Total option volume is relatively light going into the long weekend today with 4.2 million contracts traded and mixed action in the indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems. The SPDR ...

optionMONSTER's ActionTracker top option trades for individual equities Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ...

Option Watch: Financial Bear, Bull or Butterfly

Thursday Options Recap

More than 5 million options have traded so far today as calls dominate the index and ETF action, optionMONSTER's data systems show. Just over 908,000 SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) options have changed hands, ...

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Aetna (AET): An investor purchased some ...

I knew that Facebook was in trouble last week when my mother asked me how she could get some shares. FB touched $45 on its market debut Friday but is now well below its $38 IPO price. It is early, to be ...

Wednesday Options Recap

Total option volume just topped 7 million contracts, with mixed action in the indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems.The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) leads the action as usual with 1.1 ...

Tuesday Options Recap

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Morgan Stanley (MS): An even 36,000 January ...

Total option volume tops 5.7 million contracts as hedging subsides in the indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems. The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) has 958,000 options traded, with a put/call ...

Option Watch: NetApp Earnings

Sellers have pounded Fortinet in the last month, and sentiment toward the name remains wary.optionMONSTER's tracking systems detected the purchase of about 4,000 June 21 puts for approximately $1.05. A ...

Monday Options Recap

Total option volume has tapered off with this morning's rally as 5.8 million options have traded hands change hands so far, according to optionMONSTER's data systems.The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) tops the ...

Friday Options Recap

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Bank of America (BAC): Some 76,000 January ...

Total option volume is very strong today as 8.5 million contracts have already traded, with puts again topping the action in the indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems.The SPDR S&P ...

Thursday Options Recap

More than 7.6 million options have already traded today as hedging still seems to lead the way in the indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems. The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) has seen 1.3 ...

Wednesday Options Recap

Chesapeake Energy is seeing large and unusual option activity today. CHK is down 2.12 percent this afternoon to $14.34 after hitting a three-year intraday low of $14.27 earlier in the session. Shares of ...

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Chesapeake Energy (CHK): Investors bought ...

Total option volume tops 6.2 million contracts so far today, while hedging still appears to be the name of the game in indexes and ETFs, optionMONSTER's data systems show.The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) has ...

Tuesday Options Recap

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Regions Financial (RF): Some 11,500 November ...

Total option volume is slowing with just 5.7 million contracts as the market holds, while hedging again tops the action in indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems.The SPDR S&P 500 Fund ...

Monday Options Recap

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Walt Disney (DIS): More than 10,000 July ...

Total option volume is very strong with 7.3 million options already changing hands today, and protection looks to be the name of the game in the indexes and ETFs, according to optionMONSTER's data systems. ...

A huge put spread topped Friday's option activity in Williams Company, but it doesn't appear bearish. More than 21,000 each of the June 32 and 26 puts changed hands in unison on Friday, according to optionMONSTER's ...

Friday Options Recap

Put options on JPMorgan were unusually active ahead of yesterday's announcement of credit-trading losses.

Total option volume is robust again today with 6.4 million options traded so far, and puts are again at the forefront of the index and ETF action, optionMONSTER's data systems show.The SPDR S&P 500 Fund ...

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Bank of America (BAC): More than 23,000 ...

Option Watch: Express Scripts Risk Reversal

Thursday Options Recap

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.MetroPCS Communications (PCS): An investor ...

Total option volume tops 5.6 million contracts so far today, with index and ETF volumes fading as calls become more active, optionMONSTER's data systems show. The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) has 704,000 options ...

Teva Pharmaceuticals is seeing large call activity, but the strategy behind the trades is unclear.TEVA is up 0.55 percent at $42.42 after trading as low as $41.52 in the morning, its lowest level since ...

Total option volume is very heavy with 7.2 million contracts trading while puts top the index and ETF activity, optionMONSTER's data systems show.The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) already sees 1.3 million options ...

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI): Some 17,000 ...

Tuesday Options Recap

Total option volume is picking up with today's market selloff as 6.8 million contracts have already traded, according to optionMONSTER's data systems. Not surprisingly, the majority of the action in the ...

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Juniper Networks (JNPR): An investor bought ...

Monday Options Recap

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.Express Scripts (ESRX): An investor bought ...