Unusual Options Trading Activity Alert: Put Buyers Jump Into XLP, Call Buyers Looking For a Bounce In BP, YHOO Call Spreads Trade
Put Buyers Jump Into XLP
Shares of the Consumer Staples Select (XLP) are up .14 to 45.46 today.? XLP is trading near a 52 week high.
Today paper traded 30000 XLP Sep 45 puts for .33.?
- The ADV is 10733 contracts.?
- The OI is 21375 contracts.
Volume went up in 1 large block marked buy write.? The trade lifted the offer with more put buyers jumping in.? The trade is consistent with a put and stock buyer as XLP is trading near all-time highs so the trader wants higher prices.
- 30-day implied volatility is 9%.??
- 10-day implied volatility is 3%.?
- 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10 realized volatility.
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (the Index).The Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index.
Call Buyers Jump Into BP- Call Buyers Looking For A Bounce
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Shares of BP PLC (BP) are up 1.05 to 45.93 today.? BP is near a 52 week low.
Today paper traded 548 BP Oct 47 calls for .49.?
- The ADV is 15087 contracts.?
- The OI is 1244 contracts.
Volume went up in 1 large block.? The trade lifted sweeping the volume at the time.? IV? is down in Oct but BP is up putting these calls as a savvy buy early this morning.? The calls are .13 to the good today.
- 30-day implied volatility is 17%.??
- 10-day implied volatility is 32%.?
- 30 day implied volatility is trading below the 10 realized volatility.
BP p.l.c. (BP) is an integrated oil and gas company. The Company provides its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricants and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items as diverse as paints, clothes and packaging. The Company operates in two business segments: Exploration and Production, and Refining and Marketing.
?YHOO Call Spreads Trade- Lots Of Call Volume Today
Shares of Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) are up .43 to 39.63 today. YHOO is trading in the upper end of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 14500 YHOO Oct 38/42 call spread at 1.63.?
- The ADV is 152498 contracts.
- The OI is 67066 on the 38s and 47340 on the 42s.
Volume went up in 2 large blocks.? The trade went up between the markets and is either taking profits on the spread or rolling up the 42 strike into the BABA IPO.? This spread constitutes most of the volume on the two strikes today so it would be work checking the OI tomorrow to see if the customer is rolling up or closing.? There was substantial rolling activity in YHOO in many months today.
- 30-day implied volatility is 46%.??
- 10-day implied volatility is 13%.?
- 30 day implied volatility is trading below the 10 realized volatility.
Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo!) is a global technology company. Through the Company?s technology and insights, Yahoo! delivers digital content and experiences, across devices and globally.