Volume Spike Investor

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) beat earnings expectations and said that its business is improving.  Shares are up over 5% at $37.10 despite a red market this morning.  At 9:04 AM EST we have seen 295,000 shares trade hands and the 52-week range is $20.39 to $38.20. Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) is down after reports [...]

The Dow Jones Industrials (DJIA) spiked on volume at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, after the release of stronger-than-expected May durable goods orders. Orders rose 1.8%, vs. consensus expectation of a 0.9% decline. The prior month’s results were revised slightly lower, up 1.8% vs. the previously reported 1.9%. Stocks to watch later this morning may include Centex [...]

It’s been a while since we have seen the US homebuilder sector have stock options among the most active contracts at the CBOE.  It’s usually financial stocks that traders have been using.  Looking at Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) and Lennar (NYSE: LEN) says it all.  But today we are seeing the following trades out there [...]