Monthly Archives: November 2011
This Morning’s Most Active Put/Call Option Trades
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE WFC 1/21/12 26.0000 16384 0.9000 up 0.1800 AA 4/21/12 10.0000 4880 1.0300 up 0.2300 BAC 1/21/12 6.0000 2687 0.3600 up 0.0700 BAC 12/17/11 6.0000 2200 0.1500 up 0.0100 C 12/17/11 30.0000 1773 0.2900 up 0.0600 JPM 12/17/11 34.0000 1371 0.2100 up 0.0600 KKD 12/17/11 7.5000 1279 0.2500 up 0.1000 CRM 12/17/11 120.0000 1170 1.9900 up 0.7800 PCG 1/21/12 40.0000 1000 0.4500 up 0.2000 SCHW 1/21/12 11.0000 938 0.9500 up 0.2500 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE FNSR 12/17/11 17.0000 3291 1.2500 dn 0.5000 FNSR 12/17/11 19.0000 3291 2.2100 dn 0.6400 C1 1/21/12 4.0000 2000 1.4900 dn 0.1600 C 12/17/11 20.0000 1410 0.2600 dn 0.1800 T 12/17/11 18.0000 1335 0.0100 dn 0.0100 PCG 1/21/12 35.0000 1000 0.4500 dn 0.2500 BAC 12/17/11 5.0000 962 0.2400 dn 0.0900 TLT 12/17/11 122.0000 904 4.6000 up 1.3000 TLT 1/21/12 126.0000 900 9.4000 up 1.6000 BPAX 12/17/11 1.5000 702 0.2000 up 0.0000 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 285827 214307 500134
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE FAZ1 1/21/12 30.0000 250 0.1000 dn 0.0300 AAPL 12/2/11 380.0000 244 2.0700 up 1.0200 AAPL 12/2/11 375.0000 189 4.1000 up 2.1500 BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 185 0.8300 up 0.1400 AA 4/21/12 10.0000 157 1.0300 up 0.2300 BAC 2/18/12 6.0000 128 0.4600 up 0.0600 TZA 12/2/11 37.0000 123 1.3000 dn 2.1000 GS 12/2/11 100.0000 113 0.3400 up 0.0600 GOOG 12/2/11 580.0000 106 9.9000 up 6.6000 BAC 1/21/12 6.0000 105 0.3600 up 0.0700 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE AAPL 12/2/11 360.0000 460 1.3800 dn 2.8700 ABX 1/21/12 35.0000 260 0.1400 dn 0.0400 BAC 12/17/11 5.0000 201 0.2300 dn 0.0700 BAC 12/2/11 5.0000 133 0.0500 dn 0.0500 AMZN 12/2/11 170.0000 130 0.5000 dn 1.1100 C 12/2/11 26.0000 100 1.2200 dn 1.4200 CVX 1/21/12 75.0000 83 0.6000 dn 0.5100 GOOG 12/17/11 560.0000 79 8.6000 dn 6.7000 AAPL 12/2/11 370.0000 72 3.8500 dn 5.0500 ABX 1/21/12 34.0000 70 0.1200 dn 0.0200 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 17775 14980 32755Comments »
Will the Federal Reserve Buy Euro Sovereign Debt ?
Zervos over at Jefferies thinks they should….but it would face massive bailout fatigue opposition.
Comments »New Home Sales: Prior 313k, Market Expects 312k, Actual 307k
This morning Case Shiller: Actual Expectation Prior
| Nov 29 | 9:00 AM | Case-Shiller 20-city Index | Sep | – | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.80% |
The ECB Has Put E200 Billion Behind Bond Purchases
FLASH: $GSVC UPS STAKES IN FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Facebook is now 14.3% of fund and Twitter is now 16.6% of fund.
Other new investments include:Zocdoc, Grockit, The Echo Systems and Control 4.
Comments »Apple Has a Better Black Friday Than Expected
Six Names Make The Hedge Fund Overweight List
The New Chevrolet Volt Could Stunt Electric Car Production Due to Safety Concerns
FLASH: ICAHN OFFERS $15 for CMC
Carl Ichan Makes a Play For Commercial Metals; $CMC
Roubini: Gold Standard Fans Are ‘Lunatics and Hacks’
DICK bove: Stress Tests Threaten US Economic Recovery
The Bow Tie is Bullish on Japan
Jim Rogers is bullish on Japan as overseas investments will fail and money will be repatriated back into the country.
Comments »Goldman Says Yields in Core EU Nations Are Going to Head Higher Regardless
Not a Shocker: DSK Might Have Been Framed
Cramer Says “Buying this Up Open is Criminal”
While chatting with others on CNBC, Jim Cramer, dressed in a bear suit, said “buying this up open is criminal,” suggesting the market is heading lower.
Comments »Update on European 10 Year Yields
Italy -1.6% to 7.14%
Spain -1.6% to 6.59%
France -1.97% to 3.61%
Germany +2.97% to 2.33%
Belgium -3.9% to 5.63%
Austria -1.98% to 3.77%
Czech +0.75% to 4.35%
Comments »Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
Upgrades
WFM – Whole Foods upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast
WFC – Wells Fargo Q4 ests raised at Stifel
POT – Potash upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Scotia
BBT – BB&T Corp upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
SAN – Banco Santander upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
FOSL – Fossil upgraded to Buy at The Benchmark Company
GOOG – Google upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
CSTR – Coinstar upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
USB – U.S. Bancorp upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
ERTS – Electronic Arts upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
NFLX – Netflix upgraded to Neutral from Negative at Susquehanna
GNW – Genworth Financial upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
ARUN – Aruba Networks upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Pacific Crest
PETM – PETsMART initiated with a Buy at Needham
MGI – Moneygram initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
TROW – T. Rowe Price upgraded to Buy at Ticonderoga
FL – Foot Locker upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
UMPQ – Umpqua Holdings target raised to $13 at Stifel Nicolaus
GILD – Gilead Sciences added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman
CRM – Salesforce.com upgraded to Buy at Needham
NTSP – NetSpend initiated with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
MGI – Moneygram initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill
VZ – Verizon upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
AVL – Avalon Rare Metals initiated with a Buy at Citigroup
GDOT – Green Dot initiated with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
WYNN – Wynn Resorts upgraded to Buy from Hold at Keybanc
PVR – Penn Virginia initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill
BRE – BRE Properties upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
Downgrades
JPM – JPMorgan Chase ests lowered at Stifel
C – Citigroup downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
BK – downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
AXP – American Express downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
R – Ryder System downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
EV – Eaton Vance downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
AEM – Agnico-Eagle Mines downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity
K – Kellogg downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital
HME – Home Properties downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
RIMM – Research In Motion downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee
NJR – NJ Resources resumed with a Hold at Brean Murray
MOS – Mosaic downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity
STT – State Street downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
ERIC – LM Ericsson downgraded to Hold from Buy at Societe Generale
LSTR – Landstar System downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
ILMN – Illumina downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Macquarie
AEGN – Aegion initiated with a Neutral at Ladenburg Thalmann
HSTM – Healthstream downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at First Analysis
CCG – Campus Crest Communities downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
Comments »Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
Global equities, commodities, hopes, and dreams.
Gapping down
All short ETFs, the mouths of bears, and common sense.
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