Futures Options Roundup is taking a deep dive into metals. Let’s look at the top 10 strikes and overnight changes in OI for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper.
Futures Options Roundup: Metals
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Pre-Earnings Buy-Writer in TIF
More than 12K TIF Jan 2015 110 calls went up in 1 large block. A customer wanted to sell calls, most likely against stock, before TIF reports earnings tomorrow.
Early Call Buyers Active in DISH
DISH is on a tear lately and these near term options had paper lifting the offer looking for a big score.
Possible Upside Call Buyers in AUQ
Over 9k AUQ Mar 5 calls went up in 2 blocks with paper looking buy.
January Call Buyers in BLOX
Trading on the BLOX Jan 15 call is over 2000 contracts with heavy trading on the Jan 17.5 strike as well.
Upside Call Buyers Active in GM
In GM today, there is heavy action in January upside calls that appears to be opening. Traders have scooped the GM January 36 calls about 4500 times.
Early Upside Call Buyers in AXLL
A flurry of over 1000 AXLL calls traded where paper was lifting the offer and in some cases paying through the offer.
Size Buyers Jump into MDLZ Calls
MDLZ trading on the day is over 8000 contracts as the calls jump to a .45 bid with straight bullish call trading.
Size Combos / Long Delta Play in MCD
9k/7k MCD Jan 90 put/100 call combos traded today in two giant blocks. Trade on these strikes is closer to 10000 contracts as paper is buying calls and selling puts
Possible Time Stupid in MVW
No stock went up with this trade and it is looking very bullish. Total volume is down in both terms so this is a bit of a confusing block of paper.
Strange Jelly Roll in IRBT
This is an old school ?jelly roll? where one combination of stock is closed and rolled to a new month.
Futures Options Roundup: FX
In light of the recession in Japan, it seems especially salient to focus on FX Futures Options.