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Options Trader Alert for Noble Energy Inc (NBL)
Posted on 03/12/2010
 Unusual volume of call contracts was traded today. There were 3,196 call contracts traded compared to the ten day average volume of 323 contracts. On the put side, 316 put contracts exchanged hands. Today's traded Put/Call ratio is 0.10. There were 10.11 calls traded for each put contract.
The following alerts were raised:
- Unusual Call Volume
- Low Put/Call Ratio
- 90 Day Record High Call Volume
Put/Call ratio can be regarded as a predictor of investment sentiment,
indicating what experienced investors are doing in preparation for a move of an underlying equity.
A high Put/Call ratio suggests that the investor sentiment is bearish and that investors are
expecting the underlying stock price to decrease. Conversely, a low Put/Call ratio implies
that the investor sentiment is bullish and that investors are expecting the underlying
stock price to increase. Thus, unusual volume provides reliable clues that the stock is
expected to make a move.
Shares of Noble Energy Inc gained $0.41 (+0.56%) to $73.88.
The stock closed at $73.47 in the last trading session and today the shares of NBL opened at $73.96.
So far today, the stock has hit a low of $73.12 and high of $74.15. The current trading volume of 959,515
is less than average volume of 1,549,770 shares.
NBL is trading below the 50 day moving average and higher than the 200 day moving average.
The stock's 52 week low is $45.06 and 52 week high is $79.19.
by Sasha Gelf
Options Analytics Group
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