Ratio Buy Write In CSCO, Upside Call Buyers In ZIOP, Buy Write Trades In XME

 

Puts Trade In CSCO ? Ratio Buy Write

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) are up .34 to 23.60 today.? CSCO is in the middle of the 52 week range.

Today paper traded 9000 CSCO Dec 23 puts for .58.? The ADV is 60990 contracts.? The OI is 4652 contracts.

Volume went up in 1 giant block. The options traded with stock to the around 250k shares.? The customer is looking for a good size move from now through the earnings cycle.? The trade is essentially a long straddle.

30-day implied volatility is 26%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 28%.? 30 day implied volatility is trading below the 10 day realized volatility

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco) designs, manufactures, and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry and provide services associated with these products and their use.

 

 

Calls Trade In ZIOP- Upside Call Buyers

Shares of the ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (ZIOP) are up .29 to 2.87. ZIOP is near the bottom of the 52 week range.

Today paper traded 2770 ZIOP Dec 4 calls for .45 .? The ADV is 773.? The OI is 2 contracts.

Volume went up in 1 large block.? The trade is showing straight call buying after a 1680 lot trade went up for .40.? The opening call buying is pure spec here.

30-day implied volatility is 142%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 41%.? 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10 day realized volatility

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., is a biotechnology company. The Company employs gene expression and control technology to deliver therapies.

 

Buy Write Trades In XME- Looks Like A Buy Writer Crushing Longer Term IV
Shares of SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME) are trading up .53 to 34.47 today.? XME is near the lower end of the 52 week range.

Today paper traded 4700 XME Jan 2016 43 calls for 1.57.? The ADV is 3973 contracts.? The OI is 4502 contracts.

Volume went up in one large block.? The trade volume looks like call buyer with the trade going up marked buy write.? The stock volume printing is on a ratio of 1 to 4 so this is some kind of longer term ratio trade.? The pricing is showing the customer is selling stock and buying calls.

10 Day Realized Volatility is 29%.? 30 Day Implied Volatility is 41%.? 30 Day IV is trading below the 10 day realized volatility

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the performance of the S&P Metals & Mining Select Industry Index (the Index). The Index is an equal weighted market cap index.