Monthly Archives: December 2011
Most Active Options Trades This Morning
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE GMCR 12/30/11 49.0000 232 0.0800 dn 0.0500 GMCR 12/30/11 48.0000 232 0.1400 dn 0.2200 BAC 1/21/12 5.5000 197 0.2200 dn 0.0600 AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 180 1.0500 dn 0.7300 C 1/21/12 26.0000 148 1.6600 dn 0.2700 MOS 12/30/11 52.5000 100 0.4000 dn 0.2300 JPM 12/30/11 33.0000 90 0.3800 dn 0.0700 C 1/21/12 28.0000 89 0.7600 dn 0.1300 XRX 1/21/12 12.5000 75 0.0100 up 0.0000 TLT 3/17/12 122.0000 70 2.7100 up 0.0700 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 1092 0.1300 up 0.0200 MSFT 3/17/12 26.0000 100 1.1500 dn 0.0200 GOOG 1/21/12 580.0000 100 2.9500 dn 0.2500 GOOG 1/21/12 550.0000 100 0.7500 dn 0.1000 HON 3/17/12 48.0000 83 0.9800 dn 0.0100 TLT 12/30/11 118.0000 80 0.2700 dn 0.2400 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 70 1.3000 up 0.3000 GLD 12/30/11 150.0000 50 0.2000 up 0.0500 CVX 1/21/12 110.0000 44 3.9000 up 0.5000 AMZN 12/30/11 175.0000 44 2.9400 up 1.0400 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 14839 10804 25643
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 1/19/13 10.0000 8604 0.2400 up 0.0000 GE 1/21/12 16.0000 2376 1.9300 dn 0.1800 BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 1729 0.4800 dn 0.1200 ABB 1/21/12 21.0000 1605 0.0500 up 0.0000 AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 1511 1.1400 dn 0.6600 VRUS 2/18/12 130.0000 1030 5.8400 dn 0.1600 XOM 1/21/12 85.0000 1008 1.4900 dn 0.2100 F 2/18/12 10.0000 1000 1.0700 dn 0.0100 VRUS 2/18/12 135.0000 1000 1.5400 dn 0.2600 UNP 1/21/12 100.0000 960 6.5000 dn 0.3000 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE TGT 4/21/12 49.0000 3000 1.4800 dn 0.0300 TGT 4/21/12 46.0000 3000 0.8300 dn 0.0500 SHLD 1/21/12 25.0000 2359 1.0200 up 0.3500 GE 1/21/12 17.5000 1341 0.3400 up 0.0700 GE 1/21/12 16.0000 1212 0.0600 up 0.0000 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 835 1.3000 up 0.2600 SHLD 1/21/12 27.5000 677 1.6700 up 0.4700 WAG 1/21/12 32.0000 609 0.5800 dn 0.0500 MU 12/30/11 6.0000 599 0.0400 up 0.0100 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 545 2.9200 up 0.4600 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 165146 136859 302005Comments »
Elliott Wave Theory May Suggest Gold is Going to $4500 per oz
Central Banks Need to Go Back to School and Learn About Inflation
I get the fear part of deflation, but would it not help out in the long run if prices were to ease ? If wages are not rising then inflation is akin to shooting yourself in the foot.
Comments »Another Look @ QE AKA Currency War
Art Cashin on the “Fake Sense of Calm” in Europe
The Euro Just Tanked 70 Pips
How to Solve the Debt Problem: Obama to Ask for $1.2 Trillion Hike in Debt Limit
Doug Kass: S&P 500 Poised to Soar in 2012
Is Discover’s CEO David Nelms the Next Allen Mulally ?
Economists Ease Up on Recession Forecasts
Banks Are Too Big to Ease Up on Grandma
A Reminder About Housing From a Shiller Piece of Chart Porn
Most Bears Have Given Up; Walter Zimmerman Still Calling for a 60% Drop in the S&P
After a bump higher in the new year Zimmerman is looking for a 60% drop in the S&P
Comments »Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
| Company | Date | Analyst | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGDELL SPENCER (CSA) |
12/27/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| CRACKER BARREL (CBRL) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN (LMT) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| BLACKROCK INC (BLK) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| BLOCK H & R (HRB) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| TIME WARNER INC (TWX) |
12/27/2011 | Caris & Company | Downgraded | Buy | Above Average |
| ARIAD PHARMA (ARIA) |
12/27/2011 | Rodman & Renshaw | Reiterated | Mkt Perform | |
| VMWARE INC-A (VMW) |
12/27/2011 | Oppenheimer | Upgraded | Perform | Outperform |
| INVENSENSE INC (INVN) |
12/27/2011 | Robert W. Baird | Initiated | Outperform | |
| DELPHI AUTO PLC (DLPH) |
12/27/2011 | Robert W. Baird | Initiated | Outperform |
Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
GOLD +2%, BBL +1%, UBS +1.2%, MS +1.0%, HBC +0.8%, BAC +0.7%, FTK +4%, SNY +1.3%, END +3.1%,
C +0.6%, NBL +1.4% , HBC +0.9%, BHP +0.6%,
Gapping down
SHLD -1.9%, MRX -8.9%, MCP -2.1%, CAVM -5.9%, VRUS -0.7%,
Comments »In Play and On the Wires
Land Owners Alledge Fraud on Chesapeake Energy Using Shell Companies
Apparently land owners did not receive agreed upon payments for allowing natty gas drilling on their properties. They dealt with brokers and did not know who to go after. The company who signed their leases had not signed them to begin with. turns out it was CHK…
Comments »State of the Nation: Desperate Americans File for Disability Funds
Internal Documents Show Panic at BNY While Being Investigated for Currency Trades
The bank was worried profit margins would fall if clients negotiated pricing on currency trades.
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