Corning Inc (GLW) $18.14 +2.66%
Impressive call volume in Corning (GLW) today. Shares of the specialty glass maker are up 42 cents to $18.09 and 73,000 contracts traded. By way of comparison, typical call volume is 6,800 and a total of 8,900 puts have changed hands. The top trade of the day is a 20,000 contract block of Aug 19 calls at 33 cents when the market was 32 to 33 cents. It appears tied to 580K shares at $17.92. The next biggest trade is a 9,750-contract block of Aug 19 calls, bought-to-open at 37 cents on ISE, according to ISEE data. 43,558 contracts now traded. July 18 calls, which are 9 cents ITM, have traded 13,460 contracts. Overall, the flow today seems to reflect expecations for a rally in GLW. Implied volatility has eased 6 percent to 25. The catalyst for the bullish trading isn’t entirely clear, as there is no company-specific news on Corning today. Earnings expected late-July.
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