Unusual Options Activity Thur 9/21/23

 

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

Calls:

• RPTX Oct 15 calls are seeing interest with 165 contracts trading vs. open int of 1990, pushing implied vol up around 11 points to ~122.91%
  
• SNDX Oct 20 calls are seeing interest with 250 contracts trading vs. open int of 6270, pushing implied vol up around 3 points to ~165.16%. The Co will report its next earnings in November

Puts:

• HE Oct 7.50 puts are active with 380 contracts trading vs. open int of 2610, pushing implied vol down around 24 points to ~138.99%. Shares have been under fire following Maui fire fallout
  
• CHPT Oct 7 puts are active with 110 contracts trading vs. open int of 28110, pushing implied vol down around 26 points to ~113.78%. The Co will report its next earnings in December

Sentiment: The CBOE Put/Call ratio is currently: 0.96, VIX: (16.38, +1.24, +8.19%).
October 20 is options expiration -- the last day to trade October equity options.

Insider Trading (Wed 6/8/22)

Notable purchases -- CEO and Director add to KPLT; notable sales -- Director active in NCNO

Buyers:

• CBAY CEO bought 51,301 shares at $1.95 worth ~ $100K.
  
• CGEM CEO bought 8,090 shares at $12.34 - $12.45 worth ~ $100K.
  
• COMM CFO bought 17,887 shares at $8.09 - $8.11 worth ~ $140K.
  
• HRT Director bought 29,991 shares at $14.85 - $14.99 worth ~ $450K.
  
• KIND Director bought 5,837,072 shares at $3.03 - $3.62 worth ~ $19.4 mln.
  
• KPLT CEO and Director bought 278,472 shares at $1.38 - $1.57 worth ~ $430K.
  
• LGF.B Director bought 58,687 Class B common shares at $9.12 - $9.81 worth ~ $560K.
  
• OPK CEO & Chairman bought 100,000 shares at $2.77 - $2.82 worth ~ $280K.
  
• PDLB CFO and Executive Chairman bought 12,000 shares at $9.23 - $9.25 worth ~ $110K.

Sellers:

• BMY EVP, General Counsel sold 65,000 shares at $74.87 - $74.91 worth ~ $4.9 mln.
  
• FEAM 10% Owner sold 500,000 shares at $25.00 - $25.01 worth ~ $12.5 mln.
  
• FLYW Director sold 1,240,490 shares at $19.60 worth ~ $24.3 mln.
  
• GPN Senior EVP & General Counsel sold 16,252 shares at $129.95 - $130.29 worth ~ $2.1 mln.
  
• MDRX Director sold 140,450 shares at $17.30 - $17.40 worth ~ $2.4 mln.
  
• NCNO Director sold 100,000 shares at $35.00 - $37.14 worth ~ $3.6 mln.
  
• PCOR Director sold 54,378 shares at $46.14 - $47.42 worth ~ $2.5 mln.
  
• RPTX Director sold 750,000 shares at $12.25 - $12.50 worth ~ $9.2 mln.