2012 Volume was light in the energy patch. A couple names had unusual call activity. ~more~ #275: Wed 11/28/2012 Today we saw both unusual put and call action in a number of names. ~more~ #274: Tue 11/27/2012 Calls continue to dominate on a stock level. ~more~ #273: Mon 11/26/2012 We saw several names with excess calls but both Exxon and Chevron saw puts rise. ~more~ #272: Tue 11/20/2012 ABX and MOS saw interesting call action. They will go on our radar list as potential bottoming formations. ~more~ #271: Mon 11/19/2012 Several names had nice call action today as the market moved higher today. ~more~ #270: Thu 11/15/2012 Several names saw unusual options activity today. ~more~ #269: Thu 11/15/2012 Several names of interest tonight in the materials space. They are highlighted in our report. ~more~ #268: Wed 11/14/2012 Fertlizer stocks saw puts on the rise as Mosaic (MOS) cut guidance. A place to sell calls or buy some puts. ~more~ #267: Tue 11/13/2012 A few names interest us on the call side as does one infamous dog that we have played well on the put side before. ~more~ #266: Thu 11/1/2012 Tonight we have updated the top materials options activity for today. Volume was very light today. X and MCP saw goood call to put volume. ~more~ #265: Wed 10/31/2012 Tonight we have updated the top ETF options activity for today. Volume was very light today. Nothing of note really stands out. ~more~ #264: Thu 10/25/2012 Tonight we have updated the top ETF options activity for today. Note several in our space. ~more~ #263: Wed 10/24/2012 Today was a rather light trading day for energy days. Several outliers existed both on the call and put side. ~more~ #262: Tue 10/23/2012 Tonight we have updated the top Material options activity for today. AA and MT saw heavier call than put action today despite overall market weakness. ~more~ #261: Mon 10/22/2012 Tonight we have sorted by overall options volume. Coal names see lots of call action on a move higher by BTU. ~more~ #260: Mon 10/15/2012 Tonight we have updated the top Energy options activity for today. The call side dominated with ANR and MPC one interesting outlier of put action BHI. Expect to see this update on a daily basis again going forward. We apologize for the abscence as we had computer issues. ~more~ #259: Tue 10/2/2012 Tonight we have updated the top Materials options activity for today. The call side dominated with one interesting outlier of put action. ~more~ #258: Mon 10/1/2012 Tonight we have updated the top Energy options activity for today. The call side dominated with one interesting outlier of put action. ~more~ #257: Thu 9/27/2012 Tonight we have updated the top Energy options activity for today. The call side dominated. ~more~ #256: Wed 9/26/2012 Given the S&P 500 is down 5 days in a row, it is wise to take a look at the top equity ETFs and see where the bets are being made. ~more~ #255: Tue 9/25/2012 Tonight we have updated the energy sector options activity for today. Several names highlighted see excess put action. ~more~ #254: Mon 9/24/2012 Tonight we have updated the utilities sector options activity for today. Given today's trade in XLU, we see call buying on a individual level as well. ~more~ #253: Thu 9/20/2012 Tonight we have updated the materials sector options activity for Thursday and Wednesday. James and I have been working on our themes for the rest of 2012 and 2013 in Boca Raton. Expect to see a major white paper from us in the next month on the impact of last week's move by the Federal Reserve and what it means for stocks that we are trading options on. ~more~ #252: Mon 9/17/2012 Unusual outliers included OKS URZ WY EPL VMC PPP PDS EGO PXP FRO. Of these, put action was heavy in... ~more~ #251: Thu 9/13/2012 With today's up move, calls ruled the day of the most active names. ~more~ #250: Tue 9/11/2012 It is amazing how many names we are seeing with more call than put actions day to day in the most liquid names in either the energy or in the case of tonight the materials space. ~more~ #249: Mon 9/10/2012 Tonight we are sorting by overall options activity. Several names saw heavy call to put action today. ~more~ #248: Fri 9/7/2012 Wow! Today we see 10 stocks in our materials screen with heavy call to put trading today. We note FCX saw more than double the option volume of any other stock. Looks like some bets on QE3 are being made. ~more~ #247: Wed 9/5/2012 Tonight we are sorting options volume by puts. Outliers to calls include APC ... ~more~ #246: Tue 9/4/2012 Among those with heavy volume and calls we find MMR, CNX and ... ~more~ #245: Thu 8/30/2012 Unusual outliers included NOV NGPC WFT HMY TNP FTI BHP BHI CAM UCO. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #244: Wed 8/29/2012 Unusual outliers included NGPC DNR MTL WLK CQP NAK SNP TLM TDW ENB. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #243: Tue 8/28/2012 Unusual outliers included URZ BAS SLB MTRX FST DRQ TNP FMC VMC NAK. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #242: Mon 8/27/2012 Unusual outliers included WFT NS GIFI CKH CMP PZE NSH VMC VLO CEO. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #241: Thu 8/23/2012 Unusual outliers included YPF NGPC EXP TNP RDC ETE HGT PTR AGU HNR. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #240: Wed 8/22/2012 Unusual outliers included SNP HGT CCC TLM GRP HNR USU CX PTR EEP. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #239: Tue 8/21/2012 What names in the materials univers have the highest 100 Historical Volatility? ~more~ #238: Mon 8/20/2012 We are sorting today's action by overall volume. We note that volume is rather light tonight. ~more~ #237: Thu 8/16/2012 Tonight we sort buy the ORATS 20 day historic volatility. Think of historic volatility like the VIX. When high it is time to buy, when low time to go. This is a list of names that have been pounded into the ground. Several suspects are in the coal space so that is worth watching closely. ~more~ #236: Wed 8/15/2012 Tonight we sort by overall volume. We add several more names to our watch list. ~more~ #235: Tue 8/14/2012 Tonight we are sorting by most active puts. We find several of interest. ~more~ #234: Mon 8/13/2012 Sorted tonight by call volume. Several names saw much higher call action that need to be explored more. ~more~ #233: Mon 7/23/2012 We have sorted today's action by overall volume. Call action dominated today despite the overall market weakness. ~more~ #232: Sat 5/19/2012 Friday was the May option expiration. Therefore, we cannot read too much into the activity. We will post the action but offer up no comments until Monday night. ~more~ #231: Mon 5/14/2012 Tonight we have sorted by the heaviest options volume. The leader was CHK followed by XOM. ~more~ #230: Fri 5/4/2012 Stocks that interest us with heavy call buying include ANR, EP, ESV, RIG and XOM. Heavy put buying in ... ~more~ #229: Wed 5/2/2012 Stocks that interest us with heavy call buying include ABX, NEM and GG. ~more~ #228: Tue 5/1/2012 Stocks that interest us with heavy call buying include WPZ, WFT, SE ... ~more~ #227: Wed 4/25/2012 Stocks that interest us with heavy call buying include SLB and WFT. We note ACI continues to see heavy put action and a bottom appears a 50/50 proposition. ~more~ #226: Thu 3/22/2012 Today's Action Alert is sorted by volume for the material sector. We note that heavy call olume still continues to rule the day although ~more~ #225: Mon 3/19/2012 Today's Action Alert is sorted by volume. We note that heavy call olume still continues to rule the day. Hope springs eternal. ~more~ #224: Mon 3/5/2012 We note that in our review of most active call options there was heavy call action in X MOS. Puts were high in MON RIO. ~more~ #223: Mon 2/27/2012 We note that in our review of most active call options there was heavy call action in XOM, KMI, RIG ... ~more~ #222: Thu 2/9/2012 We note that in our review of most active call options there was heavy call action in WFT again along with .. ~more~ #221: Fri 2/3/2012 Tonight we are sorting by options volume. Several names with high call activity are of interest. LNG has been appearing on our list recently and makes the list again. ~more~ #220: Mon 1/30/2012 Several names are appearing the past few days with heavy call to put volume. They include among others ... ~more~ #219: Fri 1/27/2012 We note that in our review of most active call options from Thursday there was heavy call action in .. ~more~ #218: Wed 1/25/2012 Several stocks are of interest on the call side tonight. This is a constant source of our idea generation. ~more~ #217: Wed 1/4/2012 We note that in reviewed the most active call options only FCX and POT saw more puts trade than calls. ~more~ #216: Mon 1/2/2012 Another favorite screen of ours is to look for stocks sorted by volume. High volume names included ... ~more~ #215: Fri 12/30/2011 A favorite screen of ours is to look for stocks with high implied volatility. Why? Because like a high VIX a drop in volatility could see a rise in stock price. ~more~ #214: Tue 11/1/2011 BP saw 30,211 calls trade against 13,170 puts as its stock dropped 3.30%. Were call buyers from days ago selling or were buyers nibbling as it dropped? Also, we note that ... ~more~ #213: Mon 10/3/2011 The indexes are lying. We reviewed all options in our universe and we had to go down to the eighteenth most active option, Arch Coal (ACI) to find where today's action was above the 20 day average. The bottomline do not make too much of Monday's action. The chance of a whipsaw seems great with today's lack of volume in the options pit. ~more~ #212: Wed 9/7/2011 We like the call action in Arch Coal (ACI) as ... ~more~ #211: Tue 9/6/2011 Tonight we look at unusual options activity. BHP sees unusual call action after it received an upgrade. We also not that MMR saw .. ~more~ #210: Tue 8/23/2011 In our screening of unusual options activity, we note that Eastman Chenical (EMN) saw slighly above average call action and it looks like $75 could be a floor for this stock. Also ... ~more~ #209: Mon 8/15/2011 Tonight we screen on the greatest increase in the 20 day option volume average. We note that XCO saw a nice pick up in calls as 28,683 traded against 27 puts, volume was up 300%. Next ... ~more~ #208: Tue 8/9/2011 Tonight we screen on the greatest increase in the 20 day option volume average. We note that DNR saw a nice pick up in calls as 7,109 traded against 363 puts, volume was up 479%. Next ... ~more~ #206: Fri 7/15/2011 Tonight we screen on the greatest increase in the 20 day volume average. We note that MUR saw a nice pick up in calls as 6,492 traded against a 20 day average of total options of 472, volume was up 212%. Next ... ~more~ #205: Wed 7/13/2011 Another favorite screen of mine is to sort by the most active calls with increasing volume. Today names on the list include ABX, GG, NEM, EP, KGC and GFI (for a second day in a row). The common theme in these names? ~more~ #204: Tue 7/12/2011 There were some issues with the program that we use to scan for options activity but that has been fixed. The new format is not as structured and will more be a running commentary of interesting setups I am observing each day. From this, ideas may or may not be acted on as recommendations. We hope you enjoy this new format. ~more~ #203: Tue 4/19/2011 Unusual outliers included YPF AVD CRZO PTEN IVN CGV DHT BWP CPX NS. Of these, put action was heavy in... ~more~ #202: Tue 4/5/2011 Unusual outliers included TGP MON ERF FTO OIS ESV OLN CGV CENX EGO. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #201: Mon 3/14/2011 Unusual outliers included TSO SU SUN BEXP USU ACO CCJ TESO URZ CX. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #200: Fri 3/11/2011 Unusual outliers included TSO BEXP ETP CCC ICO OLN EEE WY SHI HOS. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #199: Thu 3/10/2011 Unusual outliers included BEXP EMN CCC PTEN KOP IVN CX MTRX KWK BTU. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #198: Wed 3/9/2011 Unusual outliers included SUN TSO CCC BEXP MTRX ETE CQP LNG CRZO KWK. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #197: Tue 3/8/2011 Unusual outliers included BEXP CCC TLM ACO SFL BHP WMB FGI PTR VMC. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #196: Mon 3/7/2011 Unusual outliers included CF BEXP TLM JRCC PZE OXY NRP EEP KMI CRZO. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #195: Fri 3/4/2011 Unusual outliers included CF BEXP NG TLM SSL DPM WG DPTR MEOH TOO. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #194: Thu 3/3/2011 Unusual outliers included TSO CF BEXP TLM ENB NR CBT PKD TOO CQP. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #193: Wed 3/2/2011 Unusual outliers included TSO CF BRS BEXP TLM ESV WFT WTI HNR KWK. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #192: Tue 3/1/2011 Unusual outliers included CF TSO BEXP GIFI TLM DPTR WFT KWK HOS OLN. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #191: Mon 2/28/2011 Unusual outliers included BEXP TLM DPTR KOP EGY BQI CRH JRCC DRQ BRY. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #190: Fri 2/25/2011 Unusual outliers included TSO BEXP CCC TLM JRCC GIFI RRC HK HOS AVD. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #189: Thu 2/24/2011 Unusual outliers included TSO SUN CF BEXP TLM DPTR SPN CMP BW SHI. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #188: Wed 2/23/2011 Unusual outliers included CF TSO BEXP CE BQI CCC PKD NR SSL UCO. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #187: Tue 2/22/2011 Unusual outliers included TLM BEXP E CCC FST MTL EGY ALY ATPG DNR. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #186: Fri 2/18/2011 Unusual outliers included TLM SMG BEXP NR CKH SFY BBG AVD TXI NXY. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #185: Thu 2/17/2011 Unusual outliers included GIFI HUN BRNC NXY IO HOS E CKH BAS ALJ. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #184: Wed 2/16/2011 Unusual outliers included COP WMB GLBL SM KALU DK AVD WTI HOS SFY. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #183: Tue 2/15/2011 Unusual outliers included SEH GLBL WRES PPG ASH BAS E HOS SPN ALJ. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #182: Mon 2/14/2011 Unusual outliers included BWP REP DNR BQI WG TK GMR ALJ NBR SWN. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #181: Fri 2/11/2011 Unusual outliers included CVX MRO SLB SMG VLCCF CKH TTI LNG SGY DK. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #180: Thu 2/10/2011 Unusual outliers included DD CPE AVD IO TLM GMR SMG ESV UCO HK. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #179: Wed 2/9/2011 Unusual outliers included PDC OKS HNR SYT NAK LPX ENG EXP SEH SGY. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #178: Tue 2/8/2011 Unusual outliers included SE AVD CPE BP EPD SGY SYT CPX FMC DPM. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #177: Mon 2/7/2011 Unusual outliers included EEE ENG XOM OKS TLM CCC FMC HOC WRES PDE. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #176: Wed 2/2/2011 Unusual outliers included TGP APL ETP MMP LINE NRGY DK HOC NBL. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #175: Tue 2/1/2011 Unusual outliers included NRP WPZ EEP WTI EXP NR GIFI WRES ATLS IMO. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #174: Mon 1/31/2011 Unusual outliers included ANR WRES HOC RTI CRH TGA CAM KGC LUFK ICO. Of these, put action was heavy in... ~more~ #173: Fri 1/28/2011 Unusual outliers included SEH TGP ACH MTRX DK TESO CX PTEN FRO OSG. Of these, put action was heavy in... ~more~ #172: Thu 1/27/2011 Unusual outliers included KMR TNP CLB PTEN IO APA HP CRR FTI FRO. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #171: Wed 1/26/2011 Unusual outliers included ENG KMR EPD WY CBT TSO BRY LUFK CRR DK. Of these, call and put action was heavy in... ~more~ #170: Tue 1/25/2011 Unusual outliers included STO HGT EXP LUFK NGS MUR WG UCO CRZO PETD. Of these, put action was heavy in... ~more~ #169: Mon 1/24/2011 Unusual outliers included GDP DK EXP WG RTI ETE NBL LINE GLBL HAL. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #168: Fri 1/21/2011 Unusual outliers included SGY GFI TGP NAT BEXP COG IO SE CAM PETD. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #167: Thu 1/20/2011 Unusual outliers included CLB LUFK TGP CE PQ GDP PPG MMP TS PXD. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #166: Wed 1/19/2011 Unusual outliers included COG WPZ BBG XCO HUN FTO UPL GGC IOC EGY. Of these, call action was heavy in... ~more~ #165: Tue 1/18/2011 Unusual outliers included APA PTEN NAK NFX NOV XEC. Of these, call action was heavy ... ~more~ #164: Fri 1/14/2011 Unusual outliers included AA PBR BP ABX MOS WMB. Of these, call action was heavy on ... ~more~ #163: Mon 12/27/2010 This week as we are in lower trading sessions our alerts will be simply comments and why the action was there. Today we saw unusual call trading in ... ~more~ #162: Wed 12/15/2010 Many names today with unusual call action and they include HOC REP ETP DRQ CE TS LPX. Of these... ~more~ #161: Mon 12/13/2010 We are seeing above average volume in FCX PBR AA SLB. Of these, the following see heavy call action PBR AA SLB. ~more~ #160: Mon 11/29/2010 Heavy relative call volume is seen in IO, SPN and CAM. Of these only, CAM did not have a breakout day to the upside. ~more~ #159: Tue 11/16/2010 Volume Outliers included POT, FCX, PBR and AA. We note AA saw very heavy put volume. ~more~ #158: Mon 11/15/2010 We saw unusual call action the following names relative to their twenty day average- CVX LNG XCO NXY WY. ~more~ #157: Sun 10/24/2010 Friday's scan is sorted by unusual call action. ~more~ #156: Fri 10/15/2010 Expiration day is too tough a day to evaluate options trading due to rollover strategies. The next update will be on Monday. Have a great weekend. ~more~ #155: Mon 10/11/2010 Tonight's options volume is sorted by greatest percentage increase above the 20 day average. ~more~ #154: Sat 10/9/2010 Call action was high in the names cicled in the cVolum column. They include SFY, AGU, CF ... ~more~ #153: Wed 9/29/2010 Stocks with unusual call action are BP SLB CHK. ~more~ #152: Wed 9/29/2010 Interoil (IOC)saw options volume rise by 284% and call action rose much greater than put action. The stock was up 3.67% and is in a nice uptrend. ~more~ #151: Mon 9/27/2010 Calls were flying in RIG and APC as well as puts in MON. Is the worst behind RIG and APC? ~more~ #150: Thu 9/9/2010 The scan is sorted by the Option Volume 20 day average. Only one name RIG sees above average volume. Bias is to the call side. ~more~ #149: Fri 8/27/2010 There is no volume in the options market right now. This scan proves it. The scan is sorted by the Option Volume 20 day average. Only one name ABX sees above average volume. The dog days are upon us. ~more~ #148: Fri 8/13/2010 In the volume leaders, these names saw unusual call action without unusual price action- SUN MRO HLX. ~more~ #147: Mon 7/26/2010 In the volume leaders, these names saw unusual call action... ~more~ #146: Tue 7/6/2010 Our screen tonight looks at those stocks with unusual options activity relative to the twnety day moving average. ~more~ #145: Thu 7/1/2010 Sorted by the 20 day average of option volume. ~more~ #144: Wed 6/2/2010 Several stocks saw heavy options activity against their twenty day moving average and had excess call to put action. ~more~ #143: Thu 5/20/2010 Below are the review for the past two days. We note ACI has been rocked and put activity was very high on Thursday. On Wednesday, we note that COP ABX PBR MON MEE NEM saw heavy call action. ~more~ #142: Mon 5/17/2010 Heavy call relative to put action AND unusual volume against the 20 day volume average was seen in large cap names WMB and... ~more~ #141: Thu 5/6/2010 The big lie about today was that options volume was excessive. It was not. Our daily scan is sorted by the 20 day average. Only one of the top names saw volume above 50% from its twenty day average. That name was RIG which reported earnings and is partially responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ~more~ #140: Wed 4/28/2010 Last Friday we began to update the unusual options volume from our universe of stocks followed. Each day we will comment on interesting options activity from our coverage list. Today we note that... ~more~ #138: Thu 4/22/2010 We are seeing several stocks with heavy call action today and trading above their total options volume over the last twenty days. These include LPX and the GFI. On the put side we see unusual put action in ... ~more~ #137: Tue 12/1/2009 One of the stocks we picked upon Monday made our list again on Tuesday. Put action is again high in this name. ~more~ #136: Mon 11/30/2009 Starting today, we will move to a new format where at the end of the day we will run through interesting options outliers in the energy/materials space. Helmerich & Payne (HP) traded 24,110 options against an average of 1127 so the % rise was 2039%. Both calls and puts were fairly even at 12,135 calls to 11,975 puts. The stock is stuck in a range so this could be a good spread trade and probably what happened today. ~more~ #135: Mon 10/19/2009 These plays could be interesting as new plays on the long side. Given the low stock price there is a chance one of these names could appear as a low stock price recommendation. ~more~ #134: Fri 10/9/2009 Going forward, when we are in the office expect to see the outliers list by symbol and what is sticking out as an outlier. Initial outliers include ... ~more~ #133: Mon 8/10/2009 Unusual call action seen in SD ENB among others. ~more~ #132: Wed 7/29/2009 Earnings season is on and CPNO and MWE saw above average call action with very unusual call activity. ~more~ #131: Wed 7/8/2009 Earnings season is on. Alcoa (AA) reported and beat estimates as well as revenue numbers. Calls outweighed puts in today's action. ~more~ #130: Thu 6/11/2009 We will sell the June $17 Calls and lock in our gain of 14%. ~more~ #129: Wed 5/27/2009 Heavy call action see in MGG LUFK BJS WNR ~more~ #128: Tue 5/26/2009 Sorted by the % change against the 20 day average. Unusual call action seen in CBT DRC ABX. With heavy put action in CX PTEN OXY. ~more~ #127: Thu 5/14/2009 Outliers tonight include Pride Petroleum (PDE) which rose 0.34% but saw put action balloon as 5,687 puts traded against 161 calls. Thursday's volume rose by 392%. ~more~ #126: Wed 5/13/2009 Outliers today with above averag volume from the heaviest traders include CHK HAL VLO. ~more~ #125: Wed 5/6/2009 There have been a couple requests to review our nightly scan. Click through to see our full review. ~more~ #124: Tue 5/5/2009 Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) saw call activity rocket today. ~more~ #123: Mon 5/4/2009 Outliers seen in CHK, BTU and ACI among others. ~more~ #122: Thu 4/30/2009 Schlumberger (SLB) traded a high number of calls to puts and 57% greater than its 20 day average. The stock was down by -2.09%. ~more~ #121: Wed 4/29/2009 With calls heavier than puts for a second day in a row. ~more~ #120: Tue 4/28/2009 Exxon traded 36,499 calls versus 24,522 puts. ~more~ #119: Mon 4/27/2009 Including EPE which moved lower by less than 1%. ~more~ #118: Mon 4/20/2009 Unusual options action seen in HAL SLB RIG today. Of these, all saw more call action than put activity. ~more~ #117: Thu 4/16/2009 Lufkin Industries (LUFK) saw puts climb on weak earnings while Unit Corp (UNT)failed to produce news and Energy Transfer Partners (ETP)announced a secondary offering. ~more~ #116: Wed 4/8/2009 Including UPL which traded 8493 puts to 2483 calls. ~more~ #115: Tue 4/7/2009 Also we note calls outweigh puts in ACI and MRO. ~more~ #114: Mon 4/6/2009 Other stocks with high call action include CHK DOW. ~more~ #113: Thu 4/2/2009 Today we sorted by today's volume against the twenty day average. ~more~ #112: Thu 3/5/2009 The highest number of calls is in Exxon (XOM) but ... ~more~ #111: Mon 2/23/2009 Alcoa (AA) sees volume jump 103% against its 20 day average and the puts traded much heavier than the calls. ~more~ #110: Wed 2/4/2009 Outliers that traded above their twenty day average included FCX, RIG, DVN and CX. ~more~ #109: Mon 2/2/2009 The stock with heavy 20 day average options volume and unusual today was Dow Chemical (DOW) as ... ~more~ #108: Thu 1/22/2009 And the winner is UNT which saw optiosn volume expand 1042%. Puts were seven times as active as the calls. The stock dropped almost 5%. ~more~ #107: Thu 1/22/2009 The rails moved up on weak earnings and look like a good entry point to bet on a downward move... ~more~ #106: Wed 1/21/2009 Alcoa (AA) traded above its 20 day average and calls were active. ~more~ #105: Tue 1/20/2009 Chesapeake (CHK) traded 40% more than its 20 day options average and puts outweighed call activity by almost 100,000. ~more~ #104: Tue 1/13/2009 Valero (VLO) saw put action climb. ~more~ #103: Thu 1/8/2009 Monsanto (MON) sees unusal options volume with split in put and call action. ~more~ #102: Wed 1/7/2009 12,066 puts traded against 5,975 calls in Peabody Energy. The stock has had a nice run from its recent lows. ~more~ #101: Tue 1/6/2009 Alcoa announced a massive layoff,hiring freeze and salary freeze. Options activity was 46% higher than the 20 day average. So much for insiders being quite. 36,000 puts traded against a bit more than 27,000 calls. Looks like someone had a clue about the announcement ahead of time. ~more~ #100: Mon 1/5/2009 Options action is heavy in Valero (VLO) with calls outbidding puts 2:1. Activity is up by 22% today against the 20 day average. ~more~ #099: Wed 12/24/2008 A twofer!! Here are the unusual options positions from the past two days. ~more~ #098: Tue 12/16/2008 Options actions was heavy in Exxon (XOM), Potash (POT) and Mosaic (MOS) among others. ~more~ #097: Thu 12/4/2008 Yesterday we put on a put spread in Exxon (XOM) based on the unusual options activity. Ideas often begin upon review of this screen. Overall, today's action brought out no new insights. ~more~ #096: Wed 12/3/2008 35,102 puts have traded against 17,367 ~more~ #095: Wed 11/19/2008 Exxon avrages 78,933 options and today 101,529 options traded. Call and put action was pretty even. The stock has been very range bound as of late. ~more~ #094: Mon 11/17/2008 Rowan Drilling (RDC) traded 42,181 calls against 1,480 puts. There was no news of note. Things that make you go hmm... ~more~ #093: Mon 11/3/2008 Mechel Open Joint Stock Company (MTL) operates as a mining and steel company saw call activity outpace put action. ~more~ #092: Thu 10/30/2008 This scan reflects Wednesday's action. Most of these names are secondary players in the energy space. ~more~ #091: Tue 10/28/2008 Forest oil saw very heavy put action as over 26,000 puts traded ~more~ #090: Mon 10/27/2008 The only notable comment from the options market was that volume was light and ... ~more~ #089: Tue 9/30/2008 There are no standouts that interest us at the present time. Chalk it up to a lack of participants due to the Jewish Holiday. ~more~ #088: Mon 9/29/2008 Bias was on the call side today. ~more~ #087: Mon 9/15/2008 Not surprisingly the put action has been active in the energy patch. We note that Ashland (ASH) puts were active. ~more~ #086: Wed 9/10/2008 Oil Sands Quest (BQI) saw heavy call action today. This is a speculative flier. ~more~ #085: Wed 9/3/2008 Call action is high in El Paso (EP) as Stansberry Research issued a positive research piece on natural gas and in particular El Paso. ~more~ #084: Wed 8/6/2008 Chesapeake has traded 70,560 calls today and only 23,937 puts. ~more~ #083: Thu 7/31/2008 Today we see action in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (HLX) as it trades 5,165 calls and only 697 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #082: Wed 7/30/2008 Today we see action in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (HLX) as it trades 2,875 calls and 859 puts with no major news to report. ~more~ #081: Tue 7/29/2008 Calls are very active today in Diamond Offshore (DO) as 15,695 calls have traded against 743 puts. ~more~ #080: Mon 7/28/2008 Today we see slight action in Global Industries Ltd. (GLBL) with 586 calls traded and 51 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #079: Fri 7/25/2008 Today we see action in Helmerich Payne Inc. (HP) as it trades 13,077 calls and only 300 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #078: Thu 7/24/2008 Today we see a lot of action in Pride International Inc. (PDE) as it trades 21,102 calls and only 2,553 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #077: Wed 7/23/2008 Today we see high action in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN) who has traded 5,597 calls and only 20 puts with no major news to report ~more~ #076: Tue 7/22/2008 We see unusual activity in W&T OFFSHORE, INC. as it trades 31 calls and 1,135 puts with now major news to report. ~more~ #075: Mon 7/21/2008 Today we see action in Complete Production Services, Inc. (CPX) as it trades only 255 calls and 2,327 puts with no news. ~more~ #074: Fri 7/18/2008 Today we dont see alot of movement; however, the slight movement we do see is in Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc. (ALY)which has traded 983 calls and only 74 puts with no news. ~more~ #073: Thu 7/17/2008 Today we see high action in Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. (MGG) as it trades 41 calls and 40,151 puts with no major news to report. ~more~ #072: Wed 7/16/2008 Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. (MGG) is the big action maker today with only 2 calls and 40,000 puts, may be a data error but should be watched, no news to backup any movement. ~more~ #071: Tue 7/15/2008 Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) is experiencing some action today as it trades only 686 calls and 13,608 puts with no news ~more~ #070: Mon 7/14/2008 Today we see movement in Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (COG) as it trades 4,396 calls and only 483 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #069: Fri 7/11/2008 Today we see activity in BJ Services Company (BJS) as it trades 18,489 calls and only 1,335 puts with no news. ~more~ #068: Thu 7/10/2008 Today we see odd activity in as it trades only 8,503 calls and 28,248 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #067: Wed 7/9/2008 Today we see movement in Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) as it trades 19,609 calls and only 9,256 puts with no news. ~more~ #066: Tue 7/8/2008 Today we see unusual activity in Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (COG) with 10,130 calls and only 1,093 puts with no news. ~more~ #065: Thu 7/3/2008 The only significant movement just before the holiday is in USEC Inc. (USU) with 3,122 calls and 567 puts with no news. ~more~ #064: Wed 7/2/2008 Today we dont see a lot of action however, the only significant movement is in Complete Production Services, Inc. (CPX) as it has traded 546 calls and only 66 puts with no news. ~more~ #063: Tue 7/1/2008 Today we see unusual activity in Unit Corp. (UNT) with 2,037 calls and only 632 puts and no news. ~more~ #062: Mon 6/30/2008 The only action we see today is in Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HMY) as it has traded 7,253 calls and 14,041 puts with no major news. ~more~ #061: Fri 6/27/2008 Today we see hi movement in Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI) as it has traded 15,031 calls and only 2,258 puts and no news to report. ~more~ #060: Thu 6/26/2008 Today we see significant movement in one company, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) who has traded 12,897 calls and only 4,481 puts, the only news that should be watched is that China is considering boycotting purchasing iron ore from BHP. ~more~ #059: Wed 6/25/2008 Today we see major movement in Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG) as it trades 333,344 calls and only 2,198 puts with absolutely no news to report. This is a very strange increase and should be watched closely. ~more~ #058: Tue 6/24/2008 Today we see unusual options activity in Tesoro Corp. (TSO) as it has traded 62,119 calls and only 4,011 puts with no news. ~more~ #056: Mon 6/23/2008 Today we can see slight action in Oilsands Quest, Inc. (BQI) with 8,944 calls and 2,222 puts there is no news but it is something to watch. ~more~ #055: Fri 6/20/2008 Today we see unusual activity in EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) as it has traded 13,242 calls and only 675 puts with no news to report. ~more~ #054: Thu 6/19/2008 Today we see unusual options activity in PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) as it trades 24,858 calls and only 4,353 puts with no news. ~more~ #053: Wed 6/18/2008 Today we see unusual activity in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN) who has traded 16,300 calls and only 87 puts with no news. ~more~ #052: Tue 6/17/2008 Today we see very odd activity in Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. (MGG) as it has only traded 4 calls and 40,041 puts. There is no news to back up this happening. ~more~ #051: Mon 6/16/2008 Today we see and average volume growth of 1,233% in Methanex Corp. (MEOH) with 5,256 calls and only 10 puts with no news. ~more~ #050: Fri 6/13/2008 We see alot of unusual activity today. Gold Fields FTD (GFI) traded 19,631 calls and a low 1,707 puts with no major news. We also see Massey Energy Corp. (MEE) trade 14,954 calls and only 8,204 puts again with no major news. We move onto see Western Refining Inc. (WNR) experience unusual activity with only 5,090 calls and 11,812 puts once again with no news to report. Finally we look at Cameron International Corp. (CAM) that traded 7,140 calls and only 427 puts with no major news to report. ~more~ #049: Thu 6/12/2008 Today we see 3 significant companies with unusual activity. The first one we look at is Parallel Pete Corp. (PLLL) has only 421 calls however there are no puts; there is no news to back this up. The second is CHENIERE ENERGY INC (LNG) has 27,359 calls and only 1,606 puts and no news to follow. The final company would be Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO) which have 29,797 calls vs. a low 2,682 puts and once again, no news; the last news was yesterday about crude oil stockpiles falling to a low supply. ~more~ #048: Wed 6/11/2008 We only see Titanium Metals Corp. experiencing unusual activity today with 2,597 calls and only 609 puts with no news. ~more~ #047: Tue 6/10/2008 MEOH (Methanex Corp.) 4,570 calls vs. 100 puts with no news and average volume has grown to 1088%. GW (Grey Wolf, Inc.) 5,997 calls vs 381 puts as Precision Drilling plans to buyout GW. ~more~ #046: Mon 6/9/2008 Titanium Metals Corp. (TIE) Saw unusual options activity with 14,364 calls with only 525 puts. Rumors of a buyout are dispersing throughout the internet. ~more~ #045: Thu 6/5/2008 Global Industries (GLBL) sees unusual options activity as 1,434 calls traded against put activity of 564. The average volume is 608 options and 1,908 have traded today. ~more~ #044: Wed 6/4/2008 Ashland (ASH) has traded 6,395 calls against 1,276 puts and the overall options volume is up 1240%. Could there be some positive news in the future? ~more~ #043: Tue 6/3/2008 Why this screen is important? On Tuesday, we saw WH Energy (WHQ) move up $7.68 or 8.97% as Smith International (SII) made a bid for the company. On Monday, WHQ appeared on our screen with unusual call activity and voila a day later a bid emerges. Tonight XCO saw call action increase without any news. ~more~ #042: Mon 6/2/2008 As predicted last week, the refiners took off today and tomorrow we will take profits on one of our last new positions in this space. These stocks were all over the most active options in our space. ~more~ #041: Thu 5/29/2008 Put action is rising in Massey Energy (MEE) as the stock looks to be rolling over. ~more~ #040: Wed 5/28/2008 Calls are rather active in Global Industries (GLBL) as 1077 calls have traded so far today. ~more~ #039: Tue 5/27/2008 In an effort to use this screen to hunt for ideas, we will move this screen to being updated intraday as of Wednesday. We hope you enjoy this update. ~more~ #038: Fri 5/23/2008 Patterson Energy (PTEN) saw call volume increase dramatically. What's up with that? ~more~ #037: Tue 5/13/2008 #036: Mon 5/12/2008 Call action really picked up in Dupont (DD). ~more~ #035: Sun 5/11/2008 Atlas Pipeline (APL) saw heavy call action on Friday. It is interesting the company missed earnings estimates on Wednesday but the stock has moved hihger. Very interesting. ~more~ #034: Thu 5/8/2008 We have included the unusual options activity in the S&P 500 for your review. The last five names on today's report are from that universe. These names are produced each day for www.superstockinvestor.com. Enjoy! ~more~ #033: Thu 5/8/2008 We have include the top names from the S&P 500 under the unusual options activity for the gold and energy universe. ~more~ #032: Tue 5/6/2008 Enerplud Res FD (ERF) saw call action take off as 17842 calls traded and option volume spiked by 875%. ~more~ #031: Mon 5/5/2008 Cemex (CX) saw heavy call action as 68,571 calls traded. Start me up.. ~more~ #030: Sun 5/4/2008 Semiconductor stocks continue to rip to the upside and Altera (ALTR) saw heavy call action on Friday. To inifinity and beyond? ~more~ #029: Thu 5/1/2008 Exxon (XOM) saw heavy options activity after reporting earnings on Thursday. ~more~ #028: Wed 4/30/2008 Talisman Energy (TLM) saw call action take off and the stock looks ready to move even higher. ~more~ #027: Tue 4/29/2008 The call action in Harmony Gold (HMY) was off the charts as 10,945 calls traded. ~more~ #026: Mon 4/28/2008 Ship Finance International (SFL) saw heavy call action today as 8327 calls traded against 212 puts. ~more~ #025: Sun 4/27/2008 Noble Corp (NE) received and upgrade from Morgan Stanley (MS) and the calls were extremely active. Looks like there are some true believers. ~more~ #024: Thu 4/24/2008 Puts rose sharply in Headwaters (HW) as it traded 3681 puts versus 336 calls. Earnings are due next Wednesday, hmm... ~more~ #023: Wed 4/23/2008 Three of our highlighted names saw unusual put activity while two saw unusual call activity. What stocks read on.... ~more~ #022: Tue 4/22/2008 Williams (WMB) saw unusal cal activity today as 15,520 calls traded and volume rose 535% over its 20 day average. ~more~ #021: Mon 4/21/2008 Hercules (HPC) and Dupont (DD) saw options increase in front of earnings. Herucles released earnings after the close and beat by .01 while Dupont reports in the morning. Hercules is relatively unchanged in after hours. ~more~ #020: Sat 4/19/2008 RPC inc (RES) saw unusual call activity on Friday as 1522 calls traded against a ten day average of 464. Earnings are due next Wednesday. ~more~ #019: Mon 4/14/2008 Each day we highlight unusual options activity in our universe of stocks. We are sending this email to remind you to visit our website for an update each day. Today Ashland (ASH) saw heavy call action.... ~more~ #018: Sat 4/12/2008 The takeover rumors for CCJ continue and call activity remasin excessive. ~more~ #017: Thu 4/10/2008 Global Industries (GLBL) sees a nice pick up in call activity and the question is does the market know something? ~more~ #016: Wed 4/9/2008 Is a big merger deal in the chemical space in jeopardy? ~more~ #015: Tue 4/8/2008 Several names jumped higher on no news. Things that make you go hmm..... ~more~ #014: Tue 4/8/2008 ORATS ran into a data issue. Expect a return to normal for Tuesday. ~more~ #013: Sun 4/6/2008 Is Petrohawk (HK) the next takeout in the Energy patch? ~more~ #012: Thu 4/3/2008 Ashland (ASH) continues to see heavy put activity. The question is what strategy is being employed. ~more~ #011: Wed 4/2/2008 The excess call activity continues unabated in Forest Oil (FST). ~more~ #010: Tue 4/1/2008 We pulled some interesting news from our options outlier screen today. Issues included ratings changes, discoveries and an increased ownership positon. ~more~ #009: Mon 3/31/2008 Several $6 stocks picked up their options activity with today's action. Which ones? Read on. ~more~ #008: Tue 3/18/2008 Upgrades abound and buyers picked up calls on these recommendations. ~more~ #007: Mon 3/17/2008 Only three stocks saw unusual options activity in our daily scan. Of note, one company will be at the Bear Stearn's Energy Conference on Wednesday. ~more~ #006: Fri 3/14/2008 Here is a list of the top 5 unusual options outliers for Friday's trading with some quick comments. ~more~ #005: Thu 3/13/2008 Here is a list of the top 5 unusual options outliers for Thursday's trading with some quick comments. ~more~ #004: Wed 3/12/2008 Here is a list of the top 5 unusual options outliers for Wednesday's trading with some quick comments. ~more~ #003: Tue 3/11/2008 Here is a list of the top 5 unusual options outliers for Tuesday's trading with some quick comments. ~more~ #002: Tue 3/4/2008 Here is a list of the top 5 unusual options outliers for Tuesday's trading with some quick comments. ~more~ #001: Mon 3/3/2008 Here is a list of the top 5 unusual options outliers for Monday's trading with some quick comments. ~more~ |
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