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Options Alert for EQT Corporation (EQT)
Posted on 03/04/2010

Unusual volume of put contracts was traded today. There were 2,328 puts contracts versus the ten day average volume of 109. On the calls side, 40 calls contracts were traded. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 58.20. There were 58.20 puts traded for each call contract.

The following alerts were raised:
- Unusual Put Volume
- High Put/Call Ratio
- 90 Day Record High Put Volume

Unusual volume provides reliable clues that the stock is expected to make a move. Investors can use the Put/Call ratio statistics to measure trader sentiment. A high Put/Call ratio suggests that the overall investment sentiment is bearish and that investors expect the underlying stock to decrease in value. Conversely, a low Put/Call ratio implies that the overall investor sentiment is bullish based on the large amount of call options.

Shares of EQT Corporation slipped $0.13 (-0.28%) to $46.07. The stock closed at $46.20 in the last trading session and today the shares of EQT opened at $46.14. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $45.78 and high of $46.48. The current trading volume of 899,898 is less than average volume of 990,980 shares. EQT is trading above the 50 day moving average and higher than the 200 day moving average. The stock's 52 week low is $27.64 and 52 week high is $46.80.

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