9800 HLT Jul 30 calls went up in 1 block on the CBOE. ?

Calls trade in HLT- possible call close

HLT

Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) are down .04 to 27.74 today.? ?HLT is trading in the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 9800 HLT Jul 30 calls at .05.
  • The ADV is 5530 contracts.
  • The OI is 15098

The volume went up in 1 block on the CBOE. ?This block traded on a no bid market with a .15 offer.? Paper was most likely closing after bids for HLT failed to materialize and the trader is closing at a loss.

  • IV 30 is trading for 27%.
  • HV10 is trading for 16%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is a hospitality company. The Company comprises of approximately 4,322 hotels, resorts and timeshare properties comprising of 715,062 rooms in 94 countries and territories.

 

Puts trade in CVX- a big put buyer rolling down

CVX

Shares of Chevron Corp. (CVX) are down .61 to 95.27. ?CVX is making a 52 week low.

  • Paper traded 5250 CVX Jul 96.5 puts over Jul 100 puts for 2.70.
  • The ADV is 31156 contracts.
  • The OI is 5002 and 16509 contracts.

The volume went up in two blocks on ARCA marked spread.? This trader most likely closed the Jul 100 puts for parity and opened a long Jul 96.5 put to press CVX making new 52 week lows.

  • IV 30 is trading 19.5%.
  • HV10 is trading for 11.89%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Chevron Corporation (Chevron) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates. The Company operates through two segments: Upstream and Downstream. Upstream operations consist primarily of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas (LNG); transporting crude oil through international oil export pipelines; transporting, storing and marketing natural gas, and operating a gas-to-liquids plant.

 

Calls trade in BX- large block prints through the offer

BX

Shares of Blackstone Group LP (BX) are down .58 to 40.74 today.? BX is near the upper end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 8674 BX Jan 2017 calls for 2.60. ?
  • The ADV is 22354 contracts. ?
  • The OI is 2176 contracts.

The volume went up in one block on the AMEX marked Price Variation. ?This huge block went through the offer but no stock of any size has printed in BX.? The call buy looks bullish or at the least the trader is expecting some moves.

  • IV 30 is trading for 27%.
  • HV10 is trading for 17%.
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

The Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone) is a global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services. The Company’s alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, non-investment grade credit, secondary funds and multi-asset class exposures falling outside of other funds’ mandates.