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2014-10-30 Smart Money Report (KO) (P)
Smart Money Report
AA- 15,000 Dec 20 $15 puts were purchased for $0.43 each, against open interest of 46,317 contracts. Alcoa shares have struggled with the $16.25-$16.50 resistance level since mid September.
GNRC- Large selling in the Nov $52.50 and $55 calls today. Volume was below the open interest in both options. Earnings are due out on 11/6. Shares of Generac Holdings have dropped after earnings on the last two reports. The large buyer of these calls in August doesn’t see much hope for the stock to return into the $50’s by November options expiration now.
HCA- The Nov 22 $65/$72 bull risk reversal was put on 5,000 times for a $0.55 debit. Volume was above the open interest in both options. Yesterday, Barclays raised their price target to $81 from $75 on HCA Holdings (kept the overweight rating), following the Q3 results.
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2014-10-06 Unusual Options Activity (FB) (P)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight call buying in Facebook (FB) and Pandora Media (P).
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2014-08-25 Smart Money Report (BKW) (VVUS)
Smart Money Report
BKW- Over 3,000 Jan 2015 $33 calls were bought for $1.40-$1.50 each, against open interest of 1 contract. Burger King Worldwide is in talks to buy Tim Horton (both stocks are up 20%+ today). Implied volatility rose 143.1% to 40.62.
EXAS- 2,000 Sep $22 calls were bought for $1.20-$1.30 each, against open interest of 1,786 contracts. Open interest was 20 contracts on 8/20. On 8/12, EXACT Sciences announced the FDA has approved Cologuard, the companies non-invasive, stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test. Today, the Mayo Clinic became the 1st healthcare system to offer Cologuard.
MDLZ- Another 4,876 Oct $35 puts were bought for $0.34-$0.35 each, against open interest of 13,037 contracts. Nearly 12,000 were bought on Friday.
P- 3,000 Jan 2015 $33 calls were bought for $1.93 each, against open interest of 184 contracts. On 8/13, Stifel Nicolaus initiated the stock … Read More »
2014-08-25 Unusual Options Activity (MDLZ) (P)
Unusual Options Activity
In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight put buying in Mondelez International (MDLZ) and call buying in Pandora Media (P).
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2014-05-27 Smart Money Report (AMKR) (MSFT)
Smart Money Report
AMKR- A rollout from 2,000 June $9 calls (credit) into 4,000 Sep. $11 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Sep. $11 calls. Typically trades 600 calls per day.
EXC- 5,000 Jan. 2016 $35 calls were bought for $2.90-$2.95 each, against open interest of 971 contracts. Net call premium +$775K vs. net put premium of -$9K.
MSFT- 17,502 June 27 weekly $39 puts were sold for $0.35 each, against open interest of 345 contracts. This is the largest Microsoft option trade of the day.
MU- More than 8,000 Oct. $21 calls were bought for $7.35 each, against open interest of 252 contracts. Earnings are due out on 6/18. Implied volatility rose 7.2%. This trade is roughly a $6M bet.
P- Another 7,500 Sep. $18 puts were purchased for $0.66 each, against open interest of 15,800 contracts. This is likely … Read More »
2013-11-21 Smart Money Report (GPS) (P)
Smart Money Report
GPS- The Gap will report Q3 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.71 in EPS and revenue of $4.0 billion. The options market is implying a $1.30 move, or 3.12%, in either direction through Friday’s close. Put to call ratio in (GPS) options is currently 1.46, led by a seller of 2,200 Mar. 2014 $38 puts for $1.17 each.
P- Another notable name to release quarterly results tonight will be Pandora Media. Analysts are looking for $0.06 in EPS and revenue of $175 million. Options traders are pricing in a $3.15 move, or 10.67%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio in (P) options is 1.28, led by a large bull call spread risk reversal in the Nov. 29 weekly options.
F- 24,895 Jan. 2014 $18 calls were bought for $0.29 each, against … Read More »
2013-10-14 Free Trade of the Day (T)
Free Trade of the Day
AT&T (T)
Notes: AT&T (T) is set to announce Q3 earnings on Wednesday, October 23rd.
AT&T (T) Options Trade Idea
Buy the (T) Oct. 25 Weekly $33/$34 Put Spread for a $0.33 debit or better
(Buying the Oct. 25 Weekly $34 Put and selling the Oct. 25 Weekly $33 Put, all in one trade)
Stop loss- None
Upside target- $0.50-$1.00
Updates: Pandora Media (P) shares rose 0.40%, closing higher for the third consecutive session. Shares of Viacom (VIAB) picked up 1.02%, confirming the short-term bottom that was put in on Friday.
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2013-10-12 Free Trade of the Day (VIAB)
Free Trade of the Day
Viacom (VIAB)
Notes: Viacom (VIAB) is set to announce Q4 earnings on Thursday, November 14th.
Viacom (VIAB) Options Trade Idea
Buy the (VIAB) Nov. $82.50/$85 Call Spread for a $1.00 debit or better
(Buying the Nov. $82.50 Call and selling the Nov. $85 Call, all in one trade)
Stop loss- None
Upside target- $2.50
Updates: Pandora Media (P) shares rose 0.81% on Friday, printing another higher high and higher low.
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2013-10-10 Free Trade of the Day (P)
Free Trade of the Day
Pandora Media (P)
Notes: Pandora Media (P) is set to announce Q3 earnings in late November.
Pandora Media (P) Options Trade Idea
Buy the (P) Nov. $25/$28 Call Spread for a $1.05 debit or better
(Buying the Nov. $25 Call and selling the Nov. $28 Call, all in one trade)
Stop loss- None
Upside target- $2.50-$3.00
Updates: Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) shares rose 4.33% today, confirming the support level we highlighted yesterday.
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2013-08-22-Smart Money Report (ARO) (P)
Smart Money Report
ARO- Aeropostale will report Q2 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for -$0.23 in EPS and revenue of $454 million. The options market is implying a $1.55 move, or 14.03%, in either direction through September options expiration. Put to call ratio in the Sep. options is in favor of the bears at 5.64.
P- Another big Q2 earnings release due out tonight will come from Pandora Media. Analysts are looking for $0.02 in EPS and revenue of $156 million. Options traders are pricing in a $3.50 move, or 16.34%, in either direction through Sep. options expiration. The call to put ratio in the Sep. options is currently 1.13.
ATVI- Roughly 2k Feb. 2014 $19 calls were bought for $0.71-$0.74 each, against open interest of 587 contracts. Activision Blizzard shares are up 1.27% today.
MDLZ- 2,351 Aug. 30 weekly options … Read More »
