Calls Trading in AMAT
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Shares of Applied Materials, Inc (AMAT) are up .08 to 20.99 today.? AMAT is in the middle of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 29697 AMAT Oct 22 calls at .80. ?
- ADV is 25,405 contracts. ?
- OI is 11,866 contracts
The volume went up in 1 block.? This trade went up through the bid and pressed down the IV in AMAT prior to the earnings announcement.? It looks like the investor wants the premium from call sale early.? There has been very large per-earnings option selling in AMAT.
- 30-day implied volatility is 34%. ?
- 10-day implied volatility is 20%.?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading above the 10-day realized volatility
Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic (PV) and related industries.
Calls Roll in F
Shares of Ford Motor Co. (F) are up .21 to 17.42 today.? F is in the upper end of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 14956 F Sep 17/Jan 18 call spread for even money. ?
- ADV is 72,219 contracts. ?
- OI is 73,264 (Sep 17) and 71,146 (Jan 18) contracts.
The volume went up in two large blocks.? F made a good size run from mid-May and from the execution pricing the spread looks closing a long in Sep and rolling up a strike in Jan.? The trade is bullish and so far it has worked out.
- 30-day implied volatility is 19%. ?
- 10-day implied volatility is 20%.?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading below the 10-day realized volatility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is a producer of automobiles. The Company together with its subsidiaries is engaged in other businesses, including financing vehicles. The Company operates in two segments: Automotive and Financial Services. Automotive includes Ford North America, Ford South America, Ford Europe, and Ford Asia Pacific Africa region.
Calls Roll in NQ
Shares of NQ Mobile Inc. (NQ) are down .03 to 6.45 today.? NQ is at the lower end of the 52 week range.
Today paper traded 42400 NQ Jan 2015 6/7 call spreads at .45. ?
- ADV is 2,699 contracts. ?
- OI is 3,169 (Jan 2015 6) and 43,190 (Jan 2015 7) contracts.
Volume went up in 2 big blocks.? The trade went up smack in the middle of the markets. NQ recently rallied higher but this volume went up on the 9th.? With the pull back in the stock price the trade is rolling down to leverage a move up.? It looks like they took a slight loss on the roll.
- 30-day implied volatility is 114%. ?
- 10-day implied volatility is 82%. ?
- 30-day implied volatility is trading above the 10-day realized volatility
NQ Mobile Inc. (NQ), formerly NetQin Mobile Inc., incorporated on March 14, 2007, is a holding company. The Company is a global provider of mobile Internet services focusing on security, privacy and productivity.
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