23186 UUP Mar 25 calls went up in 1 block on the PHLX.? UUP is near 1 year highs as the dollars surges ahead.?
Calls go up in HZNP- calls roll forward
Shares of Horizon Pharma PLC (HZNP) are up 1.57 to 20.62.? HZNP is making a 52 week high.
Paper traded 11000/5000/2000 HZNP Mar 21 calls over the May 16/18 call spread for 1.40 and 5.30/3.70.
- The ADV is 1361 contracts.
- The open interest is 0 in the Mar contracts and 5582/2758 in the May.
The volume went up in 3 large blocks marked spread.? HZNP is making new highs today and this roll is closing on the May contracts and opening in the Mar.? The May spread pricing looked closing on the upside down ratio so it is possible the May was closed for a loss, possibly against stock.? The Mar calls looked buy to open for 1.4.? Unless the spread pricing was skewed for no reason, the May looks like a large loser.
- IV 30 is trading for 59%.
- HV10 is trading for 44%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Horizon Pharma Public Limited Company, (Horizon), formerly Horizon Pharma, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes medicines to target unmet therapeutic needs in arthritis, pain and inflammatory diseases. On April 23, 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration, approved DUEXIS (formerly HZT-501), a tablet formulation containing a fixed-dose combination of ibuprofen and famotidine in a single pill.
Collars trading in SLCA- call spreads and puts in this name
Shares of Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) are up .82 to 31.54 today.? SLCA is near the lower end of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 5000 SLCA Sep 32/38 call spreads over Sep 24 puts for .50.?
- The ADV is 3404 contracts.
- The OI is less than 100 contracts.
The volume went up in 3 blocks marked spread.? SLCA is trading near 52 lows and the trader is using the small debit to build large upside call spread leverage in this name.? The trade is looking very bullish in nature with no stock going up at the time of execution.
- IV 30 is trading for 53%.
- HV10 is trading for 52%.
- IV 30 is trading at the HV 10.
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. is a producer of industrial minerals. The Company produces sand proppants, whole grain silica, ground silica, fine ground silica, calcined kaolin clay and aplite clay.
Calls trade in UUP ? SIZE call buyers
Shares of the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index ETF (UUP) are even at 25.18 today. UUP is near the top of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 23186 UUP Mar 25 calls for .31. ?
- The ADV is 14050 contracts. ?
- The OI is 21309 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block on the PHLX.? UUP is near 1 year highs as the dollars surges ahead.? The call block went up near the offer and is most likely a bullish play on the dollar.? No size stock went up against this at the time of execution.
UA last profiled UUP on 10/22/2014 with a successful call roller in the Dec 23s.
- IV 30 is trading for 8.4%.
- HV10 is trading for 8.0%.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (the Fund) is a separate series of PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Trust (the Trust). The Fund establishes long positions in certain futures contracts (the DX Contracts) with a view to tracking the changcBank Long US Dollar Index (USDX) Futures Index Excess Return (the Index), over time.