Tuesday’s Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (RIMM, BAC, C, AAPL, INTC, SPY)

The overall market is off its lows of the day and trying to push higher; currently the S&P 500 SPY is higher by 4.28 points, trading at $1,053. The $1,054 level is first resistance, with significant short Buy stops and long opening stops, according to a source in the pits over at the CME. Copper JJC and Oil futures USO, which have been notable outperformers as of late, are both taking a breather today, each lower by over 1.00%. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Bank of America BAC 112,372 contracts, 23.9% calls, 76.1% puts 2. Research in Motion RIMM 85,146 contracts, 38.8% calls, 61.2% puts 3. Citigroup C 75,096 contracts, 70.4% calls, 29.6% puts 4. Apple Inc. AAPL 70,316 contracts, 63.4% calls, 36.6% puts 5. Intel Corp. INTC 56,705 contracts, 78.0% calls, 22.0% puts