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Bearish Trades On Qualcomm

QCOM – Qualcomm, Inc. –  Weekly put options purchased on Qualcomm yesterday are generating substantial overnight gains for some traders today, with shares in the name trading down more than 3.5% this afternoon. Buyers of the Sep 13 ’13 $70 strike puts on Tuesday saw the value of those contracts more than triple overnight with the move in the price of the underlying. Time and sales data indicates traders picked up roughly 3,000 of the $70 puts yesterday for an average premium of $0.66 per contract. Today, the $70 puts are changing hands at a bid price of $2.33 each as of the time of this writing. Earlier in the session, roughly 1,300 of the $70 strike puts were sold at an average premium of $1.92, perhaps as some strategists take profits. Meanwhile, bears positioning for shares in QCOM to extend declines this week snapped up roughly 2,200 of the Sep 13 ’13 $67.5 strike puts for an average premium of $0.33 each. Traders long the $67.5 puts may profit at expiration this week should shares in Qualcomm decline another 0.80% from the current price of $67.70 to breach the average breakeven point on the downside at $67.17. FIO – Fusion-IO Inc. –  Shares in Fusion-IO rallied 18% during early-afternoon trading on Wednesday to touch $15.50, the highest level since August 7 th , on continued takeover chatter. Traders speculating shares in the name will extend gains in the near term appear to be picking up call options on the stock today. …

QCOM – Qualcomm, Inc. – Weekly put options purchased on Qualcomm yesterday are generating substantial overnight gains for some traders today, with shares in the name trading down more than 3.5% this afternoon.

Buyers of the Sep 13 ’13 $70 strike puts on Tuesday saw the value of those contracts more than triple overnight with the move in the price of the underlying. Time and sales data indicates traders picked up roughly 3,000 of the $70 puts yesterday for an average premium of $0.66 per contract. Today, the $70 puts are changing hands at a bid price of $2.33 each as of the time of this writing. Earlier in the session, roughly 1,300 of the $70 strike puts were sold at an average premium of $1.92, perhaps as some strategists take profits.

Meanwhile, bears positioning for shares in QCOM to extend declines this week snapped up roughly 2,200 of the Sep 13 ’13 $67.5 strike puts for an average premium of $0.33 each. Traders long the $67.5 puts may profit at expiration this week should shares in Qualcomm decline another 0.80% from the current price of $67.70 to breach the average breakeven point on the downside at $67.17.

FIO – Fusion-IO Inc. – Shares in Fusion-IO rallied 18% during early-afternoon trading on Wednesday to touch $15.50, the highest level since August 7th, on continued takeover chatter. Traders speculating shares in the name will extend gains in the near term appear to be picking up call options on the stock today. …
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