Credit: Shutterstock photoNearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): More than 9,000 January 25 calls were purchased for $4.30 to $4.40, but volume was below open interest in the strike. That suggests investors were closing covered-call positions in the stock. HPQ is down 5.32 percent to $27.40.
Oracle (ORCL): A block of 36,000 April 30 calls were sold for $0.55 and 18,000 April 27 puts were bought for $0.63 as an investor positioned for downside in the software maker. ORCL rose 0.39 percent to $28.66.
Whiting Petroleum (WLL): More than 10,000 March 57.50 calls were bought for $2.75 and $2.80, but volume was below open interest in the strike. WLL rose 4.92 percent to $59.34.
Yahoo (YHOO): An investor bought 6,800 April 12 puts for $0.09 and sold an equal number of April 14 calls for $1, looking for downside in the stock. YHOO rose 0.97 percent to $14.64.
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