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SNE Jul Ball Buyers Act on the Dip

by | Apr 23, 2015 | Unusual Activity

896 SNE Jul 32 calls went up 1 block but volume of 1131 traded on the strike.?

Puts trade In SFUN ? put sellers bottom fishing

?SFUN

Shares of SouFun Holdings ltd are up .48 to 8.30 today. ??SFUN is near the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 16660 SFUN Nov 6 puts at .40.
  • The ADV is 3995 contracts.
  • The OI is 21 contracts.

The volume went up 1 block hitting the bid at the time.? This trade is just an outright opening put sale looking to generate a 4.8 return on risk to Nov.

  • IV 30 is trading for 15%.
  • HV10 is trading for 58%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

SouFun Holdings Limited (SouFun) operates as a real estate Internet portal in China. The Company also operates home furnishing and improvement Websites.

 

Calls trade in EWT- call buyers flood in

?EWT

Shares of the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT) are up .47 to 16.57 today. ??EWT is making a 52 week high.

  • Paper traded 25000 EWT May 17 calls for .135.
  • The ADV is 1843 contracts.
  • The OI is 0 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 blocks marked price variation. ??These call buyers were looking to jump and get long EWT after some stunning upside moves in this ETF lately.? Generally Price Variation markers have stock but not in this case.? Just straight up opening buys.? Heavy buying volume in the Jun 17s too.

  • IV 30 is trading for 19%.
  • HV10 is trading for 12%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the Index).

 

Calls trade in SNE- Jul call buyers on the dip

?SNE

Shares Sony Corp (SNE) are down 1.51 to 30.84 today.? SNE is near the top of the 52 eek range.

  • Paper traded 896 SNE Jul 32 calls for 1.45.
  • The ADV is 2672 contracts. ?
  • The OI is 1289 contracts.

The volume went up 1 block but volume of 1131 traded on the strike.? Most of that volume was call buying scattered on several floors.? The trader was lifting the available offers.? Most likely this is an opening buyer so check the OI on this one tomorrow.

  • IV 30 is trading for 37%.
  • HV10 is trading for 37%.
  • IV 30 is at the HV 10.

SONY CORPORATION is engaged in the operation of imaging products and solution (IP&S), game, mobile products and communication (MP&C), home entertainment and sound (HE&S), device, movie, music, financial and other business. IP&S segment provides digital imaging products and professional solutions.