11k EMC Jan 31 calls went up today in 1 giant block lifting the offer & could be a short call close even with the calls going up marked spread. ?
Calls trade in CIE
Shares of the Cobalt International Energy (CIE) are down .56 to 8.80 today.? CIE is at the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 871 CIE Jan 2015 10 calls for .30. ?
- The ADV is 4090 contracts.
- The OI is 748 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block.? Additional blocks went up for .30 bringing volume to 1500+ contracts.? This is shorter term buying than UA posted on Friday but upside bias nonetheless.
- IV 30 is trading for 78%.
- HV10 is trading for 92%.
- IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. independent, oil-focused exploration and production company with a salt prospect inventory in the deepwater of the United States Gulf of Mexico and offshore Angola and Gabon in West Africa.
Puts trade in OIH ? put block goes up
Shares of Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) are down 1.66 to 36.29 today. ??OIH is near the lower end of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 8712 OIH Feb 34 puts for 1.30. ??
- The ADV is 26829 contracts.
- The OI is 0 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block.? Subsequent volume went up buying puts with volume over 12000 contracts.? As of now no stock went up on this trade so it looks like a dead cat bounce king of play in OIH.
- IV 30 is trading for 37%.
- HV10 is trading for 48%.
- IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.
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Calls trade in EMC- big block trades
Shares of EMC Corp (EMC) are up .13 to 30.27. ??EMC is near the upper end of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 11000 EMC Jan 31 calls for .39.?
- The ADV is 17767 contracts. ?
- The OI is 72k contracts.
The volume went up 1 giant block.? This trade went up lifting the offer and could be a short call close even with the calls going up marked spread.? No volume of size went up against these options and no stock of size printed either.? The calls are still.39 bid after so the buyer appears to be continuing.
- IV 30 is trading for 23%.
- HV10 is trading for 34%.
- IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.
EMC Corporation (EMC), develops, delivers and supports the information technology (IT) industry?s range of information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure technologies, solutions and services.