Eventually, though, they're all reduced to a snoozeful thrum by a process that works like noise-canceling headphones -- every speech, stanceorposition has its nullifying opposite.
The investor responsible for the transaction may be taking an outright bearish stance on the stock, or may be using the position to hedge long stock in DNKN through earnings.
The investor behind the transaction may be implementing the spread to hedge a long position in ADS shares, or may be establishing an outright bearish stance on the stock.