Unusual Options Activity Wed 9/20/23

Stocks seeing volatility buying (bullish call buying/bearish put buying):

Calls:

• TVTX Oct 15 calls are seeing interest with 140 contracts trading vs. open int of 790, pushing implied vol up around 38 points to ~247.84%. The Co is expected to report its next earnings in late October/early November
  
• DYN Dec 7.50 calls are seeing interest with 80 contracts trading vs. open int of 1660, pushing implied vol up around 11 points to ~149.04%

Puts:

• ACRS Dec 7.50 puts are active with 320 contracts trading vs. open int of 2100, pushing implied vol down around 78 points to ~397.77%. The Co announced results from Phase 1 Multiple Ascending Dose Trial of ATI-2138, an Investigational Oral Covalent ITK/JAK3 Inhibitor on Monday
• AKRO Nov 45 puts are active with 230 contracts trading vs. open int of 3150, pushing implied vol down around 13 points to ~166.85%

Sentiment: The CBOE Put/Call ratio is currently: 0.92, VIX: (14.17, +0.06, +0.43%).
October 20 is options expiration -- the last day to trade October equity options.