Date updated:05-08-2009
The traders highlighted some unusual options activity in a number of stocks.

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XLI
Industrial Spdr - $27.46
- -0.18%
- $27.31
Lee asked the panel for some downside-protection ideas after a robust April. Najarian said he's seen heavy activity in downside puts in the Industrial SPDR(XLI) from some people who want to have some protection in place in May.

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XLY
Consumer Dis Ss S - $28.69
- -0.52%
- $28.64
Najarian said the same downside put strategy is being employed with the Discretionary SPDR(XLY) which 55,000 downside puts purchased Wednesday.

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XHB
Spdr Homebuilders - $14.58
- -1.69%
- $14.6076
Options action in the XHB (XHB) September 17 calls suggests to me big investors are betting on stabilization in the housing sector, perhaps on Bernanke’s comments. Also I noticed a late day surge in copper, again a potential reaction to Bernanke’s testimony. - Guy Adami

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DFS
Discover Fin Svcs - $15.35
- -0.45%
- $15.19
I like Discover Financial Services (DFS). They’ve underperformed as compared to their peers. And options traders are buying the May-10 calls which suggests this stock could move higher. - Pete Najarian
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