Shares of the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD) are up .69 to 24.98 today. BKD is trading $1.11 under the highs of the year.
This morning paper sold the BKD Jan 25 calls on the open for .45 -.50 in small blocks for 968 contracts on the day. Average contract volume is over 719 contracts per day in the name.? Open interest is over 4,000 on the strike.? The implied volatility is down 6% on the strike. The trade looks to be a long holder starting to close out. ?
30-day implied volatility is 36%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 24%.? 30-day implied volatility is trading over the 10-day historical volatility.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD) is an owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the United States.