Options Oddities

Unusual Activity for July 20, 2015:

• Call spreads trade in Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM)
• Upside call sellers in Heron Therapeutics Inc. (HRTX)
• Nearer term call buyers in SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME)

Unusual Activity for July 17, 2015:

• Call home runs in ETSY Inc. (ETSY)
• Size call buyers in Rambus Inc. (RMBS)
• Put spreads trade in iShares MSCI Canada (EWC)

Unusual Activity for July 16, 2015:

• Call trade in Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR)
• Huge put spread trades in Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
• Big call trade in iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)

Unusual Activity for July 14, 2015:

• Two way trade in Alerian MLP (AMLP)
• Mass call buyer in Teck Resources Ltd (TCK)
• Calls trade in iShares Barclay 7-10 Year Treasury ETF (IEF)

Unusual Activity for July 13, 2015:

• Calls trade in Rite Aid Corporation (RAD)
• Call roller in eBay Inc. (EBAY)
• OTM put buyers in Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH)

Unusual Activity for July 10, 2015:

• Puts and stock trade in Intel Corp. (INTC)
• Ratio buy write trade in Sunedison Inc. (SUNE)
• Big combo goes up in GrubHub Inc. (GRUB)

Unusual Activity for July 9, 2015:

• Near term calls trade in SUPERVALU INC. (SVU)
• Size call seller in Kate Spade & Company (KATE)
• Calls and stock trade in iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT)

Unusual Activity for July 8, 2015:

• Upside call buyers in iShares S&P NA Tec. Semi Index (SOXX)
• Call buyers jump in Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (RPTP)
• Call spreads go up in NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI)
• Calls trade in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX)

Unusual Activity for July 7, 2015:

• Calls trade in DISH Network Corp. (DISH)
• Calls trade in Nucor Corp. (NUE)
• Puts trade in Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ)

Options Oddities 218: AKS, VIXY, MU

Unusual Activity for July 6, 2015:

Big buy write goes up in AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS)

Opening call buyer in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY)

Giant call block goes up in Micron Technologies, Inc. (MU)