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Someone’s Digging for Gold in the Options Market

Someone’s Digging for Gold in the Options Market

Precious metals are bouncing today, and someone's trying to leverage the move with options. Approximately 27,000 October 11 calls were purchased this morning in Goldcorp (GG). The initial blocks fetched $0.15, before the demand lifted premiums as high as $0.23. Calls...

Can Anything Stop This Rampaging Tech Stock?

Can Anything Stop This Rampaging Tech Stock?

This year has seen plenty of gains in technology, but nothing compares with the monster rally in a once-forgotten chip stock. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has already doubled in the third quarter and has appreciated 190 percent since January. That places it ahead of...

Here Come the iPhones

Here Come the iPhones

The planet's most valuable company is back in focus as the world holds its breath for the newest iPhones. Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook will take the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in in Cupertino, California, at 1 p.m. ET tomorrow. As usual, the tech giant hasn't said...

Marijuana Momentum, Airlines Ascending: Groups in Focus

Marijuana Momentum, Airlines Ascending: Groups in Focus

Two different groups have been "flying under the radar" and "hitting new highs" in recent weeks. Let's check them out. First: Flying under the radar. Yep, some of the airlines have been climbing. This group is a bit muddled because performance between carriers has...

This Is Why Options Traders Need to Know Gamma

This Is Why Options Traders Need to Know Gamma

The ancient Greeks were pretty smart. They gave us the Olympics, philosophy and medicine. But my favorite invention of theirs right now is Gamma. In case you haven't been following our Greek of the Week series on Market Insights, gamma is one of the key variables...

Greek of the Week: Vega

Greek of the Week: Vega

This is the fourth and final installment in a series about options Greeks on Market Insights. So far we've reviewed three options "Greeks," with memory tricks for keeping them straight: Delta: D is for direction. Gamma: G is is gaining Delta. Theta: T is for time...

Someone Just Made a Killing in this Software Stock: Options Recap

Someone Just Made a Killing in this Software Stock: Options Recap

Someone made a killing in a cloud-software company. Just look at the options. Call volume spiked yesterday in Workday (WDAY), which shot to a new all-time high on Tuesday and is up 23 percent in the last month. It looks like the investor rang the register on a winning...

Greek of the Week: Theta

Greek of the Week: Theta

This is the third installment of a four-part series about options Greeks on Market Insights concluding Labor Day week. So far, we've looked at delta and gamma. This week, we'll turn to theta. Theta: T is for "time decay." Theta measures how much time value an option...

Calls Spike as Small Cap Goes Mobile: Options Recap

Calls Spike as Small Cap Goes Mobile: Options Recap

Last month, Market Insights highlighted a surging maker of smart-phone games. Yesterday, options traders lit up the name. Here's a breakdown of the large transactions detected in Glu Mobile (GLUU): A block of 5,500 September 5.50 calls was bought for $2.04. A block of...