>>>US Options Activity

Unusual Options Activity

Bullish Call Activity:
  • NOR Nov 4 calls are seeing interest ahead of earnings today after the close (volume: 2060, open int: 190, implied vol: ~102%, prev day implied vol: 68%)  
  • DKS Dec 47 calls (volume: 4130, open int: 540, implied vol: ~31%, prev day implied vol: 29%)  -- co is expected to report earnings mid November. 
  • SPDR Euro Stoxx 50 (FEZ) Nov 39 calls are seeing interest following Eurozone PMI data out overnight (volume: 5020, open int: 1440, implied vol: ~20%, prev day implied vol: 18%) -- one 5K contract transaction on the offer.
Bearish Put Activity:
  • AME Nov 50 puts (volume: 3820, open int: 60, implied vol: ~33%, prev day implied vol: 25%)  -- the majority of today's volume occurred in single transaction (~3.4K contracts traded at 0.85 with 0.00/0.90  spread). The co is scheduled to present Nov 11 at Baird Industrial Conference (reported earnings last week). 
  • CIE Nov 10 puts are seeing interest ahead of earnings tomorrow Nov 4 before the open (volume: 2210, open int: 5850, implied vol: ~86%, prev day implied vol: 77%)