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Open Interest Updates From The Previous Trading Days Action

HollyFrontier (HFC)- Mar 20 $40 call open interest went from 1,625 to 4,681 contracts (buying yesterday).
Intel (INTC)- Mar 20 $33.50 call open interest went from 3,823 to 28,567 contracts (buying yesterday).
McDonald’s (MCD)- June $97.50 call open interest went from 9,588 to 17,290 contracts (buying yesterday).
Marvell Technology (MRVL)- Apr 17 $18 call open interest went from 3,042 to 10,549 contracts (buying yesterday).
Nucor (NUE)- Mar 20 $47 call open interest went from 452 to 6,007 contracts (buying yesterday).

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 Smart Money Report

C- Citigroup is set to announce Q3 earnings before the bell tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $1.04 in EPS and revenue of $20.5B. Options traders are pricing in a $1.71 move, or 3.49%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio in (C) options is 1.60.
JNJ- Johnson & Johnson will also report Q3 earnings tomorrow morning. Analysts are looking for $1.32 in EPS and revenue of $17.4B. The options market is implying a $1.81 move, or 2.03%, in either direction through Friday’s close. Call to put ratio in (JNJ) options is currently 1.53.
ODP- A rollout from 15,444 Oct. $4 calls (credit) into 15,444 Nov. $4 calls (debit). Volume was above the open interest in the Nov. $4 calls. Office Depot shares are hovering around the $5 level, currently down by 0.20%.
VALE- 10k Nov. $17 … Read More »

 Smart Money Report

NKE- Nike is set to announce Q1 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.78 in EPS and revenue of $7.0 billion. Options traders are pricing in a $3.45 move, or 4.94%, in either direction through Friday. The put to call ratio in the Sep. 27 weekly options is slightly in favor of the bears at 1.02.
SPY- 11,000 Sep. 30 Quarterly $171 calls were purchased for $0.22-$0.23 each this morning, against open interest of 38,734 contracts. Check the open interest in the morning for confirmation of new activity.
VALE- More than 6,700 Jan. 2014 $15 puts were sold for $0.73-$0.75 each, against open interest of 37,307 contracts. If this is new selling, he/she is expecting shares of Vale to stay above the $15 level through January 2014 options expiration.
AAPL- Apple shares are up 0.59% today, but remain … Read More »

Unusual Options Activity

In today’s Unusual Options Activity Report we highlight call buying in the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (SPY) and a large put seller in Vale SA (VALE).

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