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Pandora (P) Options Are Rockin Ahead of Earnings
Pandora (P) is notching new 52-week highs and implied volatility in the options on the Internet radio company is elevated ahead of earnings. The stock is up 45 cents to $16.93 in brisk trading of 6 million shares. Meanwhile, about 45,000 calls and 7,200 puts traded on the stock so far. June 21 calls, which [...]
Sirius XM (SIRI) Put Buyer
Serious put purchase in SIRI as an investor just bought 41,000 Jun 3.5 puts on the satellite radio operator for 14 cents per contract. The position is opening and not tied to stock. Shares are down 4 cents to $3.50 and more than 50K of these at-the-money puts traded against 3,755 in open interest. No [...]
Micron (MU) Sees More Call Buying
Micron (MU) continues its climb to two-year highs and is up 44 cents to $11.67 in brisk trading of 13.4 million shares. In options action, an 8,400-lot of July 13 calls trades on the stock for 31 cents, followed by another 5,000-lot for 33 cents. More than 15,000 now traded against 9,845 in open interest. [...]
TD Ameritrade (AMTD) Attracts Big Spread Trade
TD Ameritrade (AMTD) is off 25 cents to $22.32 and 47,000 Aug 23 calls are sold on the online broker, down to 80 cents per contract. Separately, 25,600 Jan 26.5 calls traded on the stock for 65 cents per contract. Like last week, the flow seems to be rolling of positions opened in early-March, when [...]
Action Heats Up for Arch Coal (ACI)
Arch Coal (ACI) ticks seven sents higher to $5.08 and sweep of 1,218 June 5.5 calls traded on the stock for 17 cents a few minutes after the bell, then 1,490 more for 18 cents. Looks like early call buyers on the coal producer. 2,828 contracts traded.
Options Action Heats Up in James River Coal (JRCC)
James River Coal (JRCC) is up 45 cents to $2.67 in active trading of 883K shares and options action is heating up as well. 4,625 calls and 1,245 puts in the first five minutes of Friday’s session. Early trades include a sweep of 2,970 Jun 3 calls for 15 cents per contract when the market [...]
Diana Shipping Inc (DSX) Draws Call Buying
Diana Shipping (DSX) is up 45 cents to $10.57 in active trading of 2.2 million shares as the sector sees relative strength on earnings from Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE). Options volume on DSX, which reports the morning of 5/22, is running 8X the daily average. 7,800 calls and 1,215 puts so far. Jun 11 calls [...]
CBOE Sees Call Buying on Heels of Supreme Court Decision
CBOE Holdings adds 47 cents to $39.78, new record highs, and a sweep of 500 May 40 calls trades on the stock for 30 cents, followed by another 500 for 34 cents. 1,084 now traded against 202 in open interest. Jun 28.25, Sep 40 and Sep 35 calls on CBOE Holdings are seeing interest as [...]
Buyers Seize Sprint Nextel (S) Puts
Sprint (S) is off 7 cents to $7.29 and $7 puts on the stock (expiring 5/31) are the most actively traded equity options contract in the first thirty minutes of market action Monday. 9,100 contracts have changed hands. Open interest is sufficient to cover, but some investors are possibly buying the contract on concerns the [...]
JP Morgan Chase and Company (JPM) Draws May Put Buyers
JP Morgan (JPM) drops 26 cents to $48.78 and May 48 puts on the bank are seeing interest today. Recent trades included a 10626-lot for 26 cents per contract when the market was 24 to 26 cents. A 12,000-lot traded earlier today for 27 cents per contract. More than 27K now changed hands against 36,333 [...]
