Notable Call Options Activity in Southwestern Energy

Shares of Southwestern Energy

are higher on the session by 1.59%, currently trading at $33.22. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing the heaviest volume is the February 2012 $34.00 call, which has traded 5,100 times on open interest of 1,299 contracts. Large lots are active on the name today. Calls are outpacing puts today by 7.5 to 1. Southwestern Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in natural gas and oil exploration, development and production.