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Options Light Up as Cannabis Craze Sweeps Market

Options Light Up as Cannabis Craze Sweeps Market

Marijuana's supposed to calm people down, but that didn't happen in the stock market yesterday. Frenzied with Canada's legalization on October 17, traders streamed in and out of a trio of high-profile weed stocks. The moves were epic for companies many clients had...

Good Tech, Bad Tech: Options Activity Recap

Good Tech, Bad Tech: Options Activity Recap

Call volume spiked noticeably in two different technology stocks yesterday, with two very different meanings. Just look at Broadcom (AVGO). The chip maker went from a darling to a pariah two months ago by purchasing software maker CA (CA). Investors, confused by the...

Options 101: Going ‘In the Money’

Options 101: Going ‘In the Money’

One of the confusing things about options is, quite simply, all the options. Every underlier has dozens, if not hundreds or even thousands of related contracts. Where on earth to begin? There are many ways to approach this question, so today we'll consider options...

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...