Sequenom Inc (SQNM)

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In recent trading, shares of Sequenom Inc have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $1.18, changing hands for $2.35/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level.

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Trade-Ideas LLC identified Sequenom (SQNM) as a strong on high relative volume candidate

Investors in Sequenom Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the June 2016 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 possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration.

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Trade-Ideas LLC identified Sequenom (SQNM) as a strong on high relative volume candidate

Trade-Ideas LLC identified Sequenom (SQNM) as a strong on high relative volume candidate

Investors in Sequenom Inc saw new options become available this week, for the August 21st expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the SQNM options chain for the new August 21st contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

The most recent short interest data was recently released by the NASDAQ for the 05/15/2015 settlement date, and Sequenom Inc is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 7.20 "days to cover" versus the median component at 5.60. 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.

Investors in Sequenom Inc saw new options begin trading this week, for the December 18th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 221 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration.

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Investors considering a purchase of Sequenom Inc stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $3.91/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the January 2016 put at the $2.50 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 17 cents.

The most recent short interest data was recently released by the NASDAQ for the 02/13/2015 settlement date, and Sequenom Inc is one of the most shorted stocks of the Russell 3000, based on 20.73 "days to cover" versus the median component at 5.17. 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.

Investors considering a purchase of Sequenom Inc shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $3.69/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the January 2016 put at the $3 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 25 cents.

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Sequenom (SQNM) shares are up after the company settled its patent dispute with rival Illumina (ILMN) today.

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Investors eyeing a purchase of Sequenom Inc shares, but cautious about paying the going market price of $2.87/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the January 2016 put at the $1.50 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 25 cents.

Sequenom (SQNM) shares climbed nearly double digits following news that it had gained pre-market clearance from the FDA for its IMPACT genotyping test.