20000 AMAT Feb 27 Weekly 24 calls went up in one block.?
Calls and puts trade in MCP- looking like strangle buyers
Shares of Molycorp Inc. (MCP) are up .04 to .91 today.? MCP is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 35000 MCP Sep .5 put/ 1.0 calls for .51.
- The ADV is 8243 contracts.
- The OI is 31100 on the puts and 47272 on the calls.
The volume went up in several blocks with 30000 going up sold last.? The strangle price went up at .51 with the trader closer to the offer side of the spread.? The trade is most likely an opening trade or a close of part of the existing position.? This is one to check the OI on because the trader would be looking for a big move and the stock cannot go below 0.
- IV 30 is trading for 226%.
- HV10 is trading for 155%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Molycorp, Inc. (Molycorp) is an advanced material manufacturer. With 25 locations across 10 countries, the Company produces a range of specialized products from all 16 naturally occurring rare earths (lights, mids, and heavies) and five rare metals (gallium, indium, rhenium, tantalum, and niobium).
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Call trading in AMAT- early buyers rewarded
Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) are up 1.04 to 25.14 today.? AMAT is near the high end of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 20000 Feb 27 Weekly 24 calls for .87. ??
- The ADV is 28k contracts.
- The OI is 589 contracts.
The volume went up in one block.? Size call buyers came in and bought up the AMAT calls in mostly the near term strikes.? Feb 27 Weekly 24 calls are now 1.34 bid as most of the early call buyers were successful in front running the news.? Some Feb 27 Weekly 24.5 call buyers actually paid through the offer.? The traders do not look like they are selling to close yet.
- IV 30 is trading for 46%.
- HV10 is trading for 59%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic (PV) and related industries. Applied?s customers include manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, flat panel liquid crystal displays (LSDs), PV cells and modules, and other electronic devices. Applied operates in four segments: Silicon Systems Group, Applied Global Services, Display, and Energy and Environmental Solutions. Applied?s Silicon Systems Group segment develops, manufactures and sells manufacturing equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips
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Call trading in PBR- moving into longer term calls
Shares of PetroBras (PBR) are down .16 to 6.81 today. ??PBR is trading near the low end of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 9000 PBR Jul 11 calls for .18-.19 today. ?
- The ADV is 77482 contracts. ?
- The OI is 3000 contracts.
The volume went up in 2 large blocks on split prices. The trade is opening paper and most likely a cheap shot on the price of PBR.? Huge Mar 8/9 call spreads are trading that appear to be buy to close so a short delta is getting reduced.
- IV 30 is trading for 72%.
- HV10 is trading for 76%.
- IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (Petrobras) is a Brazil-based integrated oil and gas company. The Company divides its activities into seven segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; Gas and Power; Biofuel; Distribution and International.