Mike Khouw

Mike Khouw spoke on CNBC's "Options Action," about unusually high options trading volume in CBOE Volatility Index. He explained that over 27 million contracts were traded in the name and the 50-day moving average of the volume was 18.9 million contracts. Khouw noticed a purchase...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw spoke about unusually high options activity in Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLI). Its put options volume on Thursday was double its average daily volume. The most active options of the day were the Jan. $67 puts. Around 2,...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw spoke about unusually high options activity in Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index (NASDAQ: XAU). It traded more than 10 times its average daily put volume on Tuesday and that was a result of one large trade. A trader bought 20,000 contracts...

On CNBC's "Options Action", Mike Khouw explained to the viewers how to manage a Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) trade he suggested on July 19. He recommended that traders should sell the Aug. 205 call and buy the Jan. 205 call for a total cost of $9.70. He explained that the trade was up...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw suggested investors with a long stock position in Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) should consider selling the stock and substitute it with an options trade. Khouw said Beyond Meat is an exceptionally volatile stock with high short interest...

Carter Worth shared with the viewers of CNBC's "Options Action" his technical analysis for the U.S. dollar. He noticed on the long-term chart that the U.S. dollar index has broken above its downtrend line. After the breakout, it checked back and it bounced off the line and moved...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw said Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is implying a 3.9% move when the company reports earnings on Thursday. That is slightly below the 4.8% move over the last eight quarters. See Also: Wedbush: Antitrust Interest In Tech Companies Mostly...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw spoke about an unusual options activity in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) ahead of earnings. The company is going to report earnings on Wednesday and the options market is implying a move of 6.5% in either direction. The stock has moved around...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw spoke about unusually high options activity in Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP). The company is going to report earnings on Tuesday after the market closes. Khouw said options traders are betting the rally in Snap could continue as call options outnumbered...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Mike Khouw spoke about unusually high options activity in United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). The company is involved in a potential merger with Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Khouw explained that the stock traded sharply lower when U.S....

On CNBC's "Options Action," Carter Worth analyzed The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) from a technical point of view. He said the stock has underperformed its peers over the last 10 years, but that might be over as it recently managed to outperformed Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (...

Carter Worth spoke on CNBC's "Options Action" about iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (NASDAQ: TLT). He noticed on the chart that the stock has completed its inverse head and shoulders pattern and its bullish cup and handle pattern and he expects to see a pullback. Mike Khouw...