Recently I took a few days off to show my kids around Boston and Cambridge, and we even got to pet some stingrays and sharks at the aquarium. And while I admit that I thought about my trading positions ...

FB options are coming out tomorrow, more quickly than usual because of the huge retail demand. Here are some factors to consider before jumping into the fray. Be Careful What You Ask ForDon't expect any ...

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

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

Gildan Activewear has pulled back after a big rally, but one trader apparently thinks that it's on solid ground.optionMONSTER's tracking programs detected the sale of 2,300 July 22.50 puts for $0.55 against ...

European stocks are back near their 2011 lows, and one investor is bottom fishing.optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking system detected the purchase of 4,000 July 42 calls on the Vanguard MSCI Europe Fund ...

Puts top the action in Owens Corning as the stock holds the gains of the week. The maker of building materials such as Pink insulation is up fractionally on the day at $30.67. OC was below $28 intraday ...

Sony has been languishing for years, and traders expect the pain to continue.optionMONSTER's Depth Charge monitoring program detected the purchase of more than 2,100 October 13 puts, most of which priced ...

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 ...

Altria isn't far from its all-time highs, and one trader apparently believes that the stock will hold these levels.MO is off fractionally at $32.19 today but has been trending higher since hitting a 52-week ...

Shares of Deckers have looked like grim death, falling 50 percent since November. But its chart shows that there might finally be reason for some hope.The footwear maker's stock is trending higher with ...

Earnings and Revenue Crush ExpectationsShipping company Frontline earned $0.09 a share in the first quarter, while analysts had expected a loss of $0.16. Revenue was $167.3 million, far ahead of the Street's ...

U.S. equity index futures are slightly higher ahead today's open, led by strength in the commodity markets after German Chancellor Angela Merkel left the door open to selling joint Eurozone bonds. Euro/dollar ...

Idenix Pharmaceuticals didn't perform after a bullish trade last month, but investors are trying again.Traders bought the June 12.50 calls on April 30 , and yesterday 11,000 July 12.50 calls were purchased ...

The bulls are returning to Corinthian Colleges, which has lost half its value since February.optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking program detected the purchase of about 5,200 August 3 calls for $0.20 and ...

The CBOE Volatility Index options had significant volume yesterday, with a couple of big trades coming after the bell. The VIX finished the day down 3.54 percent at 21.54. It had been above 23 for much ...

Someone is trying to turn time into money with Athenahealth.optionMONSTER's tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 June 75 calls for $5.30 and the sale of an equal number of July 80 calls $4.80. ...

Hedges in place on Focus MediaFocus Media is trying to hold its ground, but investors want protection.optionMONSTER's Depth Charge tracking systems detected the purchase of more than 13,000 June 19 puts ...

Today's economic calendar will be light heading into the three-day weekend, with only one data release.The day begins at 5:30 a.m. ET with a speech by Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles ...

The CBOE Volatility Index finished at its session lows yesterday as the S&P 500 rallied into the close for the second day in a row. The VIX was down 0.79 points, or 3.54 percent, to close at 21.54 after ...

U.S. equity indexes chopped within a wide range yesterday until the end of the day, when the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 bounced into positive territory.In the final hour of the session the SPX jumped ...

Silicon Laboratories fell hard last month, and traders are positioning for more downside.optionMONSTER's Depth Charge monitoring system detected the purchase of more than 4,000 October 35 puts for $3.68 ...

Call selling tops the action in the KBW Bank Index as it remains in a downtrend. The BKX is down 0.63 percent to trade at $43.88. The index has risen in the last three days, making for its best week in ...

The U.S. Oil Fund has been tumbling this month, and option traders are positioning for further downside.The USO is up 0.94 percent to $34.41 in midday trading but remains in a sharp longer-term downtrend. ...

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 ...

Pandora Media is ripping today, and the bulls are looking for more upside.optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker monitoring program detected the purchase of about 10,000 September 14 calls for $0.88 and the sale ...

Shares of Heckmann have been sliding for months, and one trader sees little or no upside from current levels.HEK is flat on the day at $3.64. Shares hit a 52-week low of $3.39 earlier in the month but ...

A three-way spread tops the option trading in CIT Group this morning as the commercial lender's stock bounces off support.CIT is up 0.8 percent to trade at $34.58, building on a rebound yesterday that ...

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 ...

Government Orders, Europe Cast ShadowNetApp reported better-than-expected results, but guidance was another story. Due to slower government orders and weakness in Europe, profit in the current quarter ...

U.S. futures are pointing toward a positive open ahead of jobless claims and durable goods data this morning despite continuing contraction in Chinese and European manufacturing numbers.The front-month ...

Option activity in BMC Software has been active for months, and the bulls came back yesterday.optionMONSTER's tracking programs detected the purchase of about 5,600 June 41 calls for $2.50 to $2.70. Volume ...

One investor is betting on a rebound in Anadarko Petroleum with a bullish four-way strategy.optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking system detected the purchase of 4,000 November 67.50 calls for $5.48 and ...

An option trader is looking for a big move in Pep Boys as its shares push back toward multi-month support levels. optionMONSTER's Depth Charge shows that 15,715 PBY options traded yesterday, more than ...

Polypore has been stabilizing after a long pullback, and traders apparently think that it's finally at a bottom.optionMONSTER's tracking programs detected the sale of about 2,000 June 32.50 puts in the ...

Today's economic calendar is heavy, led by data on unempl0yment and durable goods.The day begins at 8:30 a.m. ET with the weekly report on new jobless claims. The consensus forecast calls for a slight ...

The CBOE Volatility Index finished just off its lows yesterday as the S&P 500 rallied strongly into the close. The VIX ended the day down 0.15 points, or 0.67 percent, to 22.33. It had climbed as high ...

U.S. equity indexes spent most of yesterday's session in the red before staging a dramatic late-day rally fueled by rumors that the European Central Bank would back a plan to guarantee depositor funds. ...

Mexico was strong earlier in the year, and investors aren't ready to give up yet.optionMONSTER's tracking programs detected the sale of about 3,600 July 51 puts on the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market ...

Peabody Energy is trading at three-year lows, and large call selling is positioning for limited gains. BTU is down another 1.48 percent to $23.30 in early afternoon trading, on pace for its lowest close ...

Morgan Stanley is on pace for its lowest close in eight months, but one large trade is looking for a floor beneath the stock. MS is down 2.33 percent, trading at $13. The investment bank has fallen sharply ...

Coca-Cola Enterprises has pulled back to key support, and one investor is looking for a rebound.optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking program detected the purchase of 6,875 January 29 calls for $1.75 and ...

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 ...

A trader is betting on limited downside in Lowe's as it rebounds a bit after collapsing earlier this week.The home-improvement retailer is up 1.8 percent this morning to $25.95 after plunging from above ...

Short-term puts are leading the option activity in Hewlett-Packard as its trades at 52-week lows ahead of its earnings report after the bell today.The big trade of the day is clearly focused on those quarterly ...

Plunging 13 Percent in Pre-MarketDell reported reporting first-quarter earnings of $0.43 a share on revenue of $14.42 billion. Analysts had expected $0.46 in profit and $14.91 billion in revenue. DELL ...