Options Articles

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 2,561 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,511% compared to the average daily volume of 159 put options. Several research firms recently commented on GIII. Piper Jaffray Companies upped their target price […]

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EGRX) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors acquired 1,008 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,876% compared to the average volume of 51 call options. A number of brokerages have recently commented on EGRX. ValuEngine lowered Eagle Pharmaceuticals from a “buy” rating […]

ArcelorMittal SA (NYSE:MT) saw some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Traders bought 51,896 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 2,363% compared to the average volume of 2,107 put options. MT stock opened at $17.02 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.52 and […]

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Investors bought 1,035 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,853% compared to the average daily volume of 53 call options. A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Stephens started coverage on Ameris Bancorp in a research note on […]

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 11,581 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,817% compared to the typical volume of 604 put options. PSX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Phillips 66 […]

Associated Banc Corp (NYSE:ASB) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders acquired 709 call options on the company. This is an increase of 913% compared to the typical daily volume of 70 call options. ASB stock opened at $21.00 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick […]

Avnet (NYSE:AVT) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock traders acquired 1,694 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,386% compared to the typical daily volume of 114 put options. In other news, Director William H. Schumann sold 13,288 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction […]

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders bought 479,217 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,320% compared to the average daily volume of 33,738 call options. In related news, EVP Michelle M. Sterling sold 10,398 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred […]

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock traders acquired 1,484 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 883% compared to the average volume of 151 put options. NASDAQ:AVAV opened at $64.61 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.01 […]

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORMP) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 913 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 1,560% compared to the typical daily volume of 55 call options. In related news, Director Leonard Sank acquired 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction […]

Saia Inc (NASDAQ:SAIA) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 1,025 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,910% compared to the typical daily volume of 51 put options. In other Saia news, Director John J. Holland sold 1,027 shares of the firm’s stock […]

Flex Ltd (NASDAQ:FLEX) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders purchased 7,827 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,553% compared to the typical daily volume of 295 put options. Shares of NASDAQ:FLEX opened at $11.65 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of […]

Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:WES) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders bought 1,743 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,340% compared to the average daily volume of 121 call options. Several analysts recently issued reports on WES shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares […]