Most Active Options Trades This Morning

 -CALLS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
JPM        1/21/12          47.5000        5000            0.0200      up 0.0100 
ORCL       1/21/12          30.0000        2850            0.0500      dn 0.7400 
BAC        2/18/12           8.0000        2100            0.0100      dn 0.0200 
ABX        1/21/12          47.0000        2051            1.3300      up 0.0500 
CNQ        1/21/12          36.0000        2000            1.1500      up 0.0000 
C          1/21/12          31.0000        1656            0.2100      up 0.0200 
BPAX       1/21/12           5.0000        1600            0.0500      up 0.0000 
JAG        3/17/12           6.0000        1558            1.3000      up 0.4000 
CSCO       2/18/12          18.0000        1440            0.9500      dn 0.2200 
BAC        1/21/12           6.0000        1253            0.0900      up 0.0100 

 -PUTS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
JPM        1/21/12          47.5000        5000           15.6200      up 0.0200 
AMR        1/21/12          15.0000        2000           14.6000      up 0.1000 
PFE        1/21/12          20.0000        1316            0.1300      dn 0.0100 
SAP        1/21/12          57.5000        1263            5.2000      up 2.1000 
RIMM       6/16/12          16.0000        1254            4.3500      dn 0.4500 
GE         1/21/12          16.0000        1145            0.2100      up 0.0000 
GE         1/21/12          14.0000        1073            0.0500      up 0.0000 
BIDU       12/23/11        115.0000         977            2.4300      up 1.2700 
BIDU       12/23/11        110.0000         809            0.7800      up 0.3600 
WAG        1/21/12          32.0000         806            1.6400      up 0.5000 

 -VOLUME- 
 CALLS      PUTS           TOTAL 
241681    422674        664355

-CALLS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
BAC        1/21/12           6.0000        2189            0.0800      up 0.0000 
ORCL       1/21/12          32.0000         267            0.0300      dn 0.2200 
GOOG       12/23/11        635.0000         174            1.3000      dn 1.1000 
LOW        1/21/12          26.0000         168            0.6000      up 0.0800 
LOW        1/21/12          20.0000         158            5.7200      up 0.0200 
AAPL       12/23/11        405.0000         116            0.2100      dn 0.2900 
GGP        1/21/12          17.5000         108            0.0500      dn 0.0300 
WAG        1/21/12          34.0000         101            0.3400      dn 1.1200 
JPM        12/23/11         33.0000          95            0.1100      dn 0.0700 
BAC        5/19/12           5.5000          90            0.5700      dn 0.0500 

 -PUTS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
AAPL       12/23/11        395.0000         193            3.1500      up 0.3100 
WAG        1/21/12          32.0000         158            1.6000      up 0.4100 
ADSK       1/21/12          33.0000         150            3.5500      up 0.6900 
PFE        1/21/12          20.0000         148            0.1300      dn 0.0100 
AAPL       12/23/11        390.0000         123            1.3700      up 0.0900 
MSFT       1/21/12          21.0000         122            0.0300      up 0.0000 
ORCL       1/21/12          24.0000         114            0.4900      up 0.3800 
CAT        1/21/12          85.0000         104            1.5500      up 0.1600 
IBM        12/23/11        180.0000         101            1.2000      up 1.1000 
FAS1       1/21/12          27.0000         100           15.0000      up 0.2500 

 -VOLUME- 
 CALLS      PUTS           TOTAL 
19191    8953        28144

Sad times for America

median home price down 3% to $164k

7 month supply of home which is a new low…for the moment

home sales revised down by 14%

No. Ticker % Change
1 ENMD -22.92
2 LOGL.OB -13.56
3 ORCL -12.34
4 SBLK -12.12
5 CNIT -11.54
6 AMR -11.37
7 QLIK -10.72
8 TDC -10.70
9 GRO -10.32
10 CYDE -9.68
11 TELK -9.52
12 TIBX -9.30
13 SHZ -8.82
14 GGR -8.65
15 CVLT -8.61
16 TBSI -8.37
17 REED -8.15
18 CRM -7.88
19 FTNT -7.82
20 KBH -7.75
21 CTC -7.73
22 LEXG.OB -7.69
23 INFA -7.61
24 ATV -7.58
25 VMW -7.50
26 ISSC -7.26
27 DEER -7.24
28 KMX -7.21
29 HEAT -7.14
30 WAG -7.10
31 BGMD -7.06
32 HMPR -6.96
33 CVV -6.83
34 EDAP -6.78
35 CHRS -6.72
36 GTXI -6.60
37 CDZI -6.42
38 CBAK -6.31
39 CPSS -6.12
40 ARCI -5.99
41 CPTS -5.83
42 EMR -5.80
43 CYCC -5.77
44 BCR -5.76
45 THQI -5.75
46 SFUN -5.72
47 CHLN -5.70
48 JEF -5.66
49 ADAT -5.56
50 SAP -5.53

Analyst: ‘This might be the most government-supported car since the Trabant’

Each Chevy Volt sold thus far may have as much as $250,000 in state and federal dollars in incentives behind it – a total of $3 billion altogether, according to an analysis by James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Hohman looked at total state and federal assistance offered for the development and production of the Chevy Volt, General Motors’ plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Hohman included in his analysis 18 government deals that included loans, rebates, grants and tax credits. The amount of government assistance does not include the fact that General Motors is currently 26 percent owned by the federal government.

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Japan is seeking business outside its borders. Deal expected to close without a hitch by April 2012.

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Gapping up

DFG +61.2%, RIMM +11.8%, FSII +10%, LYG +6.9%, PNSN +6.7%, ING +3.2%, NOK +2.5%, VMI +2.5%,  FIO +0.6%,

HBC +2.3%, BCS +2.2%, GEDU +1.9%, FSII +10%, SUBK +9.2%, CTAS +6.1%, KBH +5.7%, NKE +3.1%, VMI +2.5%,

IRE +2.8%, RBS +2%, GNW +2%, BCS +0.6%,

Gapping down

SAP -6.3%, TIBX -4.5%, CRM -3.4%, IBM -1.9%, EMC -1.2%, MSFT -0.6%, PVH -1.6%,  TDC -2.9%,

BP -1.8%, E -1.8%, CPTS -6.4%,  SEE -2.9%,  OPEN -2.9%, WAG -6.8%, JBL -4.7%, KMX -1.8%, PAYX -1.6%,

LNN -1.5%,

In Play 

On the Wires

The left and right need to compromise for the benefit of our country 

Remember when you had to write your orders on a ticket ?

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The sick part is they did it nearly a year ago and have been accessing information ever since.

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He did not give an exact time of day, but said he expected the crisis to end mid year sparking a major bull run.

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Despite low interest rates and home prices interest in purchasing a home dropped again.

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HINT HINT

Inflation rose 0.56% on food and beverage prices