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Put Volume Spikes on Arena Pharmaceuticals

Elizabeth Harrow — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:30:00 EST

Filed under: Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Options, Technical Analysis

Puts are flying across the tape today on Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA), with volume surging to 43 times the expected level within the first hour of the session. Roughly 11,000 puts changed hands by 10:40 a.m., and most of the activity was focused on ARNA's front-month strikes.

The equity's July 3 put was most active, with more than 9,000 contracts trading. Several large blocks changed hands at the ask price, implying they were most likely purchased, and implied volatility rose 18.6 percentage points as a result of the increased activity. With more than 45,000 contracts in residence at the July 3 put, it's unclear how much of this volume will translate to new open interest tomorrow; however, buyers seem to be responsible for the bulk of the activity.

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Market highlights for next week: Major earnings releases

Eric Buscemi — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:45:00 EST

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Conventions and Conferences, Annual Meetings, Yahoo! (YHOO), Apple Inc (AAPL), Caterpillar (CAT), Bank of America (BAC), Merck and Co (MRK), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Texas Instruments (TXN)

Monday, July 21

Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX)'s PDUFA date for Telavancin for the treatment of complicated skin infections.
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 9:00am.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 9:30am.
Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 5:00pm.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 5:30pm.

Tuesday, July22

United Parcel Services, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 8:30am.
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 9:00am.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 11:00am.
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 11:00am.
Yahoo!, Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 5:00pm.

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Market highlights for next week

Eric Buscemi — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:14:00 EST

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Press Releases, Conventions and Conferences, Annual Meetings, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), Staples Inc (SPLS)

Monday, March 3

Automakers Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) to report monthly sales. Ford is hosting a conference call at 1:00pm, GM at 2:00pm.
Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ: LSTR) to hold Q1 mid-quarter update conference call at 2:00pm
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 5:00pm.

Tuesday, March 4

PDUFA date for MGI Pharma's sNDA for Aloxi for Post-Operative Vomiting. Note that MGI was bought by Eisai Co., Ltd. (OTC: ESALY).
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 8:00am.

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