Unusual Options Activity Tue 8/8/23

The following options are exhibiting notable trading, potentially indicating changing sentiment toward the underlying stocks, and/or potentially representing positioning for increased volatility.

Bullish Call Activity:

• DELL Aug 56 calls are seeing interest with the underlying stock up 6% (volume: 2300, open int: 30, implied vol: ~43%, prev day implied vol: 25%). Co is confirmed to report earnings August 31 after the close.
• CHPT Aug 8 calls (volume: 17.2K, open int: 1850, implied vol: ~84%, prev day implied vol: 69%). 15K traded in a single transaction. Co is expected to report earnings late August.
• PBI Oct 4 calls (volume: 1510, open int: 10, implied vol: ~52%, prev day implied vol: 46%). 1500 contracts traded in a single transaction. Co is expected to report earnings early November.
  

Bearish Put Activity:

• M Aug 15.5 puts (volume: 5040, open int: 170, implied vol: ~50%, prev day implied vol: 43%). Co is confirmed to report earnings August 22 before the open.
• SMG Aug 60 puts (volume: 3210, open int: 1820, implied vol: ~25%, prev day implied vol: 22%). Co is expected to report earnings early November.
  
  

Sentiment: The CBOE Put/Call ratio is currently: 1.03, VIX: (17.44, +1.67, +10.6%).
August 18 is options expiration -- the last day to trade August equity options.