Options Know-How: Texas Instruments, Deere

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The following are highlighted options insights and ideas from TheStreet.com.

From Call Buyers Target January Despite Earnings Miss:

January calls in Texas Instruments (TXN Quote) are unusually active today [Oct. 21], despite the chipmaker falling to a five-year low on the back of an earnings miss and forecasted slump in sales of analog chips. January calls at the 20 strike have changed hands more than 20,000 times today, nearly four times the open interest at this strike. This suggests new positions are being entered as traders avail themselves of a 52% discount in the value of calls due to the sluggish share price action. ...