Textron shares are off 35c to $19 and notable transaction as the August $19 puts and calls trade 7,812x each. This appears to be an opening sale for a $2.80 net credit for the straddle. Textron, whose primary business is aviation, has been a sporadically mentioned as a takeover target over the past year, is slated to report earnings July 21.

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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackAt the money short straddle. Make sense. One year chart shows the stock in a range since September of last year. Thanks for the update!
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