Option Update: Oracle April volatility elevated at 39 into EPS & outlook

Posted Mar 10th 2008 9:03AM by Paul Foster
Filed under: Oracle Corp (ORCL), Options

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) closed $19 Friday.

ORCL is scheduled to report Q3 EPS on March 26.

ORCL April option implied volatility of 39 is above its 26-week average of 34 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

DaVita (NYSE: DVA), a dialysis service provider, closed at $46.03 Friday.

DVA overall option implied volatility of 32 is near its 26-week average of 30 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price fluctuations.

Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com

Tags: DaVita, dva, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility, oracle, orcl

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