Shares of the Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) are trading up .89 to 30.98 today. BKD is making a 52-week high.

Today paper traded 2500 BKD Mar 32.5 calls for .50.? ADV is 206 contracts.? The OI is 0 contracts.?

The volume went up in one large block.? Volume on the strike is now over 4000 contracts with most of the paper buying.? This is a large opening trade looking for higher prices for BKD. The calls are .55 bid now as of this writing with IV up about .68 in March.

30-day implied volatility is 31%. ? 10-day implied volatility is 27%.? 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10 Day Historical?

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (Brookdale) is an owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the United States.?