Options Update: United States Oil Fund volatility flat; oil above $70

Posted Oct 9th 2009 8:30AM by Paul Foster
Filed under: Harley-Davidson (HOG), Options

United States Oil Fund (NYSE: USO) closed $36.68. WTI Crude futures are recently down .45% to $71.40 according to Bloomberg. USO unit net asset value reflects the performance of the spot price of West Texas intermediate light crude. USO over all option implied volatility is at 44; verses its 26-week average of 46, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) closed at $23.28. HOG is scheduled to report Q3 EPS on October 15. HOG October option implied volatility is at 76, November is at 55; verses its 26-week average of 60, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement after EPS.

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

Tags: option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility, United States Oil Fund, UnitedStatesOilFund

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