Consumer Goods
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) $41.17 -9.97%
Monster Beverage (MNST) is off $4.63 to $41.10 and has suffered a monster fall over the past two days on concerns about the health safety of energy drinks. A recent options trade might reflect a contrary view on the situation, as Mar 35 puts were sold on the stock to buy a May 42.5 – [...]
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) $27.99 +0.50%
Tesla (TSLA) is climbing back to positive territory, up 10 cents to $27.95, and calls on the Palo Alto, CA electrric vehicle manufacturer are busy Tuesday morning. 4,900 contracts traded, which is 5X the normal levels and compares to put volume of just 200 contracts. Recent trades include a sweep of 1554 Jan 45 calls [...]
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) $49.48 -7.21%
Monster Beverage (MNST) is off $5.18 to $48.14 and fell hard on increasing volume on a New York Times report that the FDA has received death reports tied to popular energy drinks (Link to Story). 9,430 puts and 2,300 calls traded on the stoc, which is 2.5X the daily average. November 40 and 45 puts [...]
Gentex Corp (GNTX) $17.18 +1.29%
Gentex Corp (GNTX) is up 26 cents to $17.22 and more trades on the auto-parts maker include a sweep of 1335 Nov 15 puts for 30 cents per contract when the market was 10 to 30 cents. ISEE reports and opening buyer. A separate sweep of 559 contracts later was a firm buyer. 2,800 now [...]
Ford Motor Company (F) $10.18 -2.40%
Ford drops 26 centrs to $10.18 and recent trades on the automaker include a 37500-lot of Nov 11 calls for 8 cents when the market was 7 to 8 cents. They were bought on AMEX. 44,308 traded against 34,517 in open interest and might be seeing some rolling out of Oct 10 calls, where 18K [...]
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $35.62 +0.91%
Deckers (DECK) adds 41 cents to $35.71 and a Nov 42.5 – 50 call spread trades on the footwear-maker for 90 cents, 2000X on ISE. Data from the exchnage reports an opening customer buyer. Separately, a Jan 50 – 57.5 call spread is bought on DECK for 67.5 cents, 1000X on PHLX. The stock is [...]
Toll Brothers (TOL) $33.27 +1.71%
Toll Brothers (TOL) adds 37 cents to $33.08 and it looks like 9,000 Dec 36 puts are sold on the homebuilder at an average of $4.125 to buy12,000 Dec 32 puts for $1.85 per contract. The sale of Dec 36 puts probably exits a position opened on 9/19 when 9000 were bought for $2.50 per [...]
Dole Food Company Inc (DOLE) $12.17 -0.08%
DOLE is flat at $12.18 and a 4550-lot of Nov 12.5 calls is bought on the Westlake Village, CA food company for 60 cents per contract. Another 1000-lot traded for 65 cents. 6,263 traded total against 350 in open interest. Some investors might be taking positions in the upside calls and looking for the company [...]
PulteGroup Inc (PHM) $15.85 -1.49%
Pulte Group (PHM) loes 24 cents to $15.85 and an 18450-lot of Jan 15 puts trades on the homebulder for $1.30 per contract when the market was $1.27 to $1.30. Looks opening. No large blocks of stock yet traded in the name today. A shareholder might be looking to hedge this year’s winnings in PHM [...]
Polaris Industries Inc (PII) $81.59 -1.07%
Polaris Industries (PII) is down $1.12 to $81.35 on light volume of 150K shares and morning options trades on the Medina, MN recreational vehicle manufacturer include a 2800-lot of Oct 80 puts for $1.75 when the market was $1.65 to $1.80. More than 3,000 now traded against 470 in open interest. Implied volatility is moving [...]
