by Bob von Halle | Feb 7, 2020 | Commentary, Options
Just saw the following post courtesy of Trade Alert (www.trade-alert.com) which is an option flow aggregation service I use on a daily basis. I have no horse in the TSLA race (plenty of other ways for me to make and lose money and sleep better at night), but it might...
by Bob von Halle | Jan 31, 2020 | Commentary, Options
Very heavy first hour call buying in Pfizer…..over 25,000 call options have been bought so far today. Specifically, over 11,000 of the regular February expiration $38.5 strike calls have traded most around the $.28-.30 level. See Doug’s earlier post on the...
by Bob von Halle | Jan 29, 2020 | Commentary, Options
Significant call option buying in Viacom CBS (VIAC) as the stock hits a new 52 week low. At $34.70, a buyer bought 3,600 June $40 calls at $.84 and then over 5,000 Sept. $42.5 calls traded around $.87. This is by far and away the cheapest name in the media universe,...
by Bob von Halle | Jan 28, 2020 | Commentary, Options
Have seen quite a pick up in option activity in recent days in Gilead Sciences (GILD). Yesterday over 10,000 March $67.5 calls were purchased at various prices up to $.95 (closed today at $1.10). Today, saw almost the same amount of the Jan 31st weekly $64.5 calls...
by Bob von Halle | Jan 8, 2020 | Commentary, Options
One of the largest volume leaders in option land today belongs to Comcast (CMCSA). With the stock just over $45, over 50,000 of the March 50 calls have traded mostly around $.23 zone. Comcast sat out much of the Dec and early January rally, with the stock muddling...