Options Articles

Altice USA Inc (NYSE:ATUS) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders purchased 1,077 call options on the company. This is an increase of 704% compared to the average volume of 134 call options. NYSE ATUS opened at $18.06 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a […]

Northern Trust Co. (NASDAQ:NTRS) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors bought 1,030 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,156% compared to the typical volume of 82 call options. Several analysts have recently commented on the company. BidaskClub downgraded Northern Trust from a “sell” rating to […]

Sogou Inc (NYSE:SOGO) was the target of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors purchased 525 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 672% compared to the typical volume of 68 put options. Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank purchased a new […]

Stag Industrial Inc (NYSE:STAG) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,568,175 shares, a drop of 37.6% from the October 31st total of 2,514,388 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on […]

ABB Ltd (NYSE:ABB) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors bought 5,760 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,025% compared to the average volume of 271 call options. Shares of NYSE ABB opened at $18.85 on Friday. ABB has a 1-year low of $18.77 […]

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders bought 466 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 690% compared to the average daily volume of 59 call options. Spirit AeroSystems stock opened at $77.52 on Friday. Spirit AeroSystems has a 1-year low of […]

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 3,688 put options on the company. This is an increase of 3,283% compared to the typical daily volume of 109 put options. A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMG. Zacks Investment Research raised Affiliated […]

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VXXB) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders purchased 11,190 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 2,370% compared to the typical daily volume of 453 put options. Shares of VXXB opened at $37.79 on Friday. iPath […]

KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) saw unusually large options trading on Thursday. Traders bought 20,319 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,944% compared to the average daily volume of 994 put options. A number of research firms have recently commented on KKR. Oppenheimer set a $35.00 price target on KKR […]

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IWR) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 547,851 shares, a drop of 43.6% from the October 31st total of 971,189 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 888,686 shares, the days-to-cover […]

Entravision Communication (NYSE:EVC) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 625,679 shares, a decline of 36.3% from the October 31st total of 982,242 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 893,816 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately […]

Archrock Inc (NYSE:AROC) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,028,486 shares, a growth of 58.4% from the October 31st total of 649,104 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an […]

Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,796,663 shares, an increase of 63.6% from the October 31st total of 4,153,685 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,025,944 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.6 […]

Arcus Biosciences Inc (NYSE:RCUS) saw a significant decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 945,455 shares, a decline of 40.6% from the October 31st total of 1,590,795 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 274,697 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days. Currently, 4.0% of […]

Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA) (TSE:MG) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders purchased 4,271 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,692% compared to the typical daily volume of 153 call options. Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Icon Advisers Inc. Co. […]

Venator Materials PLC (NYSE:VNTR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,804,459 shares, an increase of 52.8% from the October 31st total of 1,834,857 shares. Currently, 5.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average […]

WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE:WCC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,386,451 shares, an increase of 142.3% from the October 31st total of 984,801 shares. Approximately 5.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on […]

Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (NYSEARCA:PCY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 472,913 shares, a drop of 43.0% from the October 31st total of 830,003 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,140,743 shares, the days-to-cover ratio […]

United States Oil Fund LP (NYSEARCA:USO) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,312,397 shares, a decrease of 16.1% from the October 31st total of 36,129,552 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 37,541,158 shares, the short-interest ratio is […]

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 1,170 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,646% compared to the typical volume of 67 call options. Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $126.84 on Wednesday. Monolithic Power Systems has a 52 week […]

TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors acquired 839 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,322% compared to the typical volume of 59 call options. In related news, Director Raymond F. Laubenthal sold 11,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction […]

H & R Block Inc (NYSE:HRB) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders purchased 3,356 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,053% compared to the typical daily volume of 291 call options. Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HRB. Tower […]

HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders bought 7,685 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 7,663% compared to the typical daily volume of 99 call options. A number of research firms have commented on HCP. ValuEngine upgraded HCP from a “hold” rating […]

PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 965,466 shares, a decrease of 42.6% from the October 31st total of 1,680,763 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily […]

Colony Credit Real Estate Inc (NYSE:CLNC) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,664,771 shares, a decrease of 55.9% from the October 31st total of 3,774,781 shares. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an […]