Volume Signals

Halliburton (HAL) options volume is running 2X the (22-day) average, with 110,000 contracts traded and call activity accounting for 70 percent of the volume.

McMoran (MMR) options volume is 6.5X the daily average, with 78,000 contracts traded and put volume representing 81 percent of the activity.

SPDR Homebuilders Trust (XHB) options volume is running 6X the average daily, with 75,000 contracts traded and call volume representing 82 percent of the total volume.

Increasing options activity is also being seen in Xerox (XRX), Abercrombie (ANF), and Assured Guaranty (AGO).

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