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Fortune Brands Home & Security Target of Unusually High Options Trading (FBHS)

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders bought 600 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 689% compared to the typical volume of...

Guess? Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (GES)

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders acquired 902 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 767% compared to the typical volume of 104 put options. A...

General Mills Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (GIS)

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Investors bought 35,983 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,228% compared to the average volume of 2,709 call options. Shares...

Travelers Companies Target of Unusually High Options Trading (TRV)

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 770 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 875% compared to the typical volume of 79 put options. In other...

Investors Buy Large Volume of Liberty Global Call Options (LBTYA)

Posted by Lisa Durand on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ:LBTYA) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 12,619 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 1,554% compared to the typical volume of...

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) Short Interest Update

Posted by Lisa Durand on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:XAR) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,299,689 shares, a growth of 99.3% from the February...

MSA Safety Inc (MSA) Short Interest Update

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

MSA Safety Inc (NYSE:MSA) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,021,170 shares, a growth of 47.5% from the February 15th total of 692,182...

Enbridge Inc (ENB) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Enbridge Inc (NYSE:ENB) (TSE:ENB) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 24,506,277 shares, a decline of 10.7% from the February 15th total of...

Fidelity National Information Servcs Sees Unusually High Options Volume (FIS)

Posted by Amber O'Connor on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Fidelity National Information Servcs Inc (NYSE:FIS) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders purchased 26,418 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 9,757% compared to the typical...

Traders Purchase High Volume of DSW Put Options (DSW)

Posted by Amber O'Connor on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Investors purchased 2,750 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 2,857% compared to the average volume of 93 put options. DSW has been the...

Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Tiffany & Co. Call Options (TIF)

Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Tiffany & Co. Call Options (TIF)

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Traders purchased 14,046 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 2,326% compared to the average volume of 579 call...

Traders Purchase Large Volume of Dermira Put Options (DERM)

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Dermira Inc (NASDAQ:DERM) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 4,691 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 681% compared to the average daily volume...

Spire Inc (SR) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

Spire Inc (NYSE:SR) was the target of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 918,859 shares, a decline of 51.3% from the February 15th total of 1,887,871 shares. Currently,...

Short Interest in CEMIG (CIG) Declines By 39.9%

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 20th, 2019 // No Comments

CEMIG (NYSE:CIG) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,968,339 shares, a decline of 39.9% from the February 15th total of 6,605,035 shares....

Edwards Lifesciences Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (EW)

Posted by Amber O'Connor on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors purchased 8,976 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,311% compared to the average volume of 636 call options. In...

Flowserve Sees Unusually High Options Volume (FLS)

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Flowserve Corp (NYSE:FLS) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock investors purchased 388 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 558% compared to the typical daily volume of 59 put options. In...

Teradyne Sees Unusually High Options Volume (TER)

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Traders acquired 3,908 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,968% compared to the average volume of 189...

W&T Offshore Sees Unusually High Options Volume (WTI)

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 2,983 call options on the company. This is an increase of 1,113% compared to the typical daily volume...

Traders Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on Dynavax Technologies (DVAX)

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Dynavax Technologies Co. (NASDAQ:DVAX) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Traders acquired 1,166 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 672% compared to the typical volume of 151 put options. In related news, VP...

Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on HD Supply (HDS)

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

HD Supply Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HDS) was the target of unusually large options trading on Monday. Traders acquired 1,525 call options on the company. This is an increase of 2,018% compared to the average volume of 72 call options. HDS...

Short Interest in Midstates Petroleum Company Inc (MPO) Decreases By 84.3%

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Midstates Petroleum Company Inc (NYSE:MPO) saw a significant drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 306,980 shares, a drop of 84.3% from the February 15th total of 1,955,991 shares....

Versum Materials Inc (VSM) Short Interest Up 39.4% in February

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Versum Materials Inc (NYSE:VSM) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 2,002,883 shares, an increase of 39.4% from the February 15th total of 1,436,869...

BCE Inc. (BCE) Short Interest Up 52.0% in February

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 5,917,476 shares, an increase of 52.0% from the February 15th total of 3,893,264...

Diebold Nixdorf Inc (DBD) Short Interest Down 19.9% in February

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Diebold Nixdorf Inc (NYSE:DBD) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 11,353,263 shares, a decrease of 19.9% from the February 15th total of 14,170,401...

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF) Short Interest Down 7.6% in February

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF) Short Interest Down 7.6% in February

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 52,512,433 shares, a drop of 7.6% from the February 15th...

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB) Short Interest Update

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB) was the target of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 43,700,761 shares, a decline of 7.0% from the February 15th total...

Short Interest in Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) Declines By 20.7%

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 34,213,112 shares, a decrease of 20.7% from the February 15th...

Short Interest in Antero Resources Corp (AR) Expands By 7.7%

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Antero Resources Corp (NYSE:AR) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 41,368,118 shares, an increase of 7.7% from the February...

SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF (TOTL) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF (TOTL) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

SPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETF (NYSEARCA:TOTL) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 766,968 shares, a decrease of 49.4% from the...

Short Interest in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) Expands By 109.0%

Short Interest in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) Expands By 109.0%

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,376,226 shares, an increase of 109.0% from the February...

Short Interest in Telaria Inc (TLRA) Declines By 32.5%

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Telaria Inc (NYSE:TLRA) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 361,899 shares, a drop of 32.5% from the February 15th total of 535,825...

Crescent Point Energy Corp (CPG) Short Interest Down 38.4% in February

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 19th, 2019 // No Comments

Crescent Point Energy Corp (NYSE:CPG) (TSE:CPG) was the target of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 2,159,535 shares, a decline of 38.4% from the February 15th total...

KKR & Co Inc (KKR) Short Interest Up 30.6% in February

Posted by Amber O'Connor on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 13,549,086 shares, a growth of 30.6% from the February 15th total of 10,378,172...

PPL Corp (PPL) Short Interest Update

Posted by Amber O'Connor on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 45,182,650 shares, a growth of 6.6% from the February 15th total of 42,372,027 shares....

Short Interest in Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) Expands By 20.1%

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 18,636,951 shares, an increase of 20.1% from...

Short Interest in Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (DO) Drops By 12.2%

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 20,549,040 shares, a decrease of 12.2% from the February 15th...

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) Short Interest Update

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) Short Interest Update

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 30,355,381 shares, an increase of 15.9%...

Southern Co (SO) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Southern Co (NYSE:SO) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,853,332 shares, a drop of 20.7% from the February 15th total of...

Skyline Co. (SKY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Skyline Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SKY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,277,158 shares, a growth of 51.8% from the February 15th total of 2,159,432...

Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCL) Short Interest Down 70.3% in February

Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCL) Short Interest Down 70.3% in February

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSCL) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 261,934 shares, a decline...

Short Interest in Vipshop Holdings Ltd – (VIPS) Grows By 18.8%

Posted by Lisa Durand on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Vipshop Holdings Ltd – (NYSE:VIPS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 16,782,182 shares, an increase of 18.8% from the February...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA) Short Interest Update

Posted by Lisa Durand on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 20,669,196 shares, a decline of 12.0% from the...

Mobileiron Inc (MOBL) Short Interest Down 23.2% in February

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 18th, 2019 // No Comments

Mobileiron Inc (NASDAQ:MOBL) saw a significant drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 881,483 shares, a drop of 23.2% from the February 15th total of 1,147,544 shares. Approximately...

The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 964,898 shares, a decline of 24.0% from the February 15th total of 1,270,114...

Transocean LTD (RIG) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Posted by Mickey Rousseau on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 51,595,684 shares, a decline of 7.3% from the February 15th total of 55,669,896...

Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (HST) Short Interest Down 15.2% in February

Posted by Lisa Durand on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 27,554,464 shares, a decline of 15.2% from the February 15th total...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) Short Interest Up 21.6% in February

Posted by Lisa Durand on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 74,111,887 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) Short Interest Up 21.6% in February

Posted by Erica Schwartz on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 74,111,887 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the...

Short Interest in argenx SE – (ARGX) Decreases By 30.8%

Posted by James Nelson on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

argenx SE – (NASDAQ:ARGX) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 697,670 shares, a decrease of 30.8% from the February 15th total...

LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) Short Interest Down 41.4% in February

Posted by Xavier Holt on Mar 17th, 2019 // No Comments

LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LPLA) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,478,669 shares, a decrease of 41.4% from the February 15th...