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Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk

Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk

Yesterday was big for cryptocurrencies as Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey spoke publicly about Bitcoin. The event also triggered a wave of bullish options activity in Dorsey's payments company, Square. Most of the volume focused on the short-term 23-July 255 calls. Buyers...

Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Targeting a Fast Move in Home Depot

Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Targeting a Fast Move in Home Depot

Someone's looking for DIY giant Home Depot to make a fast move this week. Heavy call volume was detected in the short-term weekly contracts expiring this Friday: About 15,000 2-July 320 calls were purchased, initially for $1 to $1.19. Premiums quickly rose to $1.30...

Options Traders Are Looking for This Satellite Radio Stock to Blast Off

Options Traders Are Looking for This Satellite Radio Stock to Blast Off

Sirius XM has gone nowhere for years, but now bullish options trades are building as the satellite-radio company partners with TikTok. Call volume has climbed steadily in the last week, according to TradeStation data. Today's top contract is the September 8 call,...

Reopening Stocks Surge Back as the Post-Covid Summer Begins

Reopening Stocks Surge Back as the Post-Covid Summer Begins

The reopening trade is surging back as the summer vacation season begins and coronavirus infections plummet. Investors piled into stocks like energy, cruise lines and casinos on Tuesday. Those stand to gain from increased travel and economic activity as social...

Options Activity Is Rising in ‘Meme’ Stocks Like AMC and GameStop

Options Activity Is Rising in ‘Meme’ Stocks Like AMC and GameStop

Heavily shorted stocks like AMC exploded higher in January. Now they may be moving again, with options traders jumping on board. The theater chain rallied 19 percent yesterday, following a 20 percent gain on Tuesday. AMC is up 62 percent since last Friday, its biggest...