Smart Money Report

1. SPLS- Staples is set to announce Q1 earnings before the bell tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $0.21 in EPS and revenue of $5.6 billion. The options market is implying a $1.35 move, or 10.12%, in either direction through June options expiration. Put to call ratio in (SPLS) options is currently 1.84, led by buying in the June $14 puts for $1.10. The stock has declined after earnings on the three previous reports.
2. HFC- 5,319 June $47 puts were sold for $0.50 each, against open interest of 627 contracts. Typically trades 1,343 puts per day. (HFC) trades at a P/E ratio of 11.28x (2014 estimates), PEG ratio of 0.64x (2014 estimates), -8.4% revenue growth (-1.2% in 2015), P/S ratio of 0.49x, 2.55% dividend yield, and has an average analyst price target of $52.50.
3. KGC- 20k Nov. $5 calls were purchased for $0.15-$0.17 each, against open interest of 1,766 contracts. Typically trades 7,738 calls per day.
4. NVDA- A rollout from 10,000 June 21 $20 calls (credit) into 10,000 July $20 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the July $20 calls. RBC Capital upgraded the stock to outperform this morning with a $26 price target.
5. TIVO- 7,350 May 23 weekly $11.50 calls were bought for $0.59 each, against open interest of 4,003 contracts. Earnings are due out on 5/22. Typically trades 814 calls per day. Implied volatility rose 8.1% to 33.91. The stock has been consolidating in the $11.50-$12.25 range, but has moved higher after earnings on 4 out of the last 6 reports.

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