Options Articles

New Gold Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:NGD) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,411,964 shares, a decline of 8.6% from the March 29th total of 8,109,170 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,779,903 shares, the short-interest ratio is […]

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock investors acquired 1,694 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,174% compared to the typical daily volume of 133 put options. Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial […]

Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:FSI) saw a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 93,360 shares, a growth of 220.6% from the March 29th total of 29,124 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 142,030 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 1.5% […]

TiVo Corp (NASDAQ:TIVO) was the target of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Investors bought 6,114 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 5,836% compared to the typical volume of 103 call options. Shares of TiVo stock opened at $9.46 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.16 billion, […]

GMS Inc (NYSE:GMS) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 510 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 764% compared to the typical daily volume of 59 put options. Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Public Employees Retirement System […]

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 6,120 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,605% compared to the typical volume of 359 put options. WHR stock opened at $139.93 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.96 billion, a P/E ratio of […]

Sientra Inc (NASDAQ:SIEN) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors bought 2,186 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,566% compared to the average daily volume of 82 call options. Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank bought a […]

FTS International Inc (NYSE:FTSI) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors bought 1,010 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 1,454% compared to the typical daily volume of 65 put options. Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Legal & General Group Plc increased its […]

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Investors purchased 1,095 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 2,047% compared to the average daily volume of 51 call options. In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Gary Cook sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction […]

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) saw some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 4,409 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 2,258% compared to the typical volume of 187 call options. HP has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Helmerich & Payne from a “hold” […]

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) saw unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 4,132 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 2,451% compared to the average volume of 162 put options. NASDAQ:STLD opened at $33.96 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a PE ratio of 6.19, […]

Titan International Inc (NYSE:TWI) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders purchased 7,582 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 2,570% compared to the typical volume of 284 call options. Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Titan International from […]

Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 40,070 put options on the company. This is an increase of 3,050% compared to the typical volume of 1,272 put options. Shares of DISCA stock opened at $30.13 on Friday. Discovery Communications has a 1-year low of $20.59 […]

Fiserv Inc (NASDAQ:FISV) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 4,745 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,625% compared to the typical volume of 275 put options. In other Fiserv news, insider Kenneth Best sold 13,280 shares of the stock in a transaction […]

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) saw some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors purchased 2,273 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 2,005% compared to the typical volume of 108 call options. In related news, Director R Sanders Williams sold 1,038 shares of Laboratory Corp. of America stock in a […]

BT Group plc (NYSE:BT) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 2,593,516 shares, a decline of 41.7% from the March 15th total of 4,445,562 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 966,677 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 […]

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 3,486 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,306% compared to the average volume of 248 put options. Shares of SEAS opened at $23.38 on Friday. SeaWorld Entertainment has a 52-week low of $14.69 and […]

Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (NYSEARCA:PCY) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 493,272 shares, a decline of 56.3% from the March 15th total of 1,129,338 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,220,445 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is […]

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) saw some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Traders bought 2,102 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,330% compared to the typical daily volume of 147 put options. Several research firms have commented on EMN. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Eastman Chemical from a “hold” rating to […]

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) was the target of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders acquired 6,434 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 6,147% compared to the average volume of 103 call options. LSTR stock opened at $112.08 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick […]

Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PTLA) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors bought 2,163 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 1,960% compared to the average daily volume of 105 put options. Shares of NASDAQ PTLA opened at $33.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, […]

Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA) (TSE:MG) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 979,029 shares, a drop of 44.9% from the March 15th total of 1,777,909 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,410,622 shares, the short-interest […]

Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 125,033 shares, a decline of 82.1% from the March 15th total of 698,629 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 703,220 shares, the days-to-cover ratio […]

Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE:OFC) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 2,090,652 shares, a decline of 38.0% from the March 15th total of 3,373,645 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average […]

Dana Inc (NYSE:DAN) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 29th, there was short interest totalling 3,272,446 shares, a growth of 57.1% from the March 15th total of 2,083,269 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,775,854 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently […]