Shares of Atmel Corp. (ATML) are down .29 to 8.88 today.? ATML is near the middle of the 52 week range.

Today paper traded 3048 ATML Aug 9 calls for .50.? The ADV is 2259 contracts. The OI is 4836.

The volume went up in 2 blocks.? Scattered buyers pushed up the volume to 9427 in the strike today as the IV went up 8 points.? Buyers are looking for a pop similar to some of the other semiconductor names through earnings.

30-day implied volatility is 57%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 24%.? 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10 Day Historical volatility.