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Options Trading News 2 January 2026 - 15 January 2026

Devon Energy stock nears 52-week high as call options heat up and oil turns lower

Devon Energy stock nears 52-week high as call options heat up and oil turns lower

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 08:17 EST — Premarket Devon Energy (DVN) shares closed up 2.93% at $37.92 on Wednesday, putting the U.S. shale producer within roughly 2.5% of its 52-week high. About 16.7 million shares traded, a busy day for a stock that has been churning with crude headlines. (Devon Energy) That set-up comes as oil prices swung again…
15 January 2026
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POET Technologies stock climbs before the bell as call-option volume spikes

POET Technologies stock climbs before the bell as call-option volume spikes

New York, Jan 15, 2026, 08:00 EST — Premarket POET Technologies Inc shares jumped 2.1% to $8.26 in premarket Thursday, following a 13.3% surge during regular trading the day before. On Wednesday, the stock fluctuated between $6.88 and $8.26, with roughly 12.2 million shares traded. (StockAnalysis) POET has surged back into the spotlight for short-term traders as options expiry and…
15 January 2026
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Lumentum stock jumps 6% as options flag bigger swings ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Lumentum stock jumps 6% as options flag bigger swings ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 13, 2026, 21:05 EST — Market closed Lumentum Holdings (LITE.O) shares jumped 6.4% on Tuesday, closing at $361.33. The gain outstripped the broader market amid an otherwise volatile session. Lumentum’s shift is significant as the stock has turned into a high-beta stand-in for the AI data-center buildout sector, where sentiment can swing quickly on rate changes and…
14 January 2026
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Kenvue stock: Options memo spotlights Jan. 29 vote on Kimberly-Clark deal

Kenvue stock: Options memo spotlights Jan. 29 vote on Kimberly-Clark deal

New York, January 9, 2026, 21:05 EST — Market closed. The Options Clearing Corporation on Friday announced a planned adjustment for Kenvue Inc. options before the Jan. 29 shareholder vote on the company’s proposed merger with Kimberly-Clark. Kenvue shares last changed hands at $16.83, slipping roughly 1% after U.S. markets closed. (InfoMemo) Why it matters now: Kenvue (KVUE) has become…
10 January 2026
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SoFi stock slips as options traders bet on a big earnings swing

SoFi stock slips as options traders bet on a big earnings swing

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 10:27 (EST) SoFi Technologies’ shares fell 7.2% to $27.17 in morning trade on Tuesday after opening at $29.23. The stock touched $29.32 earlier in the session before sliding to $27.08. The move follows a sharp jump a day earlier. SoFi shares rose 6.6% on Monday, hitting $29.86, on volume of 73.6 million shares, MarketBeat reported.…
6 January 2026
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Block stock edges up premarket as bullish options bets build ahead of Feb. 19 earnings

Block stock edges up premarket as bullish options bets build ahead of Feb. 19 earnings

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 09:07 (EST) — Premarket Block shares rose slightly in premarket trading on Tuesday, holding onto a sharp gain from the prior session as options traders piled into bullish bets on the payments firm. The stock was up 0.15% at $68.55, following a 5.1% rise on Monday. Public The burst of activity matters because investors are…
6 January 2026
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SoFi stock jumps as bullish options bets build ahead of Jan. 30 earnings

SoFi stock jumps as bullish options bets build ahead of Jan. 30 earnings

New York, January 5, 2026, 12:55 (EST) — Regular session SoFi Technologies Inc (SOFI.O) shares rose about 7.5% on Monday to $29.53, after trading between $27.52 and $29.84 earlier in the session. About 44.9 million shares had changed hands by early afternoon. The move matters now because SoFi has become a high-volatility barometer for risk appetite in consumer finance and…
5 January 2026
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EOSE stock rises as Eos Energy extends storage trade; options buzz keeps traders on edge

EOSE stock rises as Eos Energy extends storage trade; options buzz keeps traders on edge

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 11:36 (EST) — Regular session Shares of Eos Energy Enterprises Inc rose 1.9% to $13.22 on Monday, building on a sharp move from the prior session as traders leaned into long-duration energy storage names. The stock, which trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol EOSE, touched $13.55 at the highs and traded as low as…
5 January 2026
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Liquidia stock heads into Monday after 9% slide and spike in bearish put options

Liquidia stock heads into Monday after 9% slide and spike in bearish put options

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 10:59 ET — Market closed Liquidia Corporation shares slid in the last U.S. session as options traders piled into downside protection, putting the biotech stock on watch ahead of Monday’s reopen. The move matters because the options market often telegraphs how investors are positioning for near-term swings, especially in event-driven healthcare names where single headlines…
4 January 2026
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Liquidia (LQDA) stock slides after heavy $30 put bets—what investors are watching next

Liquidia (LQDA) stock slides after heavy $30 put bets—what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 20:03 ET — Market closed Liquidia Corp shares ended sharply lower on Friday, retreating about 9% to $31.40 and giving back ground after trading near a fresh 52-week high earlier in the session. The drop matters because it came on the first U.S. trading day of 2026, a period when investors often reset risk and…
4 January 2026
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Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 opens, $235 options level in focus

Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 opens, $235 options level in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 09:35 ET — Market closed Amazon.com, Inc. shares fell 1.9% on Friday to close at $226.50, slipping as investors opened 2026 with a mixed appetite for mega-cap tech. The stock traded between $224.71 and $235.39, with about 51.5 million shares changing hands. The move matters now because Amazon is heading into the heart of January’s…
3 January 2026
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Liquidia stock drops 8% today as put-option hedging spikes — what’s next for LQDANEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 14:24 ET — Regular session

Liquidia stock drops 8% today as put-option hedging spikes — what’s next for LQDANEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 14:24 ET — Regular session

Liquidia Corp shares slid about 8% in afternoon trade on Friday, giving back earlier gains and underperforming the broader biotech group. The stock was down $2.79 at $31.70, after trading between $30.76 and $34.97. Volume topped 1.88 million shares. The move matters because Liquidia has become a high-volatility bet on sales of Yutrepia, its inhaled treprostinil therapy for pulmonary hypertension.…
2 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Asian software stocks fall sharply following U.S. AI disruption concerns
    February 4, 2026, 12:34 AM EST. Asian software shares dropped sharply Wednesday, led by Japanese firms like TIS (-15%), Trend Micro (-8%), and NS Solutions (-7%). Indian IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (-5.8%) and Infosys (-6.2%) also declined as fears of AI-driven disruption spread from Wall Street to Asia. China's Kingdee plunged over 15%, Tencent fell 3.27%, with Alibaba and Baidu also down. The sell-off followed U.S. tech declines, where ServiceNow and Salesforce tumbled nearly 7% amid concerns AI may automate workflows, squeeze pricing, and invite new competitors. Investors remain skeptical about AI's growth potential versus its competitive threat. Experts suggest infrastructure software and cybersecurity sectors may provide more resilient opportunities as AI advances reshape the industry.
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