Options traders use April puts and March calls to target eventual downside in Kroger. The grocer reports earnings on Thursday.

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Options trading at midday led by Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL), Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX), Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN).

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Traders took profits on General Motors (NYSE: GM) options while buying calls on Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG).

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ConAgra’s (NYSE: CAG) takeover bid has spurred volume in the options of Ralcorp (NYSE: RAH).

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Some options traders believe Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) will bounce back after a poor earning report a month ago.

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The stock of American Express (NYSE: AXP) has been stuck but the options draw some interest.

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Investors are turning to metal and coal sectors stocks like Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), Molycorp (NYSE: MCP), and Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU).

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Normally quiet Affymax (NASDAQ: AFFY) and AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) saw high volume option trades this morning.

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Options trading was active in Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and SPDR S&P Retail Fund (NYSE: XRT).

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The SPDR Industrial Fund (NYSE: XLI) receives a huge put option trade as bears claw sector.

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A trader implemented a bear options collar on ad firm Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).

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Options trader invests in bull spread on biotech firm BioMimetic Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BMTI).

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An options trading investor took out a large bullish position in the iShares MSCI Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ) even as the stock market fell dramatically.

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Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) is a prepaid cellular provider that has lagged rivals. An option trade today suggests a rally.

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Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX) rallied this week so a trader implemented an option ratio spread to guard against a stock decline.

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