Michael Khouw

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that AstraZeneca plc. (NASDAQ: AZN) traded 3.9 times its average daily put volume on Tuesday. The trade implied a move of about 3.6% in the stock by the end of the week, which is broadly in line with the average move...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) traded more than 4 times its average daily put volume on Monday. The stock has lost 97% year to date. Check out other stocks making moves in the premarket. There was a buyer who rolled 6,...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Thursday’s trading of MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) implied a move of 10%. There was a buyer of 238 of the Nov. 11, weekly 260 calls at an average price of $11.62 per contract, Khouw mentioned. The...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) traded at 3.5 times its average daily volume on Tuesday. The stock got busy after the company reported stellar results for the third quarter. Check out other stocks making...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ARCA: XLI) traded at 4.8 times its average daily call volume on Monday. There were buyers of 25,655 of the November 100 calls at an average price of 45 cents per contract,...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that trading in ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) implied a move of about 3.4% on Thursday. This was higher than the average of 2.7% move in the last eight reported quarters, he said. The stock traded at 1.3 times its...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) traded at 1.4 times its average daily call volume on Tuesday. Traders expect the deal to close by the end of the week, he added. Check out other stocks making moves in the premarket....

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that trading on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Monday implied a move of about 5.4% by the end of the week. This is higher than the average 3.9% in the last eight reported quarters, he added. Check out other...

On CNBC’s “The Final Call,” Carter Worth said, “There are always rallies, but the market by all accounts is not in good shape.” He recommended for traders to “remain sellers.” Dennis Davitt said that he was going to follow Michael Khouw to get short...

Schlumberger NV (NYSE: SLB) is scheduled to report earnings before the bell on Friday. On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Schlumberger traded three times its average daily put volume on Thursday. The trade implied a move of about 3.6%, which...

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday, after the closing bell. On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Netflix trading implied a move of around 12%, which is "in-line with the moves we have seen in the last eight...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) was the busiest single stock option on Thursday, trading over 1 million contracts higher than Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Check out other stocks making moves in the premarket. There...

Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ: LCID) Wednesday reported that it produced 2,282 vehicles in the third quarter and is on track to meet the conservative full-year guidance of 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles. The EV maker reduced its production estimates twice this year. On CNBC's "Options Action...

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that ARK Innovation ETF (ARCA: ARKK) traded at 1.4 times its average daily options volume on Monday. With over 200,000 contracts traded, it “was the ninth-busiest ETF option today,” he added. Check out...