16429 MAT Feb 26 puts went up in 1 giant block & paper is bidding up these downside puts into the earning cycle
Calls trade in EWI- upside calls trading
Shares of iShares MSCI Italy Index (EWI) are up .21 to 13.78.? EWI is at the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 5500 Jun 15 calls for .35.?
- The ADV is 591 contracts.
- The OI is 156 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block.? Subsequent volume paid .45 for these calls as small buyers follow the large buyers.? The bet here is a huge turn around in Europe with the dollar/Euro not dropping too much more.
- IV 30 is trading for 27%.
- HV10 is trading for 21%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Shares MSCI Italy Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index (Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Calls trade in QLIK ? large buy writes
Shares of Qlik Technologies (QLIK) are up .37 to 29.98 today.? QLIK is near the middle of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 10000 QLIK Aug 30 calls for 4.3-4.50. ??
- The ADV is 2434 contracts.
- The OI is 2 on the calls.
The volume went up in 2 blocks.? The options went up marked buywrite with Aug 40 calls going up too 5000x.? The stock volume was light relative to the option size at about 420,000 shares versus 150000 total contracts.? The trader is looking to sell option premium on a ratio to stock.
- IV 30 is trading for 60%.
- HV10 is trading for 25%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Qlik Technologies Inc. (QlikTech) provides user-driven business intelligence (BI) solution that enables its customers. The QlikView Business Discovery platform (QlikView) helps people create and share insights and analysis in groups and across organizations.
Puts trade in MAT- giant block goes up
Shares Mattel, Inc. (MAT) are up .11 to 27.87 today. ??MAT is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 16429 MAT Feb 26 puts for .90.?
- The ADV is 3779 contracts. ?
- The OI is over 3547 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 giant block.? Total volume is over 21900 contracts with the IV UP 2.6 POINTS in Feb.? Paper is bidding up these downside puts into the earning cycle.? There were no blocks tied to stock with this.
- IV 30 is trading for 42%.
- HV10 is trading for 22%.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
Mattel, Inc. (Mattel) designs, manufactures and markets a variety of toy products worldwide which are sold to its customers and directly to consumers. Mattel?s portfolio of brands and products are grouped in categories, such as Mattel Girls & Boys Brands, including Barbie fashion dolls and accessories (Barbie), Polly Pocket, Little Mommy, Disney Classics, and Monster High (collectively Other Girls Brands), Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Tyco R/C vehicles and play sets, and CARS, Radica, Toy Story, Max Steel, WWE Wrestling, and Batman, and games and puzzles; Fisher-Price Brands-including Fisher-Price, Little People, BabyGear, Imaginext, and View-Master, Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go!, Thomas and Friends, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sing-a-ma-jigs, and See ?N Say, and Power Wheels, and American Girl Brands, including My American Girl, the historical collection, and Bitty Baby. In May 2014, the Company, through its subsidiary, acquired MEGA Brands Inc.