Unusual 3-way spread targets Vale
An interesting put spread tops today's option activity in Vale as the Brazilian metals producer trades near multi-year lows. A trader bought 5,000 December 18 puts for the ask price of $ 1.12 under open interest of more than 12,000 contracts …
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Dag: 22 november 2012
Profiting From the Return of Risk Aversion
Profiting From the Return of Risk Aversion
For those looking to acquire additional bullish exposure to TLT, one play worth considering is initiating a bull put spread. This particular vertical spread consists of selling an out-of-the-money put option while simultaneously buying a further out-of …
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Pitney Bowes: Is It Now A Compelling Play?
From a contrarian perspective, this is a pretty good reason to consider opening up a long position, but there is always the chance that things may not work out as planned and that is where the bull put spread comes into play. You simultaneously sell …
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A Powermove Statement, Oversold No More!
(I sold a call spread a tad bit too early!) AAPL's revenge was impressive but a downtrend remains in place as defined by the 20DMA. AAPL last bounced this vigorously in response to April earnings with a 8.9% one-day surge. Just like yesterday, AAPL ran …
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