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Size Put Spreads Trade in EWW

by | Mar 25, 2015 | Unusual Activity

12480 EWW Apr 55/58 put spreads went in two large blocks & looks like a successful put sale rolling up.

Calls trade in DF- looking like call sellers

?DF

Shares of Dean Foods (DF) are up .05 to 16.51 today.? DF is near the middle of the range.

  • Paper traded 4500 DF May 17 calls at .75.
  • The ADV is 463 contracts.
  • The OI is 9 contracts.

The volume went in one block.? DF is near the middle of the range and the call trader cares little about the KRFT takeover.? This trade looks like standard call overwriting of a stock position.

  • IV 30 is trading for 30%.
  • HV10 is trading for 26%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Dean Foods Company, incorporated on September 19, 1994, is a food and beverage company. The Company is a processor and direct-to-store distributor of fluid milk and other fluid dairy products in the United States. The Company manufactures, markets and distributes a variety of branded and private-label dairy case products, including fluid milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions and governmental entities across the United States.

 

Puts trade in EWW- size put spreads trade

?EWW

Shares of iShares MSCI Mexico Inv. Capped ETF (EWW) is down .57 to 59.21 today.? EWW is near the lower end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 12480 EWW Apr 55/58 put spreads for .44.
  • The ADV is 7187 contracts.
  • The OI is 15368 and 1260 contracts.

The volume went in two large blocks.? EWW is near the low end of the range and paper looks like they are closing the Apr 55 puts and reopening on the Apr 58 puts.? The trade looks like a successful put sale rolling up.

  • IV 30 is trading for 36%.
  • HV10 is trading for 22%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Ishares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 Index (the Index).

 

Calls and puts trade in ALLY- combo call spread trading

?ALLY

Shares of Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY) are down .08 to 20.90. ?ALLY is near the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 10000 ALLY Jun 22/23 call spreads and Jun 20 puts for a .45 credit.
  • The ADV is 2853 contracts.
  • The OI is 1109 contracts.

The volume went up in 3 blocks marked combo.? This trade looks like a long call spread and a short put combination playing for a run in the stock.? No stock went up against this so the play looks bullish on the outset.

  • IV 30 is trading for 29%.
  • HV10 is trading for 12%.
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

Ally Financial Inc. (Ally) is a financial services company. The Company is an automotive financial services company providing a range of financial products and services to automotive dealers and their customers.