Wells Fargo and Company (WFC) $33.00 -0.81%
Wells Fargo (WFC) is off 27 cents to $33 ahead of tomorrow morning’s earnings release and implied volatility in the options on the bank is moving up amid a flurry of call activity in the bank today. 78,000 calls and 39,000 puts so far, a ratio of two-to-one. July 34 calls, which are $1 out-of-the-money and expiring one week after the company reports earnings, are the most actives. The flow includes a 12,460-lot for 30 cents on ISE and is an opening buyer, according to ISEE data. More than 44,000 now traded. At-the-money July and Weekly $33 calls are the next most actives and 30-day ATM vols are moving up 12 percent to 29. Interestingly, however, the Weekly 33 straddle is currently trading at 4 percent of the spot price, which is less than the average daily post-earnings move over the past four quarters (4.6 percent). Shares slipped 3.5 percent to $32.84 on 4/13 when profits were last reported.
Wells Fargo Earnings Gap Information
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