Options Reports Archives - Options Risk Management

2017-01-03 10 Stocks With Unusual Options Activity (JWN, BBRY, JBLU, & more)

Posted on January 3rd, by Mitchell Warren in Free Articles, Options Reports, Options Risk Management, Trade Ideas. Comments Off

10 Stocks With Unusual Options Activity (JWN, BBRY, JBLU, & more)

It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and who’s making them), I believe it’s important to be aware of notable options activity as an indicator for directional bias.

Here’s a weekly recap of 10 stocks that had unusual options activity and what, if any, significance these trades may have.

Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks With Notable Trades

TUESDAY

Pinnacle Foods (NYSE:PF) – 1,300+ Feb 17 2017 $57.50 calls traded with the majority being bought for $0.55. Last January, Pinnacle acquired the health food company, Boulder Brands, for $975M. The deal has not just contributed to top line results, but is likely to add $0.08-$0.10 per share to FY 2016 earnings.

PF shares have steadily been trending upward since going public in 2013. … Read More »

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2017-01-03 December Options Trades | Unusual Options Activity

Posted on January 3rd, by Mitchell Warren in Free Articles, Options Reports, Options Risk Management. Comments Off

December Options Trades

Below is a list of some unusual options activity by day for December (starting on December 12th). The data is the beginning of my nightly research for my own personal trading and acts as a rough draft for my weekly unusual options activity posts for SeeItMarket.com. For the most part I typically won’t make note of many ETF/index trades, stock replacements, and shorter-dated activity that I feel has already played out or now offers unfavorable odds. You can follow me on Twitter and Stocktwits for more investing research.

December 12th
1. TTMI- Buyer of 5,000 June 2017 $17.50 calls for $0.65, average daily call volume of 65 contracts, call OI of 1,663 contracts, IV +11.3% to 46.99, call to put ratio of 21:1
2. ORIG- Buyer of 5,000 Dec $2 puts for $0.15, put activity was 30x the average daily volume. Earnings are due out on December 14th … Read More »

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2016-12-28 Unusual Options Activity Report: TSO, AMD, DAL, & More | Unusual Options Activity Report: TSO, AMD, DAL, & More

Posted on December 28th, by Mitchell Warren in Free Articles, Options Reports, Options Risk Management, Trade Ideas. Comments Off

Unusual Options Activity Report: TSO, AMD, DAL, & More

It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and who’s making them), I believe it’s important to be aware of notable options activity as an indicator for directional bias.

Here’s a weekly recap of 10 stocks that had unusual options activity and what, if any, significance these trades may have.

Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks With Notable Trades

Monday

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) – 5,000 Mar 17 2017 $10 calls were bought for $2.00. The $472M biotech company is expected to have Phase 2 data results on BCX7353 – APeX-1 (used to reduce or eliminate attacks in HAE patients) due out in the first quarter of 2017. On December 16th, JMP Securities upgraded the stock to outperform with a $10 price target.

Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) – Roughly … Read More »

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2016-12-20 Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks To Watch

Posted on December 20th, by Mitchell Warren in Free Articles, Options Reports, Options Risk Management, Trade Ideas, Unusual Options Activity. Comments Off

Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks To Watch (December 19)

It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and who’s making them), I believe it’s important to be aware of notable options activity as an indicator for directional bias.

Here’s a weekly recap of 10 stocks that had unusual options activity and what, if any, significance these trades may have.

Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks With Notable Trades

Monday

TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI): 5,000 June 2017 $17.50 calls were bought for $0.65. There was follow through on Tuesday and Wednesday with open interest now at 8,151 contracts. On average, 65 calls traded per day prior to this action.

Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM): There was a rollout from 5,000 Dec 16 $68.50 puts (credit $0.34-$0.40 credit) into 5,000 Jan 20 2017 $67.50 puts ($1.49-$1.55 debit) in Salesforce stock options. On … Read More »

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2015-08-28 Options Report (CCUR) (SPWR)

Posted on August 28th, by Mitchell Warren in Options Reports, Options Risk Management, Premium Articles, Unusual Options Activity. Comments Off

Options Report
Update On Options Risk Management

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ORM Update

I will have the final Options Report and Weekend Market Update out this weekend. Both of these posts won’t be under the paywall (no need to login), so that you’ll be able refer to them several weeks/months down the road. However, they will not be updated.

Open Interest Updates From The Previous Trading Days Action

HomeAway (AWAY)- Oct $30 call open interest went from 6,769 to 10,649 contracts (bought yesterday).
New Gold (NGD)- Sep $2 call open interest went from 4,529 to 10,011 contracts (bought yesterday).
Pandora (P)- Jan 2016 $22 call open interest went from 9,814 to 24,717 contracts (bought as part of a call rollout yesterday).
Perrigo (PRGO)- Nov $200 call open interest went from 2,933 to 4,933 contracts (bought as part of a bull call spread … Read More »

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