Options Activity for Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS)

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Options Activity for Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS)
Posted on 03/01/2010

Alliance Data Systems Corporation options saw high put activity today. A total of 12,262 put and 202 call contracts were traded raising a high Put/Call volume alert. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 60.70. There were 60.70 puts traded for each call contract.

Put/Call ratio is often used to measure investor sentiment, the ratio serves as a predictor of investor behavior. A high Put/Call ratio suggests that the investor sentiment is bearish and that investors expect the underlying stock to decrease in value. In contrast, a low Put/Call ratio suggests that the investor sentiment is bullish and that the underlying stock is expected to increase in value. Unusual volume provides reliable clues that the stock is expected to make a move.

Shares of ADS closed at $55.44 in the previous trading session and opened today at $55.68. Alliance Data Systems Corporation settled the day up $0.76 to $56.20 in the trading session. The day's trading range is between $55.52 and $56.44 respectively. On the volume side, 824,258 shares were traded which is greater than the average volume of 1,062,990 shares. ADS is trading below the 50 day moving average and higher than the 200 day moving average. The stock's 52 week low is $22.76 and 52 week high is $69.09.

Sasha Gelf
Options Analytics Group
sasha.gelf@marketintellisearch.com

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