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Allergan, BJ's Wholesale and Others Heating Up in Google

Posted Jul 2nd 2010 4:30PM by Wade Hansen (RSS feed)
Filed under: Allergan (AGN)

It appears that U.S.-based drug makers and cigarette companies caught the attention of traders Tuesday -- at least, that's what they're searching for.

If you want to know what stocks traders are interested in right now at this very second, you need look no further than what's hot in Google.

Here's what's hot Friday:

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PNM Resources Tops Bullish Volatility Skews; Colony Financial Tops Bearish Skews

Posted Jun 1st 2010 2:20PM by Wade Hansen (RSS feed)
Filed under: Stocks to Buy, Stocks to Sell

Option traders are pushing up call option prices in the Diversified Utilities industry and are pushing up put option prices in the REIT - Diversified industry today.

Any time the volatility skews above 1.00, it is an indication that calls are more expensive than puts. Typically, when calls are more expensive than puts, it means the demand for calls is greater than the demand for puts because investors believe the stock is going to rise in the future, and they want to take advantage of that movement by buying calls.

The opposite is also true. Any time a volatility skews below 1.00, it is an indication that puts are more expensive than calls.

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