Options Articles

Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE:SU) (TSE:SU) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders acquired 2,865 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 852% compared to the typical volume of 301 put options. Several research firms have recently weighed in on SU. Raymond James set a $48.00 price objective on […]

Healthequity Inc (NASDAQ:HQY) saw unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Traders acquired 1,018 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 843% compared to the average volume of 108 put options. HQY has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barrington Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Investors purchased 1,505 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,040% compared to the average daily volume of 132 call options. In other AeroVironment news, Chairman Timothy E. Conver sold 6,896 shares of AeroVironment stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 2nd. […]

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE:NGVC) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 1,156 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,735% compared to the average daily volume of 63 put options. NGVC opened at $9.32 on Thursday. The company has a quick […]

Skyline Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SKY) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders purchased 2,001 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 906% compared to the average daily volume of 199 call options. Shares of NYSEAMERICAN SKY opened at $32.80 on Wednesday. Skyline has a 52-week low of $12.72 and […]

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors purchased 1,949 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 2,645% compared to the average daily volume of 71 put options. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Ameriprise Financial from a […]

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 1,803 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,143% compared to the average volume of 145 call options. A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NDAQ. UBS Group downgraded Nasdaq from a “buy” rating to […]

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (NYSE:HLF) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders bought 7,077 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,542% compared to the average daily volume of 431 put options. A number of analysts recently weighed in on HLF shares. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “hold” […]

Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CDNS) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Investors acquired 1,819 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,403% compared to the typical daily volume of 121 put options. CDNS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Co […]

Saia Inc (NASDAQ:SAIA) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock investors acquired 1,025 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,910% compared to the typical daily volume of 51 put options. Shares of SAIA stock opened at $86.51 on Wednesday. Saia has a fifty-two week low of $52.04 and a […]

Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 15,496 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,540% compared to the typical volume of 945 put options. Shares of Mattel stock opened at $11.46 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of […]

Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ:FOSL) was the target of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors purchased 9,488 call options on the company. This is an increase of 883% compared to the average daily volume of 965 call options. Shares of NASDAQ:FOSL opened at $7.33 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $378.37 […]

Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE:GEL) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders purchased 2,014 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 2,862% compared to the average volume of 68 call options. In related news, Director Kenneth M. Jastrow II purchased 30,295 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on […]

Amphenol Co. (NYSE:APH) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,950,000 shares, a drop of 5.1% from the October 31st total of 3,110,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,260,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. […]

Immunomedics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMMU) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 29,940,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the October 31st total of 31,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,220,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently […]

Radiant Logistics Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:RLGT) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,870,000 shares, a drop of 5.6% from the October 31st total of 1,980,000 shares. Approximately 5.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average […]

BOSTON OMAHA Corp (NASDAQ:BOMN) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 640,400 shares, a decrease of 5.7% from the October 31st total of 679,400 shares. Approximately 3.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of […]

Otonomy Inc (NASDAQ:OTIC) was the target of a large decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 113,700 shares, a decline of 6.4% from the October 31st total of 121,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 56,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, […]

VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 535,200 shares, a decrease of 7.0% from the October 31st total of 575,500 shares. Currently, 5.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 131,900 […]

Empire Resorts Inc (NASDAQ:NYNY) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 182,600 shares, a drop of 6.2% from the October 31st total of 194,700 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average […]

Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE:RL) saw a significant decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,180,000 shares, a decline of 6.3% from the October 31st total of 4,460,000 shares. Approximately 8.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,230,000 […]

TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 403,400 shares, a decline of 5.8% from the October 31st total of 428,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 58,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.9 days. Approximately […]

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,490,000 shares, a drop of 7.1% from the October 31st total of 13,440,000 shares. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on […]

Gold Standard Ventures Corp (NYSEAMERICAN:GSV) saw a significant decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,900,000 shares, a decrease of 6.8% from the October 31st total of 6,330,000 shares. Currently, 3.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 779,700 […]

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,830,000 shares, a drop of 6.0% from the October 31st total of 3,010,000 shares. Approximately 2.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, […]