DWA – Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc. – Animated feature film producer Dreamworks Animation popped up on our ‘hot by options volume’ market scanner on Tuesday morning due to heavier than usual trading in November expiry calls.
Trading in the Nov $30 calls suggests at least one strategist may be positioning for the price of the underlying to hit fresh 52-week highs after the company’s third-quarter earnings report after the closing bell next Tuesday. Roughly 1,900 of the Nov $30 calls have changed hands so far today, which is more than three times previously existing open interest in the $30 calls of 489 contracts. Time and sales data indicates most of the calls were purchased during the first five minutes of the session at a premium of $1.00 each. Call buyers stand ready to profit at expiration next month in the event that Dreamworks Animation’s shares rally 6.6% to exceed the breakeven price of $31.00.
Shares in DWA are currently up 0.45% on the session at $29.07 as of 10:45 a.m. ET.
FDX – FedEx Corp – Shares in shipping solutions provider FedEx Corporation are up strongly on Tuesday, gaining 3.0% to $131.23 during morning trading after the stock was upgraded to ‘Overweight’ from ‘Neutral’ with a target share price increase to $153.00 from $134.00 at J.P. Morgan.
Trading traffic in weekly calls on FDX indicates some options players are positioning for the price of the underlying to extend gains during the next few sessions. The most-traded weekly calls are the Oct…
