H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) closed at $18.47 Tuesday.

Soleil Securities has a Buy rating on HRB.

HRB overall option implied volatility of 45 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

Jackson Hewitt (NYSE: JTX) closed Tuesday at $21.65, near a 30-month low.

Soleil Securities has a Hold rating with an $18 price target on JTX.

JTX overall option implied volatility of 59 is above its 26-week average of 43 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

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

Option update: Volatility levels for tax preparers HRB, JTX originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) closed at $20.78 Monday, near 4-year low.

YHOO is expected to report Q4 EPS tonight after the close of trading.

Soleil Securities says: "Expect in-line 4Q07, but weak 2008 guidance."

YHOO February option implied volatility of 75 is above its 26-week average of 43 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price risk.

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Option update 1-29-08: Yahoo volatility suggests large movement on EPS originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The third-biggest U.S. chemical maker now anticipates 2007 earnings per share of $3.20, excluding special items. That's at the upper end of its earlier forecast for earnings per share in a range of $3.15 and $3.20. DuPont's predictions for 2007 exclude $0.09 per share of charges and a net benefit of $.02 per share. Analysts, on average, forecast a profit of $3.19 per share.

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Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) closed at $18.10.

Soleil Securities says: "We now believe that the CEO role at TWX will change hands before year-end 2007." Soleil believes there is an upside potential to the share price in the event of a Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) spin-off, a publishing segment sale and a spin-off and sale or IPO of AOL.

TWX is expected to announce EPS on 11/7.

TWX November option implied volatility of 31 is above its 26-week average of 25 according to Track Data, suggesting larger risk.

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Option update 10-30-07: Time Warner volatility elevated originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) October implied volatility at 39 into Citigroup raising target to $185.

• AAPL is recently up $1.05 cents to $145.20 in pre-open trading.
  
• Citigroup Smith Barney-SBSH says: "We are raising FY08 and FY09 earnings estimates to reflect higher gross margin and lower operating expense assumptions. Our above-consensus estimates suggest a new twelve-month target of $185. We remain buyers of AAPL."
  
• AAPL is expected to report EPS in mid-October.
  
• AAPL October option implied volatility of 39 is below its 26-week average of 42 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) implied volatility Flat prior to weak 3Q investor Update.

• AMR closed at $24.26.
  
• Soleil Securities says: "On the heels of a somewhat disturbing mid-quarter update from AMR that was released late Friday, we are slashing earnings estimates, cutting our target price to $24 from $33, and reducing our investment rating to Hold from Buy."
  
• WTI Crude futures are down 1.13% to $80.70 according to Bloomberg.
  
• AMR October option implied volatility of 50 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional risk.

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

Option update: Apple (AAPL) up following Citigroup's target increase originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.