DNDN has made another strong move today and triggered a small bullish pattern within an even larger bulllish formation.
Read more »Two bullish patterns in Dendreon
Why Sallie Mae calls are selling
Shares of student-loan company SLM have jumped today, prompting at least one trader to sell some of the upside.
Read more »Why puts are surging in Perrigo
The drug maker is higher after the Food and Drug Administration approves one of its generic drugs, but it is the puts that catch our attention.
Read more »Behind the Trade: Quicksilver
Here are some strategies behind key option activity on a wide variety of names yesterday, including this independent energy name.
Read more »ZymoGenetics skyrockets on bid
Bristol-Meyers offers an 85 percent premium for the drug maker; Hewlett-Packard falls with downgrade; Ciena beats estimates but declines.
Read more »Cramer: Can the banks get it done?
The big bottoms--the JP Morgans, Wells Fargos, and Bank of Americas--were all thrown back from resistance. Today they face a real test.
Read more »Trades see Ameriprise near a top
Yesterday's trading activity pushed total option volume in the mutual-fund operator to 20 times greater than average.
Read more »Bullish trade on Plains Exploration
Shares of the energy company have been basing after a correction in the spring, and now one trader is looking for a rally.
Read more »Collars don't always make sense
There are several ways to use options to protect gains in a stock, but the collar has always seemed an odd choice. Here's why.
Read more »'Fast Money': Bank withdrawal
Noting a marked rise in volatility, the CNBC panel says industrial and resource stocks were hit as a result of the European bank concerns.
Read more »