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Unusual Options Activity: Freeport McMoRan (FCX)
Bet on shares heading higher into the spring.Over 7,180 contracts traded on theFreeport McMoRan (FCX) May 2020 $13 call option, a six-fold surge in volume. The trade, with shares currently around…
Nov 22, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Target (TGT)
Long-dated call buying rises after earnings beat.Shares ofTarget (TGT) rose to a new 52-week high after a great earnings report, and many traders made bets on how long the rally would last. With many…
Nov 21, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Surge in call options expiring Friday.Over 122,140 contracts expiring on Friday at a $42 strike price forAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) changed hands—a 25-fold surge in volume over the prior open…
Nov 20, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Unum Group (UNM)
Unusual Options Activity: Unum Group (UNM)Bet on push back to 52-week lows. The March 2020 $30 put options onUnum Group (UNM) saw over 2,400 contracts trade against a prior open interest of…
Nov 19, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Apple (AAPL)
Long-dated put options see heavy volume.Although consumer tech giantApple (AAPL) is having a pretty good year, at least one trader is betting on a pullback. That’s based on the 40-fold surge in…
Nov 18, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
Unusual Options Activity: The Walt Disney Company (DIS)Bet on further move higher after Disney+ launch. The September 18th, 2020 $180 call options onThe Walt Disney Company (DIS), saw over 2,100…
Nov 15, 2019
Two Tech Companies that Could Rally From Here
These fast-growing companies could shake off the low-growth fears in tech and head higher.All sectors of the market go in and out of favor. For the past few years, however, the usually high-flying…
Nov 15, 2019
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Nov 14, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Intel Corporation (INTC)
Unusual Options Activity: Intel Corporation (INTC)Call buyer bullish into 2022. The January 21st, 2022 $57.50 call options onIntel (INTC), saw over 1,400 contracts trade, a nine-fold surge in volume…
Nov 14, 2019
Insider Trading Reports: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)
Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)Executive Chairman adds 5,000 shares. Glade Knight, Executive Chairman ofApple Hospitality REIT (APLE), added another 5,000 shares to his holdings, shelling out just over…
Nov 13, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Twilio (TWLO)
Call buying suggests pop higher this week.The November 15th $98.50 call options onTwilio (TWLO) saw over 8,400 contracts trade, a 44-fold explosion in volume from the prior open interest under 200…
Nov 13, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Kontoor Brands (KTB)
Unusual Options Activity: Kontoor Brands (KTB)Bet on double-digit drop by year-end. The December 20th $30 put options onKontoor Brands (KTB) saw nearly 15,000 contracts trade recently, a 90-fold…
Nov 12, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Qualcomm (QCOM)
Bet on shares moving higher after earnings beat.The April 2020 $105 call option onQualcomm (QCOM) saw a seven-fold surge in trading from 100 call options to over 700 calls trade. The move comes after…
Nov 11, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Alibaba Group (BABA)
Bet on further rally in shares.The June 2020 $205 call options onAlibaba Group (BABA) saw over 5,200 contracts trade, a 7-fold surge in volume. The trader is betting that shares, currently around…
Nov 8, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Uber (UBER)
In-the-money call buying suggests upside.March 2020 $25 call options onUber (UBER) saw over 2,500 contracts trade, a 13-fold increase in volume from the previous open interest of 192. With shares…
Nov 7, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
Surge in call buying after company repositions portfolio for higher dividends and buybacks.June 2020 $160 call options onJP Morgan Chase (JPM) saw heavy trading, with over 1,400 contracts trading…
Nov 6, 2019
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Nov 6, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Micron (MU)
Surge in calls expiring Friday.The November 8th $52 call options onMicron (MU) saw over 2,700 contracts trade against a prior open interest of 256, an 11-fold surge in volume. Given that the option…
Nov 5, 2019
Unusual Options Activity: Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI)
In-the-money puts suggests bearish move ahead.The April 2020 $17 put options onHanesbrands (HBI) saw over 13,700 contracts trade, a 68-fold surge in volume. Oddly, with shares of the company already…
Nov 4, 2019
Insider Activity: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD)
Multiple insiders buy after earnings.A number of insiders atDiebold Nixdorf (DBD) bought shares following earnings. The buys included multiple directors, a Senior Vice President of Services, and a…
Nov 4, 2019