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2015-04-08 Options Report (GILD) (YHOO)
Options Report
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2015-04-08 Unusual Options Activity (AIG) (DO)
Unusual Options Activity
American International Group (AIG)- A likely rollout from 42,985 Jan 2016 $60 calls ($1.80 credit) into 42,985 Jan 2017 $60 calls ($4.50 debit). Call activity was over 7x the average daily volume. The insurer trades at a P/E ratio of 11.26x (2015 estimates), price to sales ratio of 1.19x, and a price to book ratio of 0.71x.
ARM Holdings (ARMH)- Over 2,000 May $55 calls were bought for $0.58-$1.10. The Apr $55 calls also saw sizable buying. Call activity was nearly 6x the average daily volume. Goldman Sachs reiterated their conviction buy rating on March 31st.
Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO)- A rollout from 6,300 Apr $30 puts ($1.39 credit) into 6,300 May $22.50/$27.50 put spreads ($1.09 debit). Earnings are due out on May 4th.
Gilead Sciences (GILD)- 10,000 May 15 $105 calls were purchased for $1.69-$1.79, against open interest of 23,926 … Read More »
2015-03-19 Unusual Options Activity (COP) (GILD)
Unusual Options Activity
ConocoPhillips (COP)- There was sizable selling in the Mar and Apr calls today. Call activity was nearly 4x the average daily volume. The 3%+ drop in oil prices is resulting in most energy stocks giving up some of yesterday’s gains.
eBay (EBAY)- The Oct $52.50/$62.50/$70 bull call spread risk reversal was put on 8,500 times for a $0.38 credit. This same trade was put on two days ago 18,000+ times. Shares are moving closer to the flat line on the session even after Piper Jaffey’s Gene Munster downgraded the stock to underweight from neutral with a $49 price target.
Gilead Sciences (GILD)- The Apr 24 weekly 1×2 $104/$108 call spread was put on 6,897 times for a $0.32 debit and the Apr 24 weekly 1×2 $95/$99 put spread was put on 6,897 times for a $0.12 credit. He/she is betting … Read More »
2014-12-12 Unusual Options Activity (ANF) (GILD)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight call buying in Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).
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2014-07-23 Smart Money Report (GILD) (INO)
Smart Money Report
FB- Facebook will release Q2 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.32 in EPS and revenue of $2.8B. The options market is implying a $4.96 move, or 7.01%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio is currently 1.43, led by activity in the Sep $80 calls. The stock has moved higher after earnings on 4 out of the last 5 reports (5 out of the last 7 too). The whisper number for tonight is $0.36 in EPS vs the $0.32 consensus Wall Street estimate, according to EarningsWhispers.com.
APC- 10,000 Jan 2016 $160 calls were bought for $1.72 each, against open interest of 11,092 contracts. 10,000 were bought yesterday. There was also sizable buying in the Nov $135 calls today.
ATML- More than 7,000 Aug $9 calls were bought for $0.50 each, against open … Read More »
2014-07-07 Smart Money Report (INTC) (POT)
Smart Money Report
FCX- Roughly 5,500 Sep. $39 calls have traded today with the majority being bought for $1.33-$1.39 each, against open interest of 2,723 contracts. Earnings are due out on 7/23. My article from 7/3 on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold for TraderPlanet.
GILD- Large buying in the Aug. 16 $85 and $87.50 puts this morning. Volume was above the open interest in the Aug. 16 $87.50 puts. Earnings are due out on 7/23. Net put premium was +$1.7M vs. net call premium of +$24K in early trading.
HES- 5,000 Aug. $92.50 puts were sold for $0.67 each, against open interest of 767 contracts. Earnings are due out on 7/30. There has been continued bullish options activity in Hess recently via call buying and put selling.
INTC- Roughly 10,000 July 19 $32 calls were purchased for $0.19-$0.23 each, against open interest of 13,754 contracts. … Read More »
2014-03-25 Smart Money Report (HFC) (GILD)
Smart Money Report
HFC- 4,691 May $44 puts were sold for $0.55 each, against open interest of 20 contracts. The stock briefly tested the $44 level this month before moving higher.
GILD- 2k Mar. 28 weekly $74 puts were bought for $1.66-$1.88 each, against open interest of 553 contracts. The other big trade in (GILD) was a buyer of 2k Aug. $75 calls for $6.05 each, making a longer-term bullish bet. There was a rollout from 20k May $80 puts (credit) into 20k May $70 puts (debit) yesterday.
SI- 1,400 May $125 puts were sold for $1.30-$1.40 each, against no previous open interest. (SI) trades at a P/E ratio of 14.54 (2014 estimates), 10.9% revenue growth, and a P/S ratio of 1.15x.
SWHC- Over 1,200 June $15 calls were bought for $0.50-$0.60 each, against open interest of 3,708 contracts. Open interest has been building … Read More »
