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Options Update: Weight Watchers Volatility Elevated, Shares at 33-Month High

Weight Watchers (WTW) overall option implied volatility is at 34, according to Track Data, above its 26-week average of 27 into its release of Q4 results on February 17. WTW rallied 2.5% after Jennifer Hudson appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show to discuss her weight loss using Weight Watchers' system.

Russell 2000 (IWM) overall implied volatility at 23; the 26-week average is 26.

Financial Select Sector (XLF) overall volatility at 22; the 26-week average is 25.

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

Options Update: Technology leaders' comparable September option implied volatility

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) September at the money volatility is at 32, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is at 31, Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is at 32, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is at 32, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is at 45 and IBM (NYSE: IBM) is at 23.

NASDAQ 100 - QQQQ overall implied volatility at 26; 26-week average is 32

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

Options Update: Major Index volatility at low end of range

NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ: QQQQ) overall implied volatility at 28; 26-week average is 35

Semiconductor Holders Trust (NYSE: SMH) overall volatility at 36; 26-week average is 43

Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) overall implied volatility at 34; 26-week average is 44

Financial Select Sector (NYSE: XLF) overall volatility at 49; 26-week average is 65

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

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S&P 500-2.861,317.82

Last updated: May 28, 2012: 11:29 PM

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