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Big Upside Block of Calls after AAPL Earnings

by | May 21, 2015 | Unusual Activity

10000 AAPL Aug 135 calls went up in 1 block on the PHLX as a straight buy on the offer. ?

Calls trade in AAPL- big upside block after earnings

AAPL

Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) are up 1.14 to 131.22 today.? AAPL is near the upper end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 10000 AAPL Aug 135 calls for 4.15 today.
  • The ADV is 987k contracts.
  • The OI is 23004 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the PHLX. ??This block was a straight buy on the offer.? There is big open interest but it is doubtful this is a short close unless the seller nicked the recent highs.

  • IV 30 is trading for 18.35%.
  • HV10 is trading for 16%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions and third-party digital content and applications.

 

Calls trade in YHOO- near term ATM call buyers

YHOO

Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) are up .72 to 43.51 today. ??YHOO is near the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 659 YHOO May 29 Weekly 43.5 calls for .54.
  • The ADV is 65488 contracts.
  • The OI is 1311 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the CBOE .01 through the offer. ??Call buyers bought the May 22 Weekly 43.5 calls and are buying puts and stock.? Over the paper is bullish on the run today after the IRS tax scare.

  • HV10 is trading for 23%.
  • IV 30 is trading 56%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Yahoo! Inc. is a technology company. The Company is engaged in providing Internet search, communication and digital content. The Company manages its business geographically: the Americas; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific. The Company’s products include Search, Communications, Digital content, Flickr, and Tumblr.

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Calls trade in RAD- dubious prints in the Jul 9s

RAD

Shares of RiteAid Corp (RAD) are up .07 to 8.43 today. RAD is near the upper end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 100000 RAD Jul 9 calls for .25 and .30.
  • The ADV is 30565 contracts. ?
  • The OI is 17741 contract.

The volume went up in 2 blocks on the bid and offer.? Total volume is over 120k contracts with IV up slightly.? The two blocks could be a split price bid as the calls are .30 bid now.? Not easy to tell on this one but the subsequent action has the calls bid so buying is most likely.

  • IV 30 is trading for 43%.
  • HV10 is trading for 31%.
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

Rite Aid Corporation is a retail drugstore chain in the United States. As of March 1, 2014, the Company operated 4,587 stores in 31 states across the country and in the District of Columbia.