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MON Upside Call Buyers

by | May 8, 2015 | Unusual Activity

1893 MON May 29 weekly 125 calls went up in 1 block on the ISE near the offer in a very wide market.?

Call buyers in MON- upside call buyers

?MON

Shares of Monsanto Comp. (MON) are up 3.21 to 122.34 today. ?MON is near the upper end of the 52 Week range.

  • Paper traded 1893 MON May 29 weekly 125 calls for 1.95.
  • The ADV is 243k contracts.
  • The OI is 0 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the ISE.? These calls went up near the offer in a very wide market.? The trader looked for more momentum on the big move this morning and it has not materialized yet.

  • IV 30 is trading for 20%.
  • HV10 is trading for 30%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

Monsanto Company (Monsanto) is a provider of agricultural products for farmers. The Company’s seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions that improve productivity, reduce the costs of farming, and produce better foods for consumers and better feed for animals. It manages business in two segments: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity..

 

Calls go up in CROX- call buyers after earnings

?CROX

Shares of Crocs, Inc. (CROX) are up .84 to 14.02. ??CROX is near the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 2200 CROX Jan 2016 17 calls for .60.
  • The ADV is 1700 contracts.
  • The OI is 2849 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the CBOE. ??Total volume is over 3000 contracts as traders take advantage of the cheap IV and buy upside calls after the positive earnings report.

  • IV 30 is trading for 28%.
  • HV10 is trading for 13%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Crocs, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, worldwide marketing and distribution of casual lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The Company?s products include footwear and accessories.

 

Upside call roll in COP- trader rolling out

?COP

Shares of Conoco Phillips (COP) are up .54 to 67.16 today.? COP is in the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 13507 COP May 70 Jun 72.5 calls for .30.
  • The ADV is 29834 contracts. ?
  • The OI is 28195 and 825 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 large blocks marked regular.? This is odd the trade did not go up as a spread and could be 2 different trades totally.? The likely scenario is that they closed the May calls early and bought Jun looking for a bounce.

  • IV 30 is trading for 22%.
  • HV10 is trading for 10%.
  • IV 30 is below the HV 10.

ConocoPhillips is an independent exploration and production (E&P) company. The Company manages its operations through six segments: The Alaska segment explores for, produces, transports and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas and LNG;