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Unusual Options: Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc (DDE)
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Trade ideas based on unsual options activity, stock chart technical analysis, and events. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment Inc (DDE). DDE operates Dover Downs racino, one of three slots casinos in Delaware. Delaware casinos will soon be adding sports betting and table games, which could significantly enhance revenues. Story from USA Today. Update (8/24): Judges have apparently ruled against Delaware today and single-game betting will not be allowed. Delaware casinos wi...
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Unusual Options: Take-Two Interactive Software TTWO
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Trade ideas based on unsual options activity, stock chart technical analysis, and events. Saturday, August 15, 2009. Take-Two Interactive Software TTWO. Update (August 27th): The breakout still looks good despite continued bad news from the sector. TTWO earnings release is next week, and I don't want to guess on the outcome so I locked in the profit this afternoon.The chart is updated as well. August 13th, bought TTWO for $10.18. August 27th, sold TTWO for $10.69 ( 5.0%). Wendys / Arbys Group (WEN).
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Unusual Options: Speculative Pharmaceutical Plays ACAD CADX KG MNKD VVUS
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Trade ideas based on unsual options activity, stock chart technical analysis, and events. Saturday, August 15, 2009. Speculative Pharmaceutical Plays ACAD CADX KG MNKD VVUS. Action in biotech and pharmaceutical stocks have heated up lately as a result of acquisitions, partnerships, rumors of acquisitions and partnerships, and FDA approvals. In many instances, the moves in these stocks have been foreshadowed by unusual options activity. Vivus, Inc. (VVUS). MannKind Corp. (MNKD). Develops drugs for the tre...
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Unusual Options: Stamps.com (STMP)
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Trade ideas based on unsual options activity, stock chart technical analysis, and events. Thursday, August 13, 2009. Stamps.com originally caught my eye on a www.finviz.com/. Back to the stock at hand: STMP has the favorable pattern going, but also attractive fundamentals. It is profitable and has over $4/share cash. I caught this one as it neared the lower trendline and if things go right, I'll hang on until it tops out at $10. August 7th, bought STMP for $8.70. Long STMP ($8.70).
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Unusual Options: August 2009
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Trade ideas based on unsual options activity, stock chart technical analysis, and events. Saturday, August 15, 2009. Take-Two Interactive Software TTWO. Update (August 27th): The breakout still looks good despite continued bad news from the sector. TTWO earnings release is next week, and I don't want to guess on the outcome so I locked in the profit this afternoon.The chart is updated as well. August 13th, bought TTWO for $10.18. August 27th, sold TTWO for $10.69 ( 5.0%). Vivus, Inc. (VVUS). Vivus will b...
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Unusual Options: Wendy's / Arby's Group (WEN)
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Trade ideas based on unsual options activity, stock chart technical analysis, and events. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Wendy's / Arby's Group (WEN). I first took notice of WEN on July 22nd when unusual call volume (around 10x normal levels) began setting off alerts. The next day, volume surged even higher. The spike in options volume preceded the company's quarterly earnings report by two and a half weeks. The Wendy's turnaround story is really just starting to get noticed. Barron's published a positi...