Options Update: General Electric Volatility at 20-Month Lows; Shares Near 15-Month High


General Electric (GE) closed at $18.04. GE is scheduled to report Q1 on April 16. GE April put option implied volatility is at 30, June puts are at 27, September is at 30; below its six-month average of 33, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

eBay (EBAY) closed at $26.98. PayPal announced it plans to double the number of employees in the Asia Pacific region from 1,000 to more than 2,000 by the end of the year. EBAY April put volatility is at 30, July is at 34, versus its 26-week average of 34, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.

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