Friday, November 22, 2024
Globalstar (GSAT) is a satellite communications company. The stock price is under $1, but the company has a market value of almost $2 billion. Last week, an options trader seemingly purchased a block of 10,000 calls in GSAT that expire in July. This could be a bet on earnings next month or simply a bullish […]
Investors never know for sure if a company is going to post better earnings results than expected. That’s why there are always earnings surprises. However, that doesn’t keep traders from making educated guesses. In the case of Amazon (AMZN), a trader recently purchased 17,000 bullish call spreads that expire the day after earnings come out. […]
ETFs can often make for effective covered call trades because the price tends to be more stable than single stocks. In the case of SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME), the stock has been range bound for much of the last six months. From a block trade we saw last week, a trader is […]
Natural gas prices have been in a significant down trend since the middle of last year. A popular method of trading natural gas, the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) has gone from a high of over $30 to 52-week lows of around $6.50. However, a large options spread could suggest gas prices are set […]
An options block trade in General Motors (GM) could be a sign of stability in the stock over the next several months. A trader appears to have sold a put spread in GM options that expires in September. The spread was sold 10,000 times, with the position collecting $1.40 in premium per spread. The best […]
One of the most heavily traded ETFs in the world is the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). The Nasdaq 100 tracking ETF trades over 50 million shares on average per day and nearly 3 million options on top of that. Last week, an institution or fund purchased a whopping 65,000 puts in QQQ that expire in […]
Is the price of silver about to skyrocket? A massive options trade in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) could be suggesting that a large rally may occur in the precious metal before autumn sinks in. SLV is the most popular ETF for trading silver and tracks the price of physical silver. A trader placed an October […]
This past week, Block (SQ) was the subject of a short report, which caused the stock to lose 15% in a day. It’s hard to say how valid the report is, but options traders think the share price will stay depressed for at least a week. A trader sold 1,000 call spreads that expire at […]
As the regional banking crisis enters its second week, options traders have been eyeing First Republic Bank (FRC). The ultra-high volatility in FRC means there has been plenty of options action in the stock, with thousands more options trading than what normally occurs. One trader appears to be selling over 3,5000 puts that expire in […]
A large options block trade hit the tape last week in one of the biggest gold producers, Barrick Gold (GOLD). The trader placed a 3-legged options spread using 23,000 options contracts per leg. The spread is likely a put spread collar that allows GOLD some upside potential while hedging against a portion of downside risk. […]
