Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM)

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Iridium Communications Inc , where a total of 4,155 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 415,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 59.5% of IRDM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 698,075 shares.

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Investors in Iridium Communications Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the August 18th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IRDM options chain for the new August 18th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

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Investors in Iridium Communications Inc saw new options become available this week, for the June 16th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IRDM options chain for the new June 16th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

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Investors in Iridium Communications Inc saw new options become available this week, for the May 19th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IRDM options chain for the new May 19th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

The most recent short interest data was recently released for the 02/28/2017 settlement date, and Iridium Communications Inc is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 15.57 "days to cover" versus the median component at 4.50. There are a number of ways to look at short data, but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded.

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In trading on Friday, shares of Iridium Communications Inc crossed below their 200 day moving average of $8.87, changing hands as low as $8.60 per share. Iridium Communications Inc shares are currently trading down about 2.5% on the day.

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Investors in Iridium Communications Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 20th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 240 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

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