Marvel attracts bearish trading
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Shares in the entertainment company are trading near all-time highs, but there is some bearish option action.
WEBCAST: Fear moves to September
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optionMONSTER's Andrew Coffey, filling in for Group One's Jamie Tyrrell, said traders are starting to price in higher volatility levels in September.
Trader bets on Evergreen Solar
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ESLR is rallying today on a big upgrade from JP Morgan, and at least one trader is betting that it will more than triple by late this year.
WEBCAST: Butterfly arises from Potash
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Chris McKhann discusses a large bullish butterfly trade in the fertilizer company, aiming for an exceptionally good risk/reward ratio.
American Express faces bearish trade
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AXP is down along with the rest of the market, giving one trader a chance to extend and enlarge a bearish bet against the credit card company.
'Sector Detector' update: XLE, XLK
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Last week we discussed possible ways to trade the energy and technology sectors using the XLE and XLK exchange traded funds. See how those strategies are faring.
Options bullish on health care ETF
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Even as the markets pull back and the volume dries up, bullishness remains in some sectors. One of them is health care and the XLV exchange traded fund.
Cramer: What does this market know?
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This market knows something we don't know, either about a turn in commercial real estate to rival that of residential or a second stimulus plan, a real one that will put more people to work.
S&P nullifies potential bullish chart
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The Employment Situation report and Jobless Claims data this morning took the market down sharply, taking out the 912 area in the S&P 500 that had been quite sticky this week.
Bearish pattern on Amazon chart
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The formation, which is known as an inverted "cup and handle" pattern, has a first downside potential target around the $76 and a second to the $67.50 area.
Volatility points to further declines
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The VIX has surged again, changing the volatility relationships. Whether implied volatility has been too low or too high has been the question of the last week.
WEBCAST: 870 on the S&P 500?
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Guy says stocks and oil have further downside and recommends traders avoid buying dips until a further pullback has occurred.
Solar energy names power up
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Energy Conversion Devices and Evergreen Solar are both trading higher despite JP Morgan's recommendation to play defense with solar stocks in case the economy is heading for a double dip.
Index levels hinge on job numbers
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Yesterday's trading once again was a walk between the ranges noted in the morning, from low to high and back again.
Elan spikes on $1 billion J&J stake
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Rumors turned to reality this morning, as ELN shares jump in the pre-market on news that Johnson and Johnson will invest $1 billion in the biotechnology company.
Futures fall with overseas markets
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U.S. stock index futures are lower this morning after weak sessions in Asian markets, excluding mainland China and Australia, and even weaker Eurozone and U.K. trading.
WEBCAST: Drifting into the weekend
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Pete expects trading volumes to wane as today's session progresses and says earnings will replace economic news as the main catalyst next week.
Options decline could reduce fees
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The growth of the options market slowed to 4.56 percent in the first half, a trend that analysts say could benefit traders by lowering costs.
Traders snap up calls in Akamai
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The Internet services company has fallen sharply in recent weeks but popped more than 5.5 percent yesterday as options traders rushed into upside calls.
