Over 18K WMT Jan 82.5 calls went up in 1 giant block mid-market and at one point were reprinted on a slightly larger size.
Large buy writes go up in WMT
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Possible Backspread in CST
1500 CST Nov 41 calls went up today in large blocks marked spread without a counter side. Stock did go up on 75k shares making it a call/stock backspread
Profit Taking in WLT
2 giant blocks of WLT Nov 2.5/3 call spread traded as a likely close on the near term pop in WLT today.
Possible Short Call Cover in XLY
Over 20k Jan 72 Calls traded today in 2 large blocks. The trader here looks like they are buying more of the same that they bought yesterday for .02 better.
Giant call traders in XOP
Today paper traded 250k XOP Jan 2015 63 calls for 1.84 and 375k XOP Jan 2015 65 calls for 1.275.
Buying Put Protection in VSAT
2k VSAT put/call combos traded today for 1.40 with the puts trading on the bid and the calls mid-market.
Scattered Paper Buying up CLD Calls
See what we did there? CLD calls? This is a buyer looking for a quick strike in CLD. IV is up sharply in Nov so buyers are still jumping in.
Taking the Long View in DXJ
The trade is skewed to buy call/sell put as a trader is looking for big upside in this Risk Reversal. If DXJ goes nowhere, they will lose the small debit.
Size Put Seller Active in GERN
10K GERN Nov 2.5 puts traded today. There appears to be a rolling call seller on the 3 to 3.5 strikes as well.
Big Call Buyer in SBUX
10K SBUX Dec 80 calls traded today in 1 giant block. The trade is opening with enough volume to move IV slightly higher.
Top 10 Equity Options & Strikes: AAPL, CBS, ARCP, AMTD, BAC
The top ten equity options and strikes for Monday, November 3, 2014 are:
Giant Block of Calls Trades in INTC
Volume went up in 1 giant block. The opening trade is consistent with a buy-writer with a tight range on the underlying.