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Options Update for AES Corporation (AES)
Posted on 02/01/2010

AES options saw interesting call activity today. A total of 174 put and 1,063 call contracts were traded raising a low Put/Call volume alert. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 0.16.

Options can be used as predictors of stock behavior. Investors can use Put/Call ratios as technical indicators to read for signs of institutional sentiment. The Put/Call ratios offer insight to investors and can be used as either a direct or contrarian indicator for trading decisions. Unusual volume provides reliable clues that the stock is expected to make a move.

AES Corporation (AES) closed yesterday at $12.63 and opened today at $12.66. AES is trading at $12.73, up $0.07 (0.79%) in today's trading session. The daily low is $12.48 and the high is $12.91. The trading volume of 3,356,890 is below the average volume of 7,063,460 shares. AES is trading below the 50 day moving average and higher than the 200 day moving average. AES Corporation has earnings per share of $0.99. To date, the stock's 52 week low is $4.80 and 52 week high is $15.44.

by Leo Goldman