Mid Cap Stocks
PulteGroup Inc (PHM) $18.04 -3.01%
Unusual options activity in Pulte Group (PHM). Shares are down 56 cents to $18.04 and one investor bought 4,890 Apr 19 puts on the stock for 5 cents per contract, to close. the contract is 5.3 percent out-of-the-money and expiring at the end of this week. They might have rolled to a May 20 and [...]
Tyson Foods (TSN) $23.37 -1.27%
Tyson Foods (TSN) is off 28 cents to $23.39 and 4000 Apr 23 puts on the stock are swept for 15 cents per contract. Open interest is sufficient to cover, but ISE data hint at opening buyers. Peer SFD saw bearish flow yesterday (see 4/16 color) and is seeing interest again today (May 25 calls, [...]
GameStop Corp Holding Company (GME) $31.97 +1.88%
Gamestop (GME) is up 57 cents to $31.95 and a 3200-lot of Jun 31 puts is bought on the stock for $2.32 per contract, to open. More than 4,000 now traded against 1,847 in open interest. The stock is up more than 25 percent over the past month and some investors are possibly buying protective [...]
Skyworks Solutions Inc (SWKS) $21.57 +1.51%
Opening activity in Skyworks (SWKS) April 22 puts seems unsual, as the contract is 45 cents in-the-money and expiring at the end of this week. 4,680 traded against 1,911 in open interest. The flow includes a sweep of 2500 contracts for 60 cents when the market was 55 to 60 cents. The stock is up [...]
Gannett Co Inc (GCI) $21.19 +0.62%
Gannett (GCI) adds 16 cents to $21.22 and as a sweep of 1,600 May 20 puts traded on the McLean, VA publishing company for 65 cents per contract across muliple exchanges and then 2,335 printed for 65 cents on CBOE. 4,000 now traded against 1,241 in open interest. Implied volatility in GCI is up 9 [...]
Avon Products Inc (AVP) $21.08 +0.76%
Avon Products (AVP) is up 16 cents to $21.08 and a sweep of 2,100 May 20 puts trades on the stock for 60 cents per contract. Data from the ISEE indicating opening customer buyer. 4,481 contracts now traded against 807 in open interest. Some investors are possibly taking protective put positions in AVP after a [...]
FLIR Systems Inc (FLIR) $24.61 -0.69%
FLIR Systems (FLIR) is off 16 cents to $24.62 and an Apr 25 – May 24 put spread trades on the Wilsonville, OR aerospace company for 15 cents, 1000X. It probably rolls a position in Apr 25 puts (at 40 cents), that was opened on 2/8 for 55 cents, the day after the stock saw [...]
J C Penney Company Inc (JCP) $14.91 +3.61%
JC Penney (JCP) is up 47 cents to $14.68 and it looks like 20,250 May 12 puts are sold on the retailer at 36 cents to buy 20,000 Jun 14 puts for $1.45. The activity might roll, covering a position in May 12 puts opened on 4/9, when 10K were bought for 58 cents, and [...]
Smithfield Foods (SFD) $25.32 +0.36%
Smithfield Foods (SFD) is up 4 cents to $25.25 and a sweep of 3,568 May 22 puts traded on the meat producer for 20 cents per contract when the market was 10 to 20 cents. Looks like an opening buyer. 3,619 now traded against 1,179 in open interest. It might be a play on USDA [...]
Youku Tudou Inc (YOKU) $16.92 -2.70%
Youku (YOKU) hit a morning high of $17.50, but is now down 48 cents to $16.91 in active trading of 1.3 million shares. Options volume on the Chinese Internet television company is running 2X the daily average. 3,220 calls and 280 puts so far. Players are showing interest in Apr 18, Apr 19, May 19 [...]
