Our list of the most interesting untied stock, etf and index options activity on the day: 1. BBRY – continues its monster ytd move up 44%, up 8.5% today after yesterday’s 10% gains. The large options flow …
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Below is a list of interesting untied stock, etf and index options activity on the day: 1. AA – the stock continues its monster run, up 6% today, up 13% yt and up 22% from …
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1. BBRY – the stock continues to avoid its inevitable demise, now trading up some 57% from the December lows. One trader sees the $6 level as a sort of line in the sand and …
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Calls in Jan14 expiry dominated flows as the S&P 500 index closed at another record. 1. XLF – Seller of more than 150k of the Feb 19 puts at 0.06 in the afternoon. A buyer of …
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Here is a list of some large option block trades that caught our attention today: 1. VIX – more upside call buying today with one trader buying 40k Apr 22 calls for 1.28, break-even is …
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MSFT – Stock was downgraded this morning at Bank Of America from Buy to Hold and Goldman Sachs reiterated there Sell rating on the stock, both fearing issues from expected management transition. Puts were active …
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CSCO – stock got drilled today, down nearly 11% on what amounted to disastrous revenue guidance for the current quarter, below the 4% yoy consensus for growth to down 8-10%. Options activity was …
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BAC – A trader sold 125,000 Jan2015 $17 calls at .79 to close, vs the trader buying 4,125,000 shares for 14.45. Open interest in the strike is 194,000. EWJ – The Japanese ETF saw …
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MorningWord 9/24/13: Avoiding a take under for a distressed company is kind of tricky business. IN the case of BBRY, everything that could have gone wrong in the last few years has, these guys haven’t …
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Amazing session in BBRY options. Implied volatility moved wildly lower after traders viewed Prem Watsa’s offer as a major vol dampener going forward. BBRY – Implied volatility in BBRY was crushed after Prem Watsa’s offer for …
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