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Apple, Molycorp see fast-money trades

Fri 11:40 AM CT

Weekly options expire today, and some investors are looking to make a quick buck. Put sellers were active in AAPL, while Molycorp and Amazon drew heavy call trading.

How volatility trader is playing Viacom

Fri 11:39 AM CT

Heavy call activity in the media company is apparently paired with a large stock trade to create a position designed to profit from volatility.

Videocast: What VIX is telling us now

Fri 11:17 AM CT

Chris McKhann, filling in for Group One's Jamie Tyrrell, says the volatility index is rising today but notes that the futures are relatively flat. Listen to his analysis here.

CenturyLink gets vote of confidence

Fri 10:46 AM CT

The telecom stock has been slowly grinding higher since early October. Its next earnings release is scheduled for after the bell on Feb. 15.

Index, ETF option volumes near midday

Fri 10:36 AM CT

Total option volume tops 5 million contracts so far today with mixed sentiment in the index and ETF activity, optionMONSTER's data systems show.

Largest option buying in equities so far

Fri 10:27 AM CT

Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the individual equity names with the most call and put buying on optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.

What's behind call selling in Celsion

Fri 9:25 AM CT

The oncology drug company is up fractionally on the day but not far from the multi-year low reached at the end of 2011.

Cramer: A contrary way to play Netflix

Fri 8:23 AM CT

This stock has become the ultimate battleground between the shorts and the longs, and sometimes you just have to step away lest you get dinged by some errant shrapnel.

Futures up as traders await GDP report

Fri 7:26 AM CT

U.S. stock index futures are up moderately on light volume as traders await GDP at 8:30 a.m. ET. Markets in Asia and Europe are mixed.

Solutia soars on Eastman Chemical buy

Fri 7:22 AM CT

Deal carries a premium of more than 40 percent; Riverbed drops on weak outlook; forecasts weights on Juniper Networks; DeVry earnings and revenue miss the mark.

Audiocast: Fatigue setting in for bulls?

Fri 6:07 AM CT

Pete raises caution for the bulls, pointing to reversals in key stocks such as U.S. Steel and noting how cheap the VIX has gotten.