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Options Alert for Southwestern Energy Co (SWN)
Posted on 03/09/2010
 Unusual volume of call contracts was traded today. There were 39,319 call contracts traded compared to the ten day average volume of 2,776 contracts. On the put side, 4,651 put contracts exchanged hands. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 0.12. There were 8.45 calls traded for each put contract.
The following alerts were raised:
- Unusual Call Volume
- Low Put/Call Ratio
- 90 Day Record High Call Volume
Options are useful tools for predicting the movement of the
underlying stock. Put/Call ratio statistics serve as a useful predictor of investment
sentiment, indicating what experienced investors are doing in preparation for a move of an
underlying stock. Thus, unusual volume provides reliable clues that the stock is
expected to make a move.
Southwestern Energy Co closed at $42.25 in the last trading session and opened today at $41.71.
The stock price rose $1.56 (+3.69%) to $43.81 in today's trading session.
SWN is trading between the range of $41.71 - $44.50.
Volume is 11,593,667 in relation to the three month average volume of 4,470,860 shares.
SWN is trading below the 50 day moving average and higher
than the 200 day moving average. The stock's 52 week low is $26.82 and 52 week high is $52.82.
by Sasha Gelf
Options Analytics Group
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