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XCO Upside Calls Trading

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Unusual Activity

5000 XCO Dec 2 calls went up in 1 block & 20k calls traded total for .04-.05 as traders looked like they closed some short call positions.?

Call buyers in XCO- upside calls trading

XCO

Shares of EXCO Resources Inc. (XCO) are down .03 to .57 today. ???XCO is near the bottom of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 5000 XCO Dec 2 calls for .04.
  • The ADV is 763 contracts.
  • The OI is 20018 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the NASDBX. ??20000 calls traded total for .04-.05 as traders looked like they closed some short call positions.? Jan 2016 3 calls traded as well with today as the day the short calls closed.

  • IV 30 is trading for 95%.
  • HV10 is trading for 148%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

EXCO Resources Inc. is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, acquisition, development and production of onshore United States oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. The Company?s principal operations are conducted in certain United States oil and natural gas areas including Texas, Louisiana and the Appalachia region. The Company focuses on the development of its core areas.

 

Calls trade in KN- Aug call spreads trade

KN

Shares of Knowles Corp (KN) are up .32 to 17.21 today. ?KN is near the bottom of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 2000 KN Aug 17.5/25 call spreads for .95.
  • The ADV is 816 contracts.
  • The OI is 266 and 40 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 blocks on the PHLX marked spread.? This opening call spread is a bit curious since the 25 call only traded for .05.? The trade as printed is bullish with KN near 1 year lows.

  • IV 30 is trading 68%.
  • HV10 is trading for 25%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Knowles Corporation (Knowles) is a supplier of micro-acoustic solutions and specialty components serving the mobile communications, consumer electronics, medical technology, military, aerospace and industrial markets.

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Calls trade in PFE- giant call sweep

PFE

Shares of Pfizer Inc. (PFE) are up .02 to 34.28 today.? ?PFE is trading near the top of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 8805 PFE Dec 35 calls for .92. ??
  • The ADV is 43k contracts. ?
  • The OI is 4496 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on a sweep on the ISE.? ?The trader is taking a bullish position into earnings looking for more upside

  • IV 30 is trading for 16%.
  • HV10 is trading for 12%.
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

Pfizer Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the discovery, development and manufacture of healthcare products. Its products include Lyrica, the Prevnar family of products, Enbrel, Celebrex, Lipitor, Viagra, Zyvox, Sutent, EpiPen, Toviaz, Tygacil, Rapamune, Xalkori, Inlyta, Norvasc, BeneFIX, Genotropin, ReFacto, Xyntha and Enbrel, among others.