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2017-01-03 December Options Trades | Unusual Options Activity
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 »
2015-07-20 Options Report (C) (PYPL)
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2015-07-20 Unusual Options Activity (AKS) (AMD)
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AK Steel (AKS)- There was a rollout from 16,431 Sep $3 puts ($0.47 credit) into 32,177 Jan 2016 $2 puts ($0.24 debit). Steel prices are hitting multi-year lows and EPS estimates continue to be revised lower because of it (-$0.47 to -$0.90 for 2015 in just three months).
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)- There was a rollout from 10,029 Oct $2 puts ($0.32 credit) into 20,058 Jan 2016 $1.50 puts ($0.16 debit). On July 17th, Citigroup lowered their price target to $1.50 from $2 citing market share loss, burning through their cash, and weak PC demand.
Baxter International (BAX)- 15,000+ Aug 21 $38.50 calls were purchased for $0.48. Earnings are due out on July 29th. They spun off Baxalta, a developer new treatments for people with orphan diseases and underserved conditions, last month.
Citigroup (C)- 10,000+ Sep $60 calls were bought for … Read More »
2015-06-02 Options Report (C) (KR)
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2015-06-02 Unusual Options Activity (BIG) (HRTX)
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Big Lots (BIG)- Roughly 1,200 July $47.50 calls were bought for $1.00-$1.20, against open interest of 1,690 contracts. Call activity was 6x the average daily volume. On May 4th, 1,600+ of these calls were bought on $2.05. Barclays upgraded them overweight from equal weight today with a $53 price target. Comps were +1.6% for Q1 last week.
Citigroup (C)- 12,000+ June 19 $55 calls were bought for $0.72-$0.77, against open interest of 40,017 contracts. They got an upgrade from Goldman Sachs yesterday to buy with a $61 price target.
Heron Therapeutics (HRTX)- A rollout from 2,500 Sep $17.50 calls ($6.80 credit) into 5,000 Sep $25 calls ($3.40 debit). Later in the day, there was another rollout from 1,250 Sep $17.50 calls ($6.35 credit) into 2,500 Sep $25 calls ($3.05 debit). Traders have been rolling call positions and buying calls prior to … Read More »
2015-05-21 Options Report (C) (CMCSA)
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2015-03-16 Options Report (CME) (KO)
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Open Interest Updates From The Previous Trading Days Action
ADT Corp. (ADT)- Mar $39 call open interest went from 5,073 to 6,823 contracts (more buying on Friday).
CABELA’s (CAB)- Mar $60 call open interest went from 1,288 to 6,842 contracts (buying on Friday).
ConocoPhillips (COP)- Apr 17 $65 call open interest went from 10,756 to 14,680 contracts (buying on Friday).
Golar LNG (GLNG)- Mar $35 call open interest went from 3,601 to 7,427 contracts (buying on Friday).
ChipMOS Technologies (IMOS)- June $25 call open interest went from 815 to 1,930 contracts (buying on Friday).
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA)- Aug $47.50 call open interest went from 9,316 to 12,316 contracts and Aug $47.50 put open interest went from 7,160 … Read More »
2015-03-11 Options Report (C) (COP)
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Open Interest Updates From The Previous Trading Days Action
AECOM (ACM)- June $27.50 put open interest went from 3,632 to 8,398 contracts (more buying yesterday).
Air Products & Chemicals (APD)- Apr $140 put open interest went from 2,077 to 4,280 contracts (selling as part of a bull risk reversal yesterday).
Atmel (ATML)- Apr $9 call open interest went from 3,309 to 5,246 contracts (buying yesterday).
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)- Mar 20 $40 call open interest went from 17,027 to 18,663 contracts (more buying).
Anheuser Busch Inbev SA … Read More »
2015-03-03 Unusual Options Activity (C) (GOGO)
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C- In the first two hours of trading call activity was more than 50% above the average daily volume at 86K+ contracts. This action was primarily buying in the Mar 20 option expiration (buyer of 7,500 Mar 20 $54.50 calls for $0.83). In total the call to put ratio was just under 3:1. Citigroup shares are up for the fifth consecutive week, but still have room to run before hitting near-term resistance at the $55 level. The stock trades at a P/E ratio of 10.04x (2015 estimates), price to sales ratio of 2.31x, and a price to book ratio of 0.81x. This morning JPMorgan Chase upgraded shares to overweight from neutral and raised their price target to $58 from $54. See below on SpringLeaf about the recent deal they did that is helping both stocks.
FAST- Someone rolled out … Read More »
2015-01-15 Unusual Options Activity (LTM) (MS)
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C- Roughly 20,000 Mar 2015 $52.50 calls were bought for $0.55-$0.70 each, against open interest of 9,485 contracts. The call to put ratio was 2:1 and call activity was 3x the average daily volume. This morning, Citigroup missed Q4 EPS and revenue estimates, sending shares lower. The stock is now coming in for a retest of the $46 support level that has held for nearly two years. Tangible book value of the company is now $56.83 per share.
CSCO- A likely rollout from 15,000 Mar 2015 $30 calls ($0.32 credit) into 15,000 Mar 2015 $28 calls ($0.96 debit) today. Volume was above the open interest in the Mar 2015 $28 calls. He/she is likely doing a roll down to get a higher delta on the trade and is willing to pay up for it. Q2 earnings are due out … Read More »
2014-01-06 Unusual Options Activity (C) (MET)
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BERY- Someone sold their 3,000 Mar 2015 $30 calls for $2.60 each, against open interest of 3,356 contracts. He/she bought those calls on November 10th for $0.70. Berry Plastics is set to report earnings on January 29th and the stock is currently up for the eight consecutive week.
C- The two largest single trades of the day in Citigroup were a seller of 6,900 Feb 13 weekly $48.50 puts for $0.65-$0.66 and then 11 minutes later a seller of 10,000+ Mar 20 $47 puts for $0.83-$0.84. Volume was above the open interest in the Feb 13 weekly $48.50 puts. The recent performance in U.S. treasuries has sent the stock down about 8% in less than a week. These big put sales are willing to step in ahead of earnings on January 15th (stock has moved higher after earnings on … Read More »
2014-12-16 Smart Money Report (C) (GRUB)
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AMJ- The Jan 2015 $41/$45 bull risk reversal was put on 5,000 times for a $0.45 debit. Volume was above the open interest in both options. This is a bullish bet on the MLP companies. There was also a buyer of 5,000 Jan 2015 $40/$45 bull risk reversals for a $0 debit.
C- 5,270 Jan 30 weekly $48.50 puts were sold for $0.78 each, against no previous open interest. Shares of Citigroup are trading back at the 100-day simple moving average. Earnings are due out on 1/15. The stock has moved higher after earnings on 3 straight reports.
GRUB- 3,527 Mar 2015 $35 calls were purchased for $2.50 each, against open interest of 531 contracts. Call activity is 10x the average daily volume in GrubHub. Implied volatility rose 6.8% to 52.17. This morning Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to buy … Read More »
2015-12-03 Smart Money Report (C) (CAT)
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APD- A rollout from 1,216 Jan 2015 $135 calls (credit) into 3,000 Jan 2015 $150 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Jan 2015 $150 calls. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management owns nearly 10% of Air Products & Chemicals shares, making it the 3rd largest holding for the hedge fund.
C- 10,275 Jan 9 weekly $53.50 puts were sold for $0.64-$0.65 each, against no previous open interest. Shares of Citigroup are nearing a test of the $55 resistance level from the beginning of the year.
CAT- 4,397 May 2015 $95 puts were bought for $4.25 each, against open interest of 4,337 contracts. Net put premium in Caterpillar is +$2M vs net call premium of +$102K (put to call ratio near 1.5:1).
HYG- The Jan 17 2015 $85/89 put spread was put on 30,000 times for a $0.60-$0.65 … Read More »
2014-11-05 Smart Money Report (BABA) (C)
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BABA- 6,826 Nov 22 $115 calls were sold for $1.35 each, against open interest of 3,732 contracts. Yesterday, Alibaba reported Q2 EPS of $0.45 vs the $0.45 estimate revenue of $2.74B vs the $2.61B estimate (54% year over year increase).
C- 10,000 Jan 2015 $52.50 puts were sold for $1.36-$1.39 each, against open interest of 15,250 contracts. Citigroup book value in the latest quarter filing was $67.11 per share.
CAT- Roughly 10,000 Jan 2015 $105 calls were purchased for $1.15-$1.39 each, against open interest of 7,652 contracts. Shares of Caterpillar were unable to sustain a move above the 40-week SMA and are so far seeing sellers step in this week. The moving average is currently at $101.43.
FSLR- A rollout from 3,000 Nov 7 weekly $52.50 puts (credit) into 3,000 Nov 22 $54 puts (debit). Volume was above the open interest … Read More »
2014-10-31 Unusual Options Activity (C) (KO)
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In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight call buying in Citigroup (C) and Coca-Cola (KO).
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2014-10-13 Unusual Options Activity (C) (TSLA)
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In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight call buying in Citigroup (C) and put buying in Tesla Motors (TSLA).
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2014-09-03 Smart Money Report (C) (RSX)
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C- 10,000 June 2015 $55 calls were bought for $2.82 each, against open interest of 649 contracts. The stock recently broke out above the resistance at the $50-$51 level that had been in place for most of the year (now has clear skies to the mid $50’s). Citigroup trades at a P/E ratio of 9.73x (2015 estimates) with 47.5% EPS growth (-17.1% this year), 3% revenue growth (0.3% this year), P/S ratio of 2.31x, P/B ratio of 0.78x, 0.08% dividend yield, and has an average average analyst price target of $57.82. On 7/15, Oppenheimer raised their price target to $68 from $67.
EXAS- 3,000 Sep $24 calls were sold for $1.20-$1.25 each, against open interest of 3,576 contracts. This morning Goldman Sachs raised their price target on EXACT Sciences to $26 from $19.
MCD- Another 4,000 Jan 2016 $100 calls … Read More »
2014-08-07 Smart Money Report (CSCO) (NEE)
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C- 6,000 Oct $44 puts were sold for $0.50 each, against open interest of 2,330 contracts. Shares of Citigroup haven’t been below $44 since April of 2013. On 7/15, Oppenheimer raised their price target to $68 from $67. They trade at a P/E ratio of 9.01x (2015 estimates) with 47.3% EPS growth (-17.1% this year), 3% revenue growth (0.4% this year), P/S ratio of 2.14x, P/B ratio of 0.72x, 0.08% dividend yield, and has an average analyst price target of $57.
CSCO- 10,000 Oct $26 calls were bought for $0.57-$0.58 each, against open interest of 54,271 contracts. Cisco Systems Q4 earnings are due out on 8/13. Large buying in these calls on 8/1 and 8/5. Open interest was 26,177 contracts on 8/1.
HZNP- 2,000 Sep $10 calls were bought for $1.05 each, against open interest of 94 contracts. They beat … Read More »
2014-08-07 Unusual Options Activity (C) (QCOM)
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In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight put selling in Citigroup (C) and put buying in QUALCOMM (QCOM).
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2014-04-11 Smart Money Report (C) (JBHT)
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C- Citigroup is set to announce Q1 earnings before the bell on Monday morning. Analysts are looking for $1.16 in EPS and revenue of $19.4 billion. The options market is implying a $1.68 move, or 3.67%, in either direction through next Friday’s close. Call to put ratio in (C) options is currently 1.10, led by activity in the Apr. 19 $47 calls. The stock has moved higher on four out of last seven reports.
JBHT- Another notable report due out on Monday morning will come from J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Analysts are looking for $0.65 in EPS and revenue of $1.4 billion. The call to put ratio in (JBHT) options is currently 3.95, led by buying in the May $75 calls. The stock has moved lower on three out of the last four reports.
AKS- 5k May $8 calls were … Read More »
