STEC Inc (STEC) $8.21 -3.30%
STEC loses 29 cents to $8.20 and May 10 calls on the Santa Ana, CA storage device-maker are busy today. 7,675 contracts traded. The flow has been in small lots and includes a multi-exchange sweep of 756 contracts at the 7-cent asking price. VWAP so far is 8.6 cents and ISEE is hinting at opening buyers. 30-day ATM implied volatility is up 11 percent to 58. Shares are falling to 52-week lows today on above average turnover of 531K . STEC is down more than 60 percent from the highs seen a year ago and today’s call buyers are possibly speculating in the name on the view the stock is now oversold. Earnings will come into play early-May and probably before the May expiration. (This would be a very spec play, but might be worth a shot for a short-term bounce or maybe the Jun 10s for 15c.)
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