This is an old school ?jelly roll? where one combination of stock is closed and rolled to a new month.?
Size call roll in MAS- roll out
Shares of Masco Corp (MAS) are up .51 to 23.49 today.? MAS is near the higher end of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 6960 MAS Jan 23/Feb 24 for .11. ?
- The ADV is 1827 contracts.
- The OI is 7550 and 0 contracts.
The volume went up in in two giant blocks.? This trade is a close on Jan?s and rolling up to the Febs.? The options went up in the middle of the markets with IV down in both months.? 4000 extra Feb 24 calls traded so there looks like some selling on balance for the 24 strike.? The likely trade is that the customer is a buy writer closing and rolling up for yield.
- IV 30 is trading for 25.
- HV10 is trading for 17.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
Masco Corporation manufactures, distributes and installs home improvement and building products. The Company is a manufacturer of a number of home improvements and building products, including faucets, cabinets, architectural coatings and windows, and the installer of insulation for the new home construction market.
Call buyers in ARO- call buyers are possible closing
Shares of Aeroposale Inc (ARO) are up .08 to 3.05 today. ARO is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 187 ARO Jan 3 calls for .30.
- The ADV is 1587.
- The OI is 12906.
The volume went up in 1 block.? The calls are still showing .30 bid with volume continuing to sell a posted bid.? .30 buyers came in early and the bid has sat through the day thus far.? IV is down quite a bit and this trade does look like short covering.? Check the OI for more tomorrow.
- IV 30 is trading for 76.
- HV10 is trading for 64.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
Aeropostale, Inc., (Aeropostale) is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aeropostale stores and 4 to 12 year-old kids through its P.S. from Aeropostale stores.
Strange roll in IRBT- combos roll
Shares of iRobot Corp (IRBT) are up .31 to 35.36. ?IRBT is near the middle of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 5250 IRBT Nov/Dec 40 rolls for .25.??
- The ADV is 1901. ?
- The OI is 5250 on in the Nov and less than 500 contracts in Dec.
The volume went up in 4 large blocks.? This is an old school ?jelly roll? where one combination of stock is closed and rolled to a new month.? The trade appears to have gone up for a .25 credit so one side looks like they book a solid profit.? The reason for the roll trading at the price is unclear but one side did not do so well.? Without a dividend the roll looks like it is worth about .03.
- IV 30 is trading for 35%.
- HV10 is trading for 26%.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
Robot Corporation develops and manufactures robotic solutions to real-world problems. The Company provides robotic technology and supplies developers with an industry standard platform to create robotic applications. The Company’s products combine artificial intelligence technology with easy to use interfaces. The consumer robots are supervised by their owners and respond to a click of a button or mouse. The Company specializes in the development and production of Artificial Intelligence, Man/Machine Interfaces, and Micro Robotics.