Options Action

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw said Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) traded about 2.5 times its average daily call volume on Tuesday and calls outpaced puts also by about 2.5 to 1. That was a result of a lot of activity in the December $33 and the December $40 calls. During...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Carter Worth spoke about Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX). He said the semiconductor stocks are up on the week, while most sectors were down. He analyzed Xilinx from a technical standpoint and he noticed it has significantly underperformed the PHLX Semiconductor...

Tony Zhang of OptionsPlay spoke on CNBC's "Options Action" about Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC). He said the stock has broken below some major support levels and there could be further downside. To make a bearish bet, Zhang wants to sell the October $350 call and buy the...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw suggested investors should consider a bullish options trade in Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI). He said the company did a good job operationally, right-sizing the menu and workforce. He expects margins to increase as a result. Darden's...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw said he saw well over two times the average daily options volume in Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) on Thursday. Calls significantly outpaced puts in the name. The unusual activity was related to a single trade. Khouw noticed a purchase of...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Jon Najarian spoke about unusually high options activity in T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) on Thursday. He thinks the reason is the new iPhone 13 Pro Max. He expects it to drive traffic to the stores and increase online sales. Traders are buying the...

Mike Khouw said on CNBC's "Options Action" that Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) was one of the busiest single stocks in the options space on Tuesday as it traded almost eight times its average daily options volume. Calls outpaced puts by about 3 to 1. The most active options...

On CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report," Pete Najarian spoke about unusually high options activity in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) and Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) on Tuesday. When AMD was trading at $105.50, around 10,000 contracts of the September 24, $106 calls...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw said calls outpaced puts by about 2 to 1 in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) on Monday, but that is not atypical because that is pretty much what he has seen over the last month in the name. See Also: What To Expect From Apple's 'California...

Mike Khouw spoke on CNBC's "Options Action" about unusually high, bullish options activity in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). It traded more than 13 times its average daily call volume on Wednesday and calls outpaced puts by 7 to 1. The most active options were the September 10, $...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw said puts outpaced calls on more than 2.8 times the average daily put options volume in Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU) on Tuesday. The company is going to report earnings on Wednesday, after the bell, and the options market is implying a...

Pete Najarian spoke on CNBC's "Options Action" about unusually high options activity in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL). During the session, he has noticed a purchase of 130,000 contracts of the September 10, $165 calls. Traders paid between 50 cents and a dollar for them. Najarian has a...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw said there is some rationale for why people are chasing iShares US Real Estate ETF (NYSE: IYR) at pretty heavy valuations. One of the reasons for such behavior could be a potential prolonged Fed policy, which would put the reflation trade back on...