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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 »
2014-09-12 Smart Money Report (AAPL) (AMAT)
Smart Money Report
AAPL- The Sep 26 weekly $102/$105 1×2 ratio call spread was put on 10,406 times for a $0.45 debit. Volume was above the open interest in both options. Yesterday’s bullish option trade in Apple.
ACT- A rollout from 2,000 Sep 20 $240 calls (credit) into 2,000 Oct 18 $240 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Oct 18 $240 calls. There were rumors earlier today of M&A speculation between Pfizer (PFE) and Actavis.
AMAT- A rollout from 20,000 Jan 2015 $22 calls (credit) into 20,000 Apr 2015 $23 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Apr 2015 $23 calls. On 8/21, S&P Equity Research maintained a strong buy rating on Applied Materials.
KRE- The Dec $37/$40 bull risk reversal was put on 7,000 times for a $0.74 debit. Volume was above the open interest in … Read More »
2014-09-12 Unusual Options Activity (ACT) (MNK)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight a call rollout in Actavis (ACT) and call buying in Mallinckrodt (MNK).
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2014-07-01 Smart Money Report (EBAY) (FOLD)
Smart Money Report
CX- 10,000 July $14 calls were bought for $0.10-$0.11 each, against open interest of 36,934 contracts. We remain long these calls. Earnings are due out on 7/18. My TraderPlanet article from 6/12 on Cemex.
CXO- More than 2,400 July $145 puts were bought for $3.90 each, against open interest of 10 contracts. Typically trades 741 puts per day. The put to call ratio is 13:1.
EBAY- A rollout from 16,486 July 19 $49 calls (credit) into 32,972 July 19 $52.50 calls (debit). Volume was below the open interest in both options. Earnings are due out on 7/16. eBay has moved lower after earnings on four out of the last five reports.
FOLD- Sizable buying in the Aug, Oct, and Jan. 2015 $5 calls today. Call activity is 15x the average daily volume. Amicus Therapeutics was upgraded by Leerink Partners ($6 price … Read More »
2014-04-21 Unusual Options Activity (HUBG) (MNK)
Unusual Options Activity
AMD- 1,330 May 9 weekly $4.50 calls were bought for $0.06 each, against open interest of 163 contracts. (AMD) reported earnings on Thursday night.
NTES- 1k May $70 calls were purchased for $4.10-$4.20 each, against open interest of 115 contracts. Earnings are due out on 5/14. Typically trades 556 calls per day.
BBRY- 9,033 June $8 calls were bought for $0.37 each, against open interest of 11,255 contracts.
MU- 5,791 July $27 calls were purchased for $1.14 each, against open interest of 21,542 contracts. (MU) shares are trying to retest the February highs of $25.68.
SMH- 14,500 Aug. $50 calls were bought for $0.38 each, against open interest of 22,637 contracts. There was large buying in these calls on 4/8 and 4/9.
WPRT- 5,400 Oct. $17 calls were sold for $0.60 each, against open interest of 81 contracts. Earnings are due out on … Read More »
