LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) $34.71 +1.91%
LyondellBassell Industries (LYB) adds 66 cents to $34.72 today and a noteworthy options trade in the Rotterdam-based specialty chemicals company is a Dec 35 – 43 call spread, bought at $3.05, 5000X. It was not tied and looks opening. The spread, which has a position delta of .27, has traded 10000X on the day. Shares are up 24.2 percent since August 19, but down 27.8 percent from a 52-week high of $48.12 set in early-May. Today’s spread trader might be looking for LYB to revisit the mid-40s in the months ahead.
Category: All Stocks, Chemicals, Large Cap Stocks
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