A trader bought 1,000 NG Mar 5 Puts for $0.10 (2.3 times usual volume) with stock at $2.69 A trader bought 9,203 SNE Jan 13 Puts for $0.10 (3.2 times usual volume) with stock at $21.09 A trader bought 1,000 TSM Sep 17.5 Puts for $0.50 (3.7 times usual volume) with stock at $17.29 A trader bought 1,000 MWE Sep 65 Puts for $0.40 (3.3 times usual volume) with stock at $68.85 A trader bought 16,906 ODP Sep 4 Puts for $0.15 (17.8 times usual volume) with stock at $4.23
A trader bought 670 BGCP Feb 5 Calls for $0.80 (4.4 times usual volume) with stock at $5.65 A trader bought 2,113 AMBC Nov 20 Calls for $2.45 (7.1 times usual volume) with stock at $21.48 A trader bought 1,924 NVS Apr 80 Calls for $1.75 (3.5 times usual volume) with stock at $75.48 A trader bought 2,156 FST Nov 5 Calls for $1.04 (3.2 times usual volume) with stock at $5.68 A trader bought 795 QEP Sep 30 Calls for $0.10 (8.7 times usual volume) with stock at $28.66
A trader bought 1,924 NVS Apr 80 Calls for $1.75 (3.5 times usual volume) with stock at $75.48 A trader bought 2,156 FST Nov 5 Calls for $1.04 (3.2 times usual volume) with stock at $5.68 A trader bought 795 QEP Sep 30 Calls for $0.10 (8.7 times usual volume) with stock at $28.66 A trader bought 1,000 MWE Sep 65 Puts for $0.40 (3.3 times usual volume) with stock at $68.85 A trader bought 16,906 ODP Sep 4 Puts for $0.15 (17.8 times usual volume) with stock at $4.23
Shares of TC have traded in a 52-week range of $2.42-$4.55, and are currently down 12 percent YTD 2013. Bulls take heart, however, as several recent events suggest a rally will soon unfold. With a new CEO & Chairman at the helm, Thompson Creek beat analyst estimates in its most recent quarter, and will soon commence production at its Mount Milligan copper-gold mine. This is significant, as it transforms the $653 million dollar company from a pure play molybdenum miner into a more diversified metal mining company. This diversification improves growth prospects without increasing risk exposure. Unlike other copper and gold miners, all of Thompson Creek’s assets are located in North America, not in politically unstable regions potentially subject to violent regime change and other geopolitical shifts.
Trade: sell 1 TC March 5 Call for $0.30 for every 100 shares of stock bought at $3.80. Traders who employ this strategy will see maximum gains at $5 and above, but the trade will be profitable anywhere above $3.50.
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Analyzing unusual order flow gives traders a window into what the positions that large institutional players have. The majority of unusual option activity can be traced back to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other large institutions. Knowing where these institutions are placing their bets can be hugely advantageous for any trader. These institutions have informational and technological advantages that the average trader doesn’t have, and the amount of time and analysis that goes into every one of their trades is substantial. We offer this service through our 7 hour daily LIVE trading room http://bit.ly/135QWt8 or through Premium Twitter feed with all entries, exits, and unusual options activity tweeted all day long: http://bit.ly/11f0L9u .
Order flow can however at times be deceiving. One might logically think that a large block buyer of calls is bullish on the underlying. This is not always the case. Remember that a large number of participants in the equity options market are hedgers. Long calls are a hedge against short stock, and long puts are a hedge against long stock. With this in mind we have developed a 7 step trading plan that helps filter out unusual option activity that will not provide actionable trade setups. It is by using this plan that we are able to identify the most significant unusual options activity trades every day.
We define unusual option activity as large block trades that represent a large percentage of daily option volume. The block trade is considered “unusual” if the option volume is above the average daily volume over the past 22 days. At KeeneOnTheMarket.com we scan and analyze order flow from all of the major options exchanges in order to identify any unusual option activity.
Analyzing unusual order flow gives traders a window into what the positions that large institutional players have. The majority of unusual option activity can be traced back to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other large institutions. Knowing where these institutions are placing their bets can be hugely advantageous for any trader. These institutions have informational and technological advantages that the average trader doesn’t have, and the amount of time and analysis that goes into every one of their trades is substantial. We offer this service through our 7 hour daily LIVE trading room http://bit.ly/135QWt8 or through Premium Twitter feed with all entries, exits, and unusual options activity tweeted all day long: http://bit.ly/11f0L9u .
Order flow can however at times be deceiving. One might logically think that a large block buyer of calls is bullish on the underlying. This is not always the case. Remember that a large number of participants in the equity options market are hedgers. Long calls are a hedge against short stock, and long puts are a hedge against long stock. With this in mind we have developed a 7 step trading plan that helps filter out unusual option activity that will not provide actionable trade setups. It is by using this plan that we are able to identify the most significant unusual options activity trades every day.
We define unusual option activity as large block trades that represent a large percentage of daily option volume. The block trade is considered “unusual” if the option volume is above the average daily volume over the past 22 days. At KeeneOnTheMarket.com we scan and analyze order flow from all of the major options exchanges in order to identify any unusual option activity.
Analyzing unusual order flow gives traders a window into what the positions that large institutional players have. The majority of unusual option activity can be traced back to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other large institutions. Knowing where these institutions are placing their bets can be hugely advantageous for any trader. These institutions have informational and technological advantages that the average trader doesn’t have, and the amount of time and analysis that goes into every one of their trades is substantial. We offer this service through our 7 hour daily LIVE trading room http://bit.ly/135QWt8 or through Premium Twitter feed with all entries, exits, and unusual options activity tweeted all day long: http://bit.ly/11f0L9u .
Order flow can however at times be deceiving. One might logically think that a large block buyer of calls is bullish on the underlying. This is not always the case. Remember that a large number of participants in the equity options market are hedgers. Long calls are a hedge against short stock, and long puts are a hedge against long stock. With this in mind we have developed a 7 step trading plan that helps filter out unusual option activity that will not provide actionable trade setups. It is by using this plan that we are able to identify the most significant unusual options activity trades every day.
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