4000 SOXX Aug 92 calls went up in 1 block on the AMEX on a Price Variation. ?
Calls trade in SOXX- upside call buyers
Shares of the iShares S&P NA Tec. Semi Index (SOXX) are down 2.42 to 88.68 today.? ?SOXX is near the middle of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 4000 SOXX Aug 92 calls for 1.75.
- The ADV is 260 contracts.
- The OI in 0contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block on the AMEX on a Price Variation. ?Usually a trade like this is accompanied with stock but no stock of any size went up with this trade.? As the trade stands it is bullish in nature.
- IV 30 is trading for 26%.
- HV10 is trading for 18%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Shares PHLX Semiconductor ETF, formerly iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States-listed semiconductor stocks as represented by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (the Index).
Calls trade in RPTP- call buyers jump in???????????????????????????
Shares of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (RPTP) are up 1.05 to 14.92. ?RPTR is near the upper end of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 3500 RPTP Aug 14 calls for 1.20.
- The ADV is 3923 contracts.
- The OI is 137 contracts per strike.
The volume went up in 1 block on the PHLX.? IV is up 10 points as option buyers bid up the calls and puts.? This call buyer is already in the money.
- IV 30 is trading 71%.
- HV10 is trading for 72%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for people affected by rare and debilitating diseases.
Calls trade in NXPI- call spreads go up
Shares of NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) are down 4.38 to 91.60 today.? NXPI is near the upper end of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 1150 NXPI Oct 100/115 call spreads for 3.50. ?
- The ADV is 5689 contracts. ?
- The OI is 1823 and 4657 contracts.
The volume went up in two blocks on ARCA on a spread tag. ?With NXPI the trader looks like they are rolling down an OTM call closer to the money to catch the next leg up.? Check the OI on this one but either way the spread is more bullish, even if a down money roll.
- IV 30 is trading for 43%.
- HV10 is trading for 18%.
- IV 30 is above the HV 10.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXP) is a holding company. The Company is a semiconductor company. The Company provides high performance mixed signal and standard product solutions. Its product solutions are used in a range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications.