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Unusual Options Activity

BP p.l.c (BP)- 3,000 July 17 $40 puts were bought for $0.49, against open interest of 3,810 contracts. The stock is on pace to close below the 100-day SMA for the first time since March.
InfraREIT (HIFR)- 2,000 Aug $35 calls were purchased for $0.85-$0.95. Call activity was 8x the average daily volume. Hunt Consolidated (large HIFR shareholder) is looking at acquiring assets from Energy Future. On June 16th, Macquarie initiated HIFR with an outperform rating and a $36 price target.
Williams Companies (WMB)- The Sep $50/$60/$67.50 bull call spread risk reversal was put on 7,500 times for a $0.48 debit. Last week,  Energy Transfer Partners offered to acquire WMB for $64 per share. This has since been rejected as too low of an offer.
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB)- 10,000+ July 2 weekly $49 puts were purchased for $0.38-$0.42. … Read More »

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ACI- 10,000 Oct. $4 puts were purchased for $0.85-$0.92 each, against open interest of 6,501 contracts. This is unlikely a hedge in Arch Coal given how far in-the-money these puts are. The put to call ratio is 39:1. Put activity is over 2x the average daily volume.
JD- 10,000 July $21 puts were sold for $0.40 each, against open interest of 370 contracts. (JD) has total option open interest of 590 contracts. This only the 8th trading day for the stock.
RF- Another 3,000 July $11 calls were bought for $0.12 each, against open interest of 8,472 contracts. There has been large buying in these calls in recent days.
SNDK- Nearly 4,000 June 21 $100 calls were purchased for $1.12-$1.38 each, against open interest of 1,110 contracts. The call to put ratio is 2.5:1. Net call premium is +$638K vs. net … Read More »

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BEAV- Another 2,772 May $100 calls were bought for $2.40 each, against open interest of 4,123 contracts. There was a large buyer of 3,341 of these calls yesterday for $2.40 each.
GRPN- Over 4k May 9 weekly $8 calls have traded this morning with the majority being bought for $0.10 each, against open interest of 1,602 contracts. Earnings are due out tonight.  The call to put ratio is 2:1. The stock has moved higher after earnings on three out of the last four reports. Shares of the coupon company are down 42% year to date. On 5/2, Morgan Stanley maintained an overweight rating on the stock with a $13 price target.
KING- The May $17/$20 bull risk reversal was put on 3,032 times for a $0.35 debit. Volume was above the open interest in both options. This involves buying the … Read More »

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TSO- Tesoro Petroleum is set to announce Q1 earnings after the bell tonight. Analysts are looking for $0.43 in EPS and revenue of $8.7 billion. The options market is implying a $2.50 move, or 4.41%, in either direction through Friday’s close. Call to put ratio in (TSO) options is currently 11:1, led by a buyer of 4,600 June $60 calls for $1.12-$1.13 each. The stock has moved higher after earnings on four out of the last seven reports.
YELP- Another major Q1 report due out tonight will come from Yelp. Analysts are looking for -$0.06 in EPS and revenue of $75.1 million. Option traders are pricing in a $8.10 move, or 14.34%, in either direction through Friday’s close. The call to put ratio is currently 2:1, led … Read More »

 Free Trade of the Day
Yelp (YELP)

Notes: Yelp (YELP) is set to announce Q4 earnings on Wednesday, February 5th.

Yelp (YELP) Options Trade Idea

Buy the (YELP) Jan. 31 weekly $76 Call for a $1.80 debit or better

Stop loss- None

Upside target- $4.00

Updates: AOL (AOL) shares confirmed a short-term bottom today, rising 5.65%. http://optionsriskmanagement.com/2014-01-25-free-trade-of-the-day-aol/

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 Free Trade of the Day
Bank of America (BAC)

Bank of America (BAC) Options Trade Idea

Buy the (BAC) Nov. $14 Call for $0.44 or better

Stop loss- None

Upside target- $0.75-$1.00

Updates: Yelp (YELP) shares fell 0.76% on Friday, but remain above the $65 support level. Shares of HCA Holdings (HCA) rose 2.45%, finally putting in a bottom near the middle Bollinger Band.

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 Free Trade of the Day
Yelp Inc (YELP)

Notes: Yelp (YELP) is set to announce Q3 earnings on Tuesday, October 29th.

Yelp (YELP) Options Trade Idea

Buy the (YELP) Nov. 1 weekly $70/$80 Call Spread for a $3.30 debit or better

(Buying the Nov. 1 weekly $70 Call and selling the Nov. 1 weekly $80 Call, all in one trade)

Stop loss- None

Upside target- $5.00-$10.00

Updates: General Electric (GE) shares rose 0.93% today. Shares of HCA Holdings (HCA) dropped for the fourth consecutive session, losing 2.07% today.

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