Peak May call open interest totals a hefty 13, 593 contracts at the out-of-the-money 80 strike.
Peak November call open interest resides at the out-of-the-money 3 strike, totaling nearly 15, 000 contracts.
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Peak May call open interest resides at the out-of-the-money 12 strike, totaling roughly 59, 325 contracts.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, resides at the out-of-the-money November 36 strike numbering 5, 554 contracts.
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Meanwhile, peak November call open interest totals 8, 565 contracts at the out-of-the-money 42 strike.
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By comparison, the 6, 442 put contracts open at the out-of-the-money 1.50 strike seems pretty anemic.
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In the front-month series of options, the out-of-the-money November 26 and 27 strikes are most heavily populated.
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On the put side, peak open interest totals roughly 3, 500 contracts at the out-of-the-money November 2.50 strike.
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Overall, peak front-month put open interest resides at the out-of-the-money November 14 strike, totaling a hefty 75, 196 contracts.
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Other strategists displayed optimism on the gaming stock by selling in- and out-of-the-money put options expiring in August.
This preference for out-of-the-money puts versus in-the-money calls points toward bearish sentiment (i.e. low expectations) from the options crowd.
Peak call open interest, however, resides at the deep-out-of-the-money October 410 strike, where some 54, 021 contracts lie in wait.
Additionally, another 13, 000 contracts are open at the deep out-of-the-money 65 strike in the front three months of options.
In- and out-of-the-money call selling in the front month may be the work of traders taking profits off the table.
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Nearer-term options players are buying more of the calls exchanged at out-of-the-money strikes as compared to those selling the contracts.
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As the stock continues to stagnate beneath trendline resistance, these out-of-the-money calls could provide an additional layer of options-related pressure.
In-the-money calls are popular with buyers positioning for shares to appreciate, while out-of-the-money calls suggest more of a mixed picture.
The out-of-the-money September 14 call is the most popular among options speculators, with open interest resting at 7, 796 contracts.
He does not lose money on his investments, and in fact his BAC warrants went from out-of-the-money to in-the-money this morning.
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The heaviest accumulation of calls in the front-month November series can be found at the out-of-the-money 95 strike, numbering 2, 830 contracts.
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June and July contract calls are the most active with in- and out-of-the-money call buying a seemingly popular strategy amongst traders.
Investors eyeing the breathtaking drop in shares of the airline operator snapped up in- and out-of-the-money put options across multiple expiries.
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Taking a closer look, we find that peak weekly open interest resides at the out-of-the-money January 105 strike, totaling 3, 343 contracts.
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Peak put open interest totals 6, 047 contracts at the out-of-the-money 40 strike, while another 5, 082 puts reside at the November 45 strike.
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Taking a closer look, we find that peak November call open interest totaled a hefty 7, 901 contracts at the out-of-the-money 70 strike.
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You construct this strategy by purchasing one out-of-the-money call or put and selling two deeper out-of-the-money calls or puts in the same expiration month.
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Furthermore, peak call open interest for the front three months of options resides at the deep out-of-the-money 70 strike, totaling more than 10, 000 contracts.
Options traders positioning for shares in the name to move higher this week snapped up in- and out-of-the-money weekly calls on the stock today.
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Resistance for the SPX is at the round-number 900 area, which is home to the heaviest out-of-the-money call open interest in the May series.
But its shares fell by as much as 17%, and Disney's rose by up to 16%, so the offer has been out-of-the-money ever since.
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