Options Update: UnitedHealth volatility at 16-month lows

Posted Nov 16th 2009 8:00AM by Paul FosterPaul Foster RSS Feed
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UnitedHealth (UNH) closed at $29.08 Friday, near one-year high. UnitedHealth is hosting an investor meeting on December 2. December option implied volatility is at 40; January is at 42; below its 26-week average of 48 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

Semiconductor Holders Trust - SMH overall volatility at 29; 26-week average is 33.

Russell 2000 - IWM overall implied volatility at 27; 26-week average is 33.

Financial Select Sector - XLF overall volatility at 34; 26-week average is 40.

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

Tags: iwm, option implied volatility, OptionImpliedVolatility, Russell 2000-IWM, Russell2000-iwm, Semiconductor Holders Trust-SMH, SemiconductorHoldersTrust-smh, smh, unh, UnitedHealth, xlf

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