SouFun Holdings Ltd (NYSE:SFUN) has rocketed 12.8% higher to $94.71 — just a chip shot from its record peak of $95.39 — on no particular news. The shares have more than tripled over the past year, and options traders today are clamoring for SFUN contracts, especially on the call side. So far, roughly 8,500 calls have changed hands — about five times the norm, and more than five times the number of SFUN puts exchanged. Speculators are gambling on all-time highs for the stock in the near term, buying to open the March 95 call, where nearly 1,600 contracts have traded. At last check, SFUN’s 30-day at-the-money (ATM) implied volatility (IV) is up 6.4% at 59.6%. SouFun Holdings Ltd (NYSE:SFUN) shares fell -8.95% in last trading session and ended the day on $75.40. SFUN return on equity ratio is recorded as 93.90% and its return on assets is 25.80%.SouFun Holdings Ltd (NYSE:SFUN) yearly performance is 208.51%.
Walter Energy, Inc (NYSE:WLT) were the recipient of significant increases in short-interest in January. As of Feb28th, there was short- interest that totaled 26,599,374 shares, a rise of 11.5% from its Feb 14th total that was 23,846,909 shares. Currently, 43.0 percent of Walter Energy, Inc (NYSE:WLT) shares are sold short. Based on the average trading-volume of 6,636,528 shares, this short-interest ratio is now 4.0 days. Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) shares moved down -20.02% in last trading session and was closed at $7.27, while trading in range of $7.07-$8.10. Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) year to date performance is -56.61%.
Shares of Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) were the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 43,260 put options on the stock, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. This represents an increase of approximately 1,123% compared to the typical volume of 3,537 put options. Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) weekly performance is -15.65%. On last trading day company shares ended up $1.24. Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) distance from 50-day simple moving average is -36.16%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $1.66.
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