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Options Trader Alert for VeriSign Inc (VRSN)
Posted on 03/05/2010

Unusual volume of call and put contracts crossed the tape today. Total of 19,349 call contracts and 19,533 put contracts were traded in the marketplace. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 1.01. There were 1.01 puts traded for each call contract.

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

VeriSign Inc closed at $26.25 in the last trading session and opened today at $26.34. The stock price rose $0.21 (+0.80%) to $26.46 in today's trading session. VRSN is trading between the range of $26.28 - $26.64. Volume is 3,406,638 in relation to the three month average volume of 3,712,290 shares. The technical momentum Relative Strengh Index indicator shows overbought conditions. VRSN is trading above the 50 day moving average and higher than the 200 day moving average. The stock's 52 week low is $17.54 and 52 week high is $26.46.

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