We haven’t looked at livestock futures options in a long time. Let’s fix that.
Futures Options Roundup: Livestock
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Up-and-Out Roll in WY
5000 WY Jan 36/Apr 38 calls spreads went up in 3 large blocks, and is consistent with a rolling buy writer.
Newsletter Trade in RICE?
370 RICE Feb 20 puts went up in 3 blocks. The paper stream is consistent with a newsletter type recommendation.
Futures Options Roundup: E-Mini
Today’s look at futures options features the Nasdaq 100 E-Mini.
Put Buyers Pile into SCCO
3999 SCCO Mar 21 puts went up in 1 large block. This trade is an opening put buyer with paper buying puts in pretty much every strike in Mar.
XLB- Put Buyers Might be Covering
4685 XLB Feb 45 puts went up in 1 large block. Given the recent price action it is probably a short cover.
Well-Timed Put Purchase in TFM
239 TFM Jan 40 puts went up in 1 block, and the buyers were either closing or getting ahead of the bad news in TFM.
Early DNKN Call Buyers Rewarded
3302 DNKN Mar 47.5 calls went up in 1 large block w/ trade on the strike well over 12k contracts. Early buyers jumped in and bid through the offer for calls initially.
Futures Options Roundup: Crude Oil
Let’s take a look at crude oil futures options, shall we?
Early Put Buyers in RIG
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.
Giant Call Roll in FRO
18500 FRO Jan 2/Feb 5 call spreads went up in 2 giant blocks w/ the Jan 2 trading for a .01 over parity and the Feb 5 .05 under the bid.
Futures Options Roundup: Metals
Today’s futures options roundup features metals. Specifically, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper.