Bullish option traders are turning a barrel of gains in short-term positions on GameStop (GME) today. On Apr. 24, Market Rebellion’s Unusual Activity Service found that 5,500 May $12 calls were bought for $0.20 to $0.30 with shares at $10.20. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,110 contracts, indicating that this was clearly fresh buying. Those calls have sold for as much as $1.40 today, a 366.67% return, while the stock rose 18.82% in the same time period, underscoring how options can far outperform their underlying shares. Long calls lock in the price where investors c ..read more

Mid-session IV Report April 26, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By this often over looked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: MANU ROST ANVS ALCC ZIM Popular stocks with increasing volume: CVX INTC SNAP XOM F BABA NIO ROKU PLTR SOFI Active options: TSLA NVDA GOOGL INTC GOOG MSFT SNAP META AMZN AMD AAPL XOM F BABA NIO ROKU PLTR SOFI MARA VRT Option IV for large cap Apple (AAPL) 30-day option implied volatility is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 16 to ..read more

Pre-Market IV Report April 26, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often over looked information Options with increasing option implied volatility: GME MSFT GOOG GOOGL XOM CVX SNAP TMUS INTC GILD INTC COF JNPR ROKU TDOC SKX BIIB G NAVI GNW EQIX Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: MSFT GOOGL GOOG TMUS INTC KLAC GILD COF EW DXCM TEAM LHX WDC SNAP JNPR ROKU XOM CVX ABBV HCA CL CHTR AN TDOC SKX ..read more

Bears are scoring in downside option positions on Chewy (CHWY) today. On Apr. 12, Market Rebellion’s Unusual Activity Service found that 2,015 Weekly $17 puts, expiring May 10, were bought for $0.53 above the existing open interest of 29 contracts with shares at $18.17. Those puts have traded for as much as $2.34 this session, an 341.51% return, while the stock fell 18.93% in the same time frame, illustrating the kind of leverage that can be achieved quickly with options. Long puts lock in the price where a stock can be sold no matter how far it might drop, gaining value in a selloff ..read more

Mid-session IV Report April 25, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By this often over looked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: FXY AY TGT ROST PANW NVDA MSFT SNAP GOOG GOOGL XOM CVX Popular stocks with increasing volume: BAC F MARA PLTR SNAP PEP BA AAL SOFI IBM Active options: TSLA META NVDA AMZN AAPL GOOGL AMD MSFT GOOG F MARA PLTR SNAP PEP BA AAL RIOT SOFI IBM BAC Option IV into quarter results Microsoft (MSFT) April weekly call option implied volatility is ..read more

Pre-Market IV Report April 25, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often over looked information Options with increasing option implied volatility: ROST ATMU ELF NVDA META IBM CAT MSFT GOOG GOOGL INTC COF SNAP JNPR DLO FIP CPRI ARI GFL HPQ ACI AY GME Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: META IBM HCP BHP NOW CMG VKTX GILD MSFT GOOG GOOGL NOW MRK TMUS CAT CMCSA F INTC UNP BMY NOC VLO COF NEM RC ..read more

Mid-session IV Report April 24, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By this often over looked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: EDR PANW ROST ELF DLO EQX GFL MANU NVDA TGT PBR DJT INTC SNAP CAT META GOOG NOW IBM MSFT GOOGL Popular stocks with increasing volume: C ARM PLTR BABA T INTC V SMCI Option IV into quarter results Meta Platforms (META) April weekly call option implied volatility is at 140, May is at 56; compared to its 52-week range of into the expected ..read more

Pre-Market IV Report April 24, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often over looked information Options with increasing option implied volatility: NVDL ELF NVDA ROST TGT MANU AY XP TPC TSLY FIP FUTU WSO RMD APH WSO CTVA DVAX PBR PSEC ALTN TSLA CERE Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: TSLA META IBM NOW T BA BSX WM CMG CP GD CME HLT F TMO T BA HUM FTV BIIB Option IV into quarter results Meta ..read more

Bullish option traders are making some fast coin in Riot Blockchain (RIOT) today. Yesterday on Apr. 22, Market Rebellion’s Unusual Option Activity Service found that 5,700 Weekly $10 calls, expiring Apr. 26, were bought for $0.44 to $0.59 with shares at $9.81. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the contract was just 5,235 before the activity appeared. Those calls traded for as much as $2.13 this session, a 384.09% return, while the stock rose 23.14% at the same time, underscoring how quickly options can far outperform their underlying shares. Long calls lock in the price w ..read more

Mid-session IV Report April 23, 2024 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By this often over looked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: MANU NVDA TGT PBR DJT Popular stocks with increasing volume: GM PDD BABA C BAC GE SOFI AMC COIN UPS SPOT AFRM CLF Active options: Active options: NVDA TSLA AMD AAPL PLTR GM PDD RIOT AMZN BABA C BAC GE SOFI AMC COIN UPS SPOT AFRM CLF Apple (AAPL) 30-day option implied volatility is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 16 to 31 into ..read more