Options Oddities

Options Oddities 198: WMB, VALE, RSX   Unusual Activity for June 5, 2015:   Call over writer in Williams Companies (WMB) Bearish put spreads in Vale SA (VALE) Put stupid trades in Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX)

Options Oddities 197: ATML, MGM, ETFC   Unusual Activity for June 4, 2015:   Heavy call buying in Atmel Corp.(ATML) Aggressively bullish call action in MGM Resorts (MGM) Call spread in E-Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC)

Options Oddities 196: WMT, LL, FTR   Unusual Activity for June 3, 2015:   ITM call buyers in WalMart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Puts trade in Lumber Liquidators Holdings (LL)OTM call buyers in Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR)

Options Oddities 195: CLF, HRB, UPL   Unusual Activity for June 2, 2015:   ITM call buyers in Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) Calls trade in H&R Block Inc. (HRB) Large put spread closes in Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL)

Options Oddities 194: APC, EBAY, SINA   Unusual Activity for June 1, 2015:   Possible upside butterfly in Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) Closing call spreads in eBay Inc. (EBAY) Call spreads trade in Sina Corp. (SINA)

Options Oddities 193: TWTR, FEZ, PFE   Unusual Activity for May 29, 2015:   Calls trade in Twitter Inc. (TWTR) Possible strangle buyers in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (FEZ) Puts trade in Pfizer Inc. (PFE) 

Options Oddities 192: GLD, KORS, DSW   Unusual Activity for May 28, 2015:   Giant call spread in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) Big roll down in Michael Kors Holding LTD (KORS)   Upside call buyers in DSW Inc. (DSW)  

Options Oddities 191: S, WWAV   Unusual Activity for May 27, 2015:   Calls trade in Sprint Corp. (S) Upside call buyers in WhiteWave Foods Co. (WWAV)

Options Oddities 190: IMAX, AGQ, OCN   Unusual Activity for May 26, 2015:   Call rollers stay in IMAX Corp. (IMAX) Call buyers in Ultra Silver ProShares (AGQ) Puts trade in Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN)

Options Oddities 189: ARO, LGF, ATVI   Unusual Activity for May 22, 2015:   Calls trade in Aeropostale Inc. (ARO) Upside calls trade in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) Calls trade in Activision Blizzard (ATVI)

Options Oddities 188: AAPL, YHOO, RAD   Unusual Activity for May 21, 2015:   Big upside calls trade in Apple Inc. (AAPL) Near term ATM call buyers in Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Dubious prints in RiteAid Corp (RAD)

Options Oddities 187: WEN, NKE, LULU   Unusual Activity for May 20, 2015:   ATM call buyers in Wendys Co. (WEN) Calls trade in Nike Inc. (NKE) Puts trade in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU)

Options Oddities 186: DDD, UPS   Unusual Activity for May 19, 2015:   Upside call buyers in 3D Systems Corp. (DDD) Near term calls trade in United Parcel Service (UPS)

Options Oddities 185: XOP, SE, RICE   Unusual Activity for May 18, 2015:   Big roller in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exp. ETF (XOP) Calls trade in Spectra Energy Corp. (SE) Aggressive put seller in Rice Energy Inc. (RICE)

Options Oddities 184: ACHN, FTR, HTZ   Unusual Activity for May 15, 2015:   Overwrite against stock in Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACHN) Bullish calls in Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR) Cash-secured put roll in Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ)

Options Oddities 183: BBBY, MT, WMB   Unusual Activity for May 14, 2015:   Ratio put spreads trade in Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBBY) Upside call buying in ArcelorMittal SA (MT) Call rollers in Williams Companies Inc. (WMB)

Options Oddities 182: BRCM, OPK   Unusual Activity for May 13, 2015:   OTM calls trade in Boradcom Corporation (BRCM) Stock replacement strategy in Opko Health Inc. (OPK)

Options Oddities 181: DPZ, XLF, AAPL   Unusual Activity for May 12, 2015:   Long term put trader in Dominos Pizza, Inc. (DPZ) Calls trade in Select Sector Financial SPDR (XLF) Calls roll in Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Options Oddities 180: WM, NOK, ALTR   Unusual Activity for May 11, 2015:   Near term call buyers in Waste Management Inc. (WM) Ratio call and stock trade in Nokia Corp. (NOK) Puts trade in Altera Corp (ALTR)

Options Oddities 179: MON, CROX, COP, CCL   Unusual Activity for May 8, 2015:   Upside call buyers in Monsanto Comp. (MON) Call buyers after earnings in Crocs, Inc. (CROX) Upside call roll in Conoco Phillips (COP) Call writer in Carnival Corp (CCL)