There were 1,394 unusually active options in Wednesday’s options trading. Of these, 894 (64%) were calls, while 500 (36%) were puts. That’s a bullish indicator for stocks. The fourth-highest Vol/OI (volume-to-open-interest) ratio yesterday was the Oct. 17 $35 call for Amer Sports (AS), the fast-growing sporting goods conglomerate, whose brands include Salomon, Wilson, Arc’teryx, and Louisville Slugger. More News from Barchart The call option’s volume was 24,835, 109.89 times higher than the open intere ...

Group 1 - Nike stock advanced early Thursday due to an upgrade and price target hike from RBC Capital, which upgraded the stock to outperform from sector perform [1] - RBC Capital anticipates a "steeper revenue recovery" for Nike compared to most Wall Street estimates, attributing this to new product contributions and sales [1] - The sporting goods company also owns slower-growing brands such as Wilson and Louisville Slugger [2]