Unusual options trading activity alert: Put seller into blowout upside in UTHR, moving on corporate action in PSMI, more calls in TTWO.
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Puts trade in UTHR- a put seller into the blowout upside
Shares of Untied Therapeutics Corp. (UTHR) are up 25.93 to 117.60 today. UTHR is making a 52 week high.
Today paper traded 1200 UTHR Oct 105 puts at 3.10 and 3.20. ?
- ADV is 444 contracts. ?
- OI is 0.
Volume went up in 6 blocks of 200 contracts each.? The initial market was very wide with this customer getting filled mid-market on one exchange.? The 3.1 offer was posted then eventually filled.? The trader is taking advantage of the jump to sell some out of the money premium close to the opening price today.
- 30-day implied volatility is 44%. ??
- 10-day implied volatility is 18%. ?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading above the 10-day realized volatility.
United Therapeutics Corporation is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening conditions.
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Calls trade in PSMI- A call seller in a possible corporate action
Shares of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (PSMI) are up .01 to 12.44. PSMI is near the top of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 1413 PSMI Apr 12.5 calls at .10 and .15. ?
- ADV is 264 contracts. ?
- OI is 5468 contracts.
Volume went up in 2 blocks.? There is not much of a bid left for options in PSMI after the take out offer from Murata.? The call seller could be grabbing the last premium or shutting down what is left of a call position.? There is still a .10 for the options.
- 30-day implied volatility is 0%. ??
- 10-day implied volatility is 244%. ?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading below the 10-day realized volatility
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (Peregrine) is engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for the aerospace and defense, broadband, industrial, mobile wireless device, test and measurement equipment, and wireless infrastructure markets.
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Calls trade in TTWO
Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) are up .98 to 23.44 today.? TTWO is near the top of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 599 TTWO Oct 25 calls.?
- ADV is 1984 contracts. ?
- OI is 4 contracts.
Volume went up in one large block.? Total volume is over 12761 contracts with IV jumping in all terms and strikes.? Buyers are looking for a lot more upside in TTWO.
- 30-day implied volatility is 36%. ??
- 10-day implied volatility is 20%. ?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading above the 10-day realized volatility
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers worldwide. The Company develops and publishes products through its two wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. It?s products are designed for console gaming systems such as Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3), Microsoft’s Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) and Nintendo’s Wii (Wii) and Wii U (Wii U); handheld gaming systems such as Nintendo’s DS (DS) and Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP); and personal computers including Smartphone?s and tablets.