"Apex Legends" concerns could be weighing on EA shares
Stocks are in the red today in a quiet post-holiday session. Two names making notable moves are video game producer Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and clinical-stage cancer therapeutics specialist Tyme Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TYME). Below we'll take a quick look at how the shares of EA and TYME are trading.
EA stock is down 4.5% today at $93.71, setting it up for its worst day in months, seemingly due to concerns surrounding the company's latest update to "Apex Legends" (paywall). This move puts the shares back below the 200-day moving average, as they also were hit with sharp losses on Wednesday. Options activity has picked up in the meantime, with new positions opening at the weekly 7/12 90-strike put and 93-strike call. Today's price action could be bad news for a number of other options traders, since peak open interest of almost 12,000 contracts sits at the July 100 call.