On the call side, Genworth Financial calls are seeing a lot of activity today, currently just over 12 times their average volume on news that the company could be a takeover target. Skechers calls are trading at over 9 times their average volume after shares of the company recently hit a 52 week low and investors are betting on a rebound. Office Depot calls are also trading around 9 times their normal volume today as well. BioMimetic calls are also trading at just under 9 times their normal volume as well, after several investors bet bullishly on the company. Finally, STEC calls close out the list at 5.5 times their average volume, despite issuing a weak outlook for Q2 and having their price target lowered by analysts.Taking a look at the put side of the ledger, NovaGold puts are currently trading at 33 times their average volume as investors are bearish on the sector of late. L-1 Identity Solutions puts are trading at around 10 times their normal volume after the company posted earnings results yesterday. DIRECTV puts are trading at over 5 times their average volume today after several investors bet bearishly on the company. Colgate-Palmolive puts are also very active today, trading at around 5 times their average amount. Finally, Walt Disney puts close out the list at just over 4 times their average amount after the company issued disappointing earnings.
