1612 Jan 15 puts went up in 1 block. Most of the 1 week trade is probably short covering with IV up 17 points in Jan.
Calls trade in YNDX
Shares of Yandex NV (YNDX) are down .73 to 17.50 today.? YNDX is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 2500 YNDX May 19 calls for 1.75. ?
- The ADV is 3779 contracts.
- The OI is 487 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block.? This trade went up marked buywrite and tied to 131600 shares of YNDX for 17.60 which was outside of the market at the time.? Generally stock priced through the offer means the customer is buying stock and selling calls.
- IV 30 is trading for 62%.
- HV10 is trading for 49%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Yandex N.V. (Yandex) is an European Internet company and a search provider in Russia. Yandex offers search services in Russia and also serves Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The Company?s search engine uses its algorithms to provide relevant results, which the Company structures and presents in an editorially neutral and user-friendly manner. The Company offers a range of specialized search, personalized and location-based services, including Yandex.News, Yandex.Market, Yandex.Mail and Yandex.Maps. The Company also features parallel search, which presents on a single page the results from both its main Web index and its specialized information resources, including news, shopping, blogs, images and videos. In September 2014, the Company acquired ADFOX advertising technology platform.
Calls trade in GDX- spread goes up
Shares of Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) are up .52 to 21.24 today. ??GDX is near the middle of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 2000 GDX Jan 25/30 call spreads for 1.15.?
- The ADV is 70k contracts.
- The OI is 19k contracts.
The volume went up in 2 large blocks. ?There is large open interest in these strikes but pricing is closer to the offer for the spread.? It is most likely buying to catch the upswing in GDX.? Check the OI tomorrow to see if it pushes over 20000.
- IV 30 is trading for 46%.
- HV10 is trading for 44%.
- IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.
The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index.
Puts trade in RIG- size early put buyers
Shares of Transocean ltd. (RIG) are down .56 to 15.53 today. ??RIG is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 1612 Jan 15 puts in RIG for .37.?
- The ADV is 41633 contracts. ?
- The OI is 61k contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block.? Total trade on the strike is over 43k contracts as paper either rushed to cover a short or buy more puts looking for an extra push down.? Most of the 1 week trade is probably short covering with IV up 17 points in Jan.
- IV 30 is trading for 76%.
- HV10 is trading for 34%.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
Transocean Ltd. (Transocean) is an international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The Company operates in two segments: contract drilling services and drilling management services. Contract drilling services, the Company?s primary business, involves contracting its mobile offshore drilling fleet, related equipment and work crews primarily on a day rate basis to drill oil and gas wells.