48200 XLE Dec 05 Weekly 86 puts went up in 1 massive block.? The trade went up near the middle of the market but closer to the offer at the time.

Puts trade in XLE- possible put spread

XLE

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Shares of Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) are down 1.33 to 86.49 today.? XLE is near the middle of the 52 week range.

Paper traded 48200 XLE Dec 05 Weekly 86 puts for .78.?

  • The ADV is 84k contracts.?
  • The OI is 292 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 massive block.? The trade went up near the middle of the market but closer to the offer at the time.? XLE has since dropped $1 and a size block of the Dec 5 Weekly 85 puts went up for .95.? The trader looked like they backed into a spread for a credit.? The trader is looking for? a big down more here.? A block of 130000 shares of went up after the second put spread.

  • IV 30 is trading for 24%.?
  • HV10 is trading for 15%.
  • IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Energy Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries oil, gas and consumable fuels, and energy equipment and services. The Fund?s investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

Size puts trade in RSX- OTM put buyer

RSX

Shares of the Market Vector Russia (RSX) are down .36 to 21.08 today.? RSX is at the low end of the 52 week range.

Paper traded 4734 RSX Dec 20.5 puts for .20.?

  • The ADV is 23707.?
  • The OI is 27 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 large block.? Trade on the strike is over 10k contracts as paper piles in and bids up these puts to open.? Large volume on the very near term puts in RSX as well.? The traders are looking for big move down.

  • IV 30 is trading for 30%.?
  • HV10 is trading for 24%.?
  • IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.

Market Vectors Russia ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the DAXglobal Russia+ Index (DXRPUS). DXRPUS is a modified market capitalization-weighted index consisting of publicly traded companies that are domiciled in Russia.?

Call spread in AAL- Roll for dollars

?AAL

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) are up 1.03 to 44.24 today. ? AAL is near the top of the 52 week range.

Paper traded 5000/10000 AAL Jan 2015 40 /Feb 47 calls for .75.?

  • The ADV is 65k.? ?
  • The OI is 75k and 2633 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 large blocks.? There is huge OI on the Jan side with this spread looking like a partial roll.? With AAL trading near the top of the range this looks like a house money roll and doubling down on the size on the upside.? Trader here is long and getting longer.

American Airlines Group Inc., formerly AMR Corporation, operates in the airline industry. The Company’s principal subsidiary is American Airlines, Inc. (American). As of December 31, 2011, American provided scheduled jet service to approximately 160 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (AMR Eagle), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, owns two regional airlines, which do business as American Eagle-American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc.