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Size OTM POT Calls Trade

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Unusual Activity

6000 POT Aug 28 weekly calls went up in 1 block on the CBOE marked regular. ??

Calls trade in POT- size calls trade just OTM

POT

Shares of Potash Corp. (POT) are down .36 to 26.97 today. ???POT is near the bottom of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 6000 POT Aug 28 weekly calls at .35.
  • The ADV is 6678 contracts.
  • The OI is 34 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the CBOE marked regular. ??There is no real OI in POT on this strike so with the stock so low this is most likely a dividend/yield play to generate an extra 1% per month.? Earnings are the 30th.

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

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PCS) is a fertilizer company. The Company operates in three business segments: potash, nitrogen and phosphate.

 

Calls trade in MU- Aug call spreads trade

unusual options activity in MU

Shares of Micron Technologies Inc. (MU) are up .64 to 20.41 today. ?MU is near the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 5500 MU Aug 07 Weekly 20 call for .94.
  • The ADV is 109k contracts.
  • The OI is 5613 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the ISE on a sweep.? The calls traded on the offer at the time on good size.? There is a possibility that the calls are a close on the recent jump but could be an opening rush as MU pushes higher on fresh takeover news.

  • IV 30 is trading 55%.
  • HV10 is trading for 73%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

Micron Technology, Inc. is a global provider of semiconductor devices. Through the Company?s global operations, it manufactures and markets a full range of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), NAND Flash and NOR Flash memory, as well as other memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, automotive, industrial, embedded and mobile products

 

Calls trade in AAPL- Aug call buyer on the offer

AAPL

Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) are down .69 to 122.69.? ?AAPL is near the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 6193 AAPL Aug 28 weekly calls for .69. ??
  • The ADV is 897k contracts. ?
  • The OI is 1096 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on ARCA marked price variation. ??The trade is an aggressive opening call buy with 1 month to expiration.? The trader is taking a down day to jump into the calls.? A price variation tag usually has stock attached put no stuck went up with this option print.

  • IV 30 is trading for 20 %.
  • HV10 is trading for 28%.
  • IV 30 is below the HV 10.

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