4067 DNKN May 52.5 calls went up in 1 block marked spread on ARCA.?
Calls trade in DNKN- OTM call traders bidding up the IV
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Shares of Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN) are up .17 to 49.43 today. ?DNKN is making a 52 week high.
- Paper traded 4067 DNKN May 52.5 calls for .50.
- The ADV is 2490 contracts.
- The OI is 6253 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block marked spread on ARCA.? Multiple blocks of these calls went up all with trade tags indicating stock going with the option print.? 68k shares with up with this block indicating a very heavy lean on the calls.? The trader is looking for a move but long extra calls.
- IV 30 is trading for 28%.
- HV10 is trading for 11%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Dunkin? Brands Group, Inc. (DBGI) is a franchisor of quick service restaurants (QSRs) serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods, as well as hard serve ice cream. The Company franchises restaurants under its Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands. The Company has over 17,400 points of distribution in 55 countries.
Puts trade in VLO- bearish looking put spread
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Shares of Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) are down 1.65 to 58.08 today. ??VLO is near the middle of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 13600 VLO Jun 50/55 puts for 1.28.
- The ADV is 21774 contracts.
- The OI is 2574 and 4008 contracts.
The volume went up in 2 blocks.? Prices on the trade are looking more bearish with the Jun 55 puts going up on the offer.? This trader is looking for a move down from this level through the earnings cycle.
- IV 30 is trading for 32%.
- HV10 is trading for 37%.
- IV 30 is below the HV 10.
The Company Energy Corporation through its subsidiaries is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, petrochemical products and power. The Company subsidiaries employ approximately 10,000 people, and assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 2.9 million barrels per day, 11 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.3 billion gallons per year, and a 50-megawatt wind farm.
T calls trade- buy writers settling for small credits
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Shares AT&T are up .16 to 32.93 today.? T is near the middle of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 6864 T Apr 33 calls for .14.
- The ADV is 68242 contracts. ?
- The OI is 25997 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 large block.? Subsequent volume puts the activity on the strike over 13k contracts as trader try to reposition short calls to set up a roll into May.? The May 23 calls are trading, looking selling, but these trades did not go up marked spread.? If a rolling buy write, the trader is getting .13 only for the roll.
- IV 30 is trading for 17%.
- HV10 is trading for 9%.
- IV 30 is above the HV 10.
AT&T Inc. (AT&T) is a holding company. The Company is a provider of telecommunications services in the United States and worldwide. The Company services and products include wireless communications, local exchange services, long-distance services, data/broadband and Internet services, video services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking, wholesale services and directory advertising and publishing. AT&T operates in three segments such as Wireless, Wireline, and Other.