Fort designer Star Telegram
Pulte (ticker: PHM) closed up a penny to $12.33 Tuesday, but then lost 8 cents in after-hours trading. As for Centex (CTX), it lost four cents to finish at ...
and more »
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Pulte takeover of Centex creates nation's largest home builder - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort designer Star Telegram
Pulte (ticker: PHM) closed up a penny to $12.33 Tuesday, but then lost 8 cents in after-hours trading. As for Centex (CTX), it lost four cents to finish at ...
and more »
Longtop Financial's 1Q profit jumps 38 percent - The Associated Press
The Associated Press
... or about 2.7 percent, to close at $27.98. In after-hours trading, the stock backward course, losing $2.51, or nearly 9 percent, to $25.47.
and more »
HP Reports Q3 Revenue, Earnings Drop, Reaffirms Outlook For Year - ChannelWeb
ChannelWeb
However, shares fell in after-hours trading, hitting just over $43.00 per share two hours after the close. For its ordinal quarter, ended July 31, ...
and more »
Trina Solar beats projections with 2Q09 profit | Cleantech Group - Cleantech Group
Cleantech Group
Shares of the company were slightly up in after-hours trading. Trina Solar shares winking at $26.42 before announcing the news. The net acquire resulted in ...
and more »
Elevated Put/Call Options Trading in Apple (AAPL)
We are sight some unusual call option activity in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today. Because of the sort of strike prices, it is impracticable to tell how these are every being used. Most probable it is ahead of Friday’s expiration and is probable roll-out trades in the options moving from August to Sept while there is at least a lowercase bit of time value left in the options.
So we have seen in August some 49,754 CALL contracts in these contracts alone, and that does not include the further discover of the money and further in the money contracts. Of the PUTS traded, we have already seen 45,651 and that likewise does not include the other in and discover of the money contracts not referenced. In September, we have seen a amount of 18,985 of the traded CALLS not including further in and discover of the money calls. The sum for the traded PUTS in Sept was 14,923, and that likewise does not include the other contracts not referenced.
SEPTEMBER SELECT CALLS/PUTS
CALL$   Volume   Op.Int.
$155.00Â Â Â 4,056Â Â Â 16,633
$160.00Â Â Â 16,577Â Â Â 21,450
$165.00Â Â Â 20,683Â Â Â 26,646
$170.00Â Â Â 7,043Â Â Â 26,761
$175.00Â Â Â 1,395Â Â Â 15,658
PUT$   Volume   Op.Int.
$150.00Â Â Â 7,686Â Â Â 24,089
$155.00Â Â Â 7,173Â Â Â 21,982
$160.00Â Â Â 23,074Â Â Â 20,429
$165.00Â Â Â 7,718Â Â Â 10,733
OCTOBER SELECT CALLS/PUTS
CALL$   Volume   Op.Int.
$160.00Â Â Â 2,576Â Â Â 7,512
$165.00Â Â Â 5,055Â Â Â 15,285
$170.00Â Â Â 3,392Â Â Â 9,839
$175.00Â Â Â 3,065Â Â Â 8,467
$180.00Â Â Â 2,308Â Â Â 9,661
$185.00Â Â Â 1,353Â Â Â 5,987
$190.00Â Â Â 1,236Â Â Â 2,308
PUT$   Volume   Op.Int.
$140.00Â Â Â 2,041Â Â Â 34,925
$145.00Â Â Â 1,177Â Â Â 22,052
$150.00Â Â Â 1,884Â Â Â 21,178
$155.00Â Â Â 1,521Â Â Â 5,946
$160.00Â Â Â 3,366Â Â Â 15,843
$165.00Â Â Â 4,934Â Â Â 6,373
JON C. OGG
August 18, 2009
Lilly will not seek FDA approval for arzoxifene - The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Shares of Eli Lilly lapse 34 cents to $32.50 in after-hours trading. The stock ended the regular conference up 13 cents at $32.84.
and more »
Candela 4Q income soars, but loss for year widens - CNBC
CNBC
Shares soared in after-hours trading, rising 19 percent, or 27 cents, to $1.67, after closing the regular conference up 8 cents at $1.40. ...
Unusual Options Activity in M&T Bank (MTB)
M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) is active with a super change illumination up the extraordinary actions screen as a 10,000 contract bearish October $45/$40 place spread trades. This is celebrity considering shares are at $58.11, as the trade, which is definitely of institutional size, is anticipating shares of the Northeast bank to fall around 30% in coming months. MTB Q2 profit fell 75% and it is possibly a bank that will need to go to the mart to improve capital, as it is considered a regional bank with a capital shortfall. Shares are nearing the $60 field resistance level from April highs, and prior support levels. However, upon further analyse there also was a block of more than 75,000 shares bought at the aforementioned time, so this appears to be a hedge using a spread instead of the traditional straight place purchase.
JOE KUNKLE, OptionsHawk.com
Amgen's Vectibix Meets Goal In Colon Cancer Study - Visit Bulgaria
Visit Bulgaria
Visit Bulgaria
... from the studies will be presented at an upcoming scrutiny conference in Europe, causing Amgen shares to uprise 5-cents to $59.89 in after-hours trading.
and more »
Amgen's Vectibix Meets Goal In Colon Cancer Study - Visit Bulgaria
Visit Bulgaria
Visit Bulgaria
... from the studies module be presented at an upcoming medical conference in Europe, feat Amgen shares to rise 5-cents to $59.89 in after-hours trading.
and more »
Price/Volume Alert in Novavax on Swine Flu Vaccine Data (NVAX)
Novavax Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) is soaring on news that its experimental H1N1 swine flu vaccine was trenchant in animal tests. The vaccine won’t be approved nor ready for advertizement ingest in humans for two years. At 8:53 AM EST we have already seen over 650,000 shares trade hands and th last print has the stock up 10.5% at $4.96. The 52-week high is $5.59 and cipher intensity is now over 6 million shares now that swine flu is such a buzz-word for traders. -JON OGG
Barchart US Morning Call - Inside Futures
Inside Futures
Agilent Technologies (A) rose nearly 3% in after-hours trading after the biggest concern of scientific-testing equipment reported Q3 business profit of 15 cents ...
and more »
Trina Solar Records $18.9 Million In Profits - Electric.co.uk
Electric.co.uk
Prior to announcing their quarterly profits, Trina Solar's shares closed at $26.42 in after hours trading. The shares were higher than had been estimated by ...
and more »
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
