FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX) slipped 1.8% to $323.57 after FedEx Freight (FDXF) reported mixed quarterly results. In its first earnings release as an independent company, FedEx Freight posted a drop in operating income to $158 million, down 66.9% from a year prior. Results were weighed down by $205 million in costs related to its separation from FedEx Corporation, highlighting the financial impact of the recent spinoff.
On the charts, FDX have recovered to back above the supportive $320 level after a brief pullback on June 24. The stock has shed just 6% since its June 15 all-time high of $345.36 and still boasts an 85% 12-month lead.
Plus, FDX puts have been popular in recent days. This is per the shipping name's 10-day put/call volume ratio of 1.73 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), which sits in the 85th percentile of its annual range. Echoing this is FDX's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 1.02, which indicates a heavy preference for puts among short-term traders.
