corn optons weekly review
july options start trading in 5 cent strikes
big number on 3/31
dec 370 puts bought 15k on thursday and they are new
week 1 atm straddle settled @ 24 1/2
weekly changes
may
552 1/2 down 5 1/4
oi 639319 down 35931
vol 33 1/4% up 1 3/4%
call oi 222902 up 17146
put oi 185890 up 8372
june
vol 32 1/2% up 1 3/4%
call oi 18293 up 9310
put oi 10282 up 4091
july
535 3/4 down 3
oi 414370 up 19339
vol 33 1/2% up 1 3/4%
call oi 218655 up 7010
put oi 203 075 up 2237
sept
483 3/4 down 5 3/4
oi 195045 down 1921
vol 33% up 1 1/2 %
call oi 93783 up 3358
put oi 65057 up 1672
dec
466 1/2 down 5
oi 366385 up 1224
vol 29 1/4% up 1%
call oi 340946 up 3912
put oi 192052 up 14650
march
474 3/4 down 4 1/2
oi 51272 up 2244
vol 25 3/4% up 3/4%
call oi 7626 up 332
put oi 14051 up 556
may
479 3/4 down 4 1/4
oi 10758 up 771
call oi 1214 up 394
put oi 8490 up 191
july22
481 1/2 down 4
oi 24171 up 272
call oi 8232 up 1
put oi 11959 up 203
dec22
435 1/4 down 1/4
oi 32122 up 926
call oi 4842 up 261
put oi 3020 up 89
3/22
corn
bought 1000 july 600/650 call spreads paying 7 3/8 covered vs 532 1/4
bought 1000 april 550/560 call spreads paying 3 3/4 covered vs 550
bought 200 may 655 calls paying 1 5/8
bought 500 short sept 530 calls paying 17 1/2 covered vs 467 3/4 with a 100 delta
bought 250 july 540/640 call spreads paying 23
sold 200 april 540p/565c strangles @ 4 3/4
bought 500 short may 470 puts vs selling the 500 calls paying 11 to 11 1/4
bought 500 april 545 puts paying 3 7/8 to 4
bought 800 april 540/530 put spreads paying 1 7/8
sold 500 may 625 calls @ 2 5/8
bought 200 july 670/760 call spreads paying 2 7/8 covered vs 532
sold 500 may 600 calls 5 5/8 to 5 1/2
bought 500 april 540p/565c strangles vs selling the may 570 calls collecting 9 3/4 covered vs 552 1/2
sold 500 short april 450p/490c strangles from 7/8 to 1
sold 500 april 530p/570c strangles @ 2 covered vs 549 1/2
bought 500 july 530 calls paying 35 1/2 covered vs 532
bought 100 july 560 calls vs selling 200 july 620 calls paying 4 3/8
on the block
bought 500 july 560/660 call spreads vs selling the 490 puts paying 4
vols
j550^ 12 1/4-5/8 24.5%
k550^ 41 1/4-5/8 31.5%
m530^ 52 7/8-53 1/4 31%
n530^ 68 3/8-3/4 31.75%
u480^ 78 3/4-79 1/4 31.5%
z470^ 86 1/2-87 28.25%
h480^ 91 1/2-92 1/2 25.25%
settles
may 549 on 119k
july 531 1/2 on 51k
sept 484 1/4 on 9600
dec 468 on 28k
march 476 on 4800
may22 481 1/4 on 1100
july22 482 3/4 on 700
sept22 444 3/4 on 175
dec22 434 3/4
3/23
corn
bought 5000 july 600 calls paying 14 3/4 to 15 1/8
sold 2000 july. 550 calls from 29 3/8 to 29 1/8
bought 300 may/july +20 calls paying 4
bought 200 sept 480 puts paying 37
bought 1000 april 550 puts paying 4
sold 1100 april 550/555 call spreads @ 2 5/8 covered vs 555
bought 500 july 550 calls vs selling may 550 calls paying 7 5/8
bought 500 may 565 calls paying 15 3/4
bought 250 dec 400 puts paying 10
bought 100 sept 480/450 put spreads paying 15 3/8
sold 500 may 555 calls from 18 1/4 to 18 1/8
sold 500 may 545 calls from 22 5/8 to 22 1/2
sold 500 may 550 calls @ 20 3/8
sold 500 july 560 calls @ 22 3/4
sold 500 july 550 calls from 26 to 25 3/4
sold 500 may 540 calls from 25 1/8 down to 25
bought 200 dec 550 calls paying 18 1/2
sold 300 july 550/600 call spreads @ 13 3/4
sold 250 may 590 calls @ 6 7/8 covered vs 548
bought 700 may 560 calls paying 16 3/8 covered vs 550 1/2
sold 200 short may 465 puts @ 12 1/2
sold 250 may 540 puts @ 13 1/8
vols
j550^ 10 3/4-11 1/8 24%
k550^ 40 1/2-7/8 31.5%
m535^ 53 3/4-54 1/4 31.25%
n530^ 69 3/8-3/4 32.5%
u490^ 81 1/2-82 1/4 32%
z470^ 87 1/4-88 28.5%
h480^ 91-92 25.25%
settles
may 551 1/4 on 104k
july 534 1/4 on 53k
sept 486 on 8700
dec 469 3/4 on 25k
march 477 3/4 on 4300
may22 482 3/4 on 1200
july22 484 1/2 on 800
sept22 446 on 100
dec22 435 3/4
3/24
corn
bought 1000 april 550/555 call spreads paying 2 1/8 covered vs 550
sold 500 may 550 calls @ 20 1/2 covered vs 551
sold 1000 may 550 calls from 21 1/4 down to 19 1/4
sold 100 may 505p/620c strangles @ 6 7/8
bought 1000 april 550 puts paying 4
bought 1000 july 530 calls paying 37 1/4 to 37 3/8 covered vs 534 1/2
bought 175 may 550 straddles vs selling the june 535 straddles collecting 13 3/4
bought 600 short dated july 480 calls paying 22 3/8
bought 1500 june 560/600 call spreads paying 9 1/2 to 9 5/8 covered vs may @ 550 1/2 (18 delta)
bought 700 short may 470 calls paying 13 to 13 7/8
sold 250 july 550 calls from 29 3/8 to 29 1/4
bought 500 july 600 calls paying 15 1/4 to 15 5/8
bought 300 june 535/575 call spreads paying 13 1/8
bought 100 dec 470/420 put spreads vs selling the 560 calls paying 10
bought 200 dec 600/650 call spreads paying 4 5/8 covered vs 467 1/2
sold 800 july 610 calls @ 13 3/8 covered vs 535
bought 400 may 560 calls paying 17 1/4
bought 300 june 560/600 call spreads paying 10 covered vs may futures @ 552 1/4
bought 700 april 540 puts paying 7/8
bought 200 dec 480/580 call spreads vs selling the 420 puts paying 7 1/2
settles
may 553 1/4 on 79k
july 537 1/4 on 40k
sept 486 3/4 on 10k
dec 469 on 17k
march 476 3/4 on 3300
may22 481 1/2 on 500
july22 483 1/4 on 400
sept22 445 1/2 on 40
dec22 435 3/4
vols
j555^ 8 3/4-9 22%
k555^ 40 1/2-41 31.5%
m535^ 54-1/2 31.75%
n540^ 71 3/4-72 1/4 33%
u490^ 82 1/4-83 32.25%
z470^ 87 3/4-88 1/4 28.5%
3/25
corn
bought 14000 dec 370 puts paying 4 1/4 to 6
sold 500 april 550 calls @ 2
bought 600 short dated april 475 calls vs selling the short may 475 calls collecting 10 5/8 down to 10 1/2
bought 2550 dec 380 puts vs selling 1700 dec 420 puts collecting 17 1/2 covered vs 467
bought 1000 april 550/555 call spreads paying 1 3/4
sold 266 may 525p/565c strangles from 24 3/4 down to 24 1/2
sold 266 may 510p/585c strangles @ 14 3/4
sold 266 may 540p/555c strangles from 34 3/4 down to 34 1/2
sold 266 may 495p/605c strangles from 8 1/4 down to 8
sold 200 may 525p/605c strangles @ 15 1/2
bought 1000 april 545/550 call spreads paying 1 3/4 covered vs 543
sold 1200 july 540 calls @ 32 1/4 covered vs 531
bought 300 may 545/570 call spreads paying 8 7/8
bought 200 july 640 calls paying 8 1/2
sold 1500 dec 400 puts from 12 1/4 to 12 5/8 covered vs 466 1/2
sold 700 may 520/550/580 iron flies from 23 1/2 down to 23 3/8
bought 400 sept 420/390 put spreads paying 7 1/8
bought 1500 may 600 calls paying 5
bought 400 sept 490/520 call spreads paying 9 7/8
bought 1000 may 520 puts paying 10 5/8 to 10 3/4
bought 200 july 530/560 call spreads paying 10 3/4
bought 200 week 1 580 calls vs selling 400 week 1 600 calls and 200 week 1 505 puts collecting 1
sold 500 may 600 calls @ 4 3/4
bought 250 july 520 puts paying 27 7/8
bought 100 short aug 530 calls 12 5/8
bough 100 short aug 535 calls 13 5/8
bought 500 short sept 600/700 call spreads paying 5
sold 1000 week 1 520 puts @ 2 7/8
bought 4000 week 1 520 puts paying 3 1/8 to 5
bought 250 dec 600 calls vs selling the 420 puts collecting 6 1/2
bought 1500 april 550 calls paying 2 3/4 to 3
bought 400 may 610/640 call spreads paying 2 1/8
sold 400 dec 410/470 call spreads @ 28 3/4
bought 250 may 540 puts vs selling 500 may 500 puts paying 8 3/4
vols
j545^ 6 7/8-7 1/4 22.5%
k545^ 41 1/8-1/2 33.25%
m530^ 54 3/4-55 1/4 32.75%
n530^ 71 1/4-3/4 33.75%
u480^ 82-3/4 33%
z470^ 89 3/4-90 1/2 29.5%
h470^ 90 1/2-91 1/2 25.75%
settles
may 546 1/2 on 130k
july 532 1/2 on 62k
sept 482 3/4 on 12k
dec 465 1/2 on 30k
march 473 1/2 on 4100
may22 478 1/2 on 1000
july22 480 1/4 on 600
sept22 443 3/4 on 200
dec22 433 1/2
3/26
corn
bought 4000 may 600 calls paying 5 3/4 to 6
bought 4000 may 600/700 call spreads paying 4 3/4 to 5 1/8
bought 500 may 555 puts paying 21 3/4
sold 2000 july 600 calls from 15 1/2 down to 15 3/8
bought 200 may 700 calls paying 3/4
bought 300 may 650 calls paying 2 5/8
sold 100 may 550 straddles @ 41 3/4
sold 400 may 550 calls @ 20
sold 250 short dated may 465 calls from 15 1/4 down to 15
sold 700 may 510p/600c strangles from 12 to 12 1/4
sold 1500 may 550 straddles from 42 1/2 down to 40 7/8
bought 250 sept 520 calls vs selling the 400 puts paying 1 1/4
bought 500
bought 250 short july 460 puts paying 18 7/8
bought 500 dec 500 calls covered vs 465 1/2 vs selling 500 sept 500 calls covered vs 484 collecting 1 1/4
sold 1000 june 570 calls from 14 5/8 to 14 3/4
bought 1000 june 450 puts paying 2 1/4
sold 500 may 620 calls @ 3 1/4
bought 500 sept 390 puts paying 5
bought 500 july 680 calls paying 4 3/4
bought 500 dec 480/550 call spreads vs selling the 420 puts collecting 1/4
bought 200 dec 480/530 call spreads vs selling the 440 puts collecting 15
bought 750 july 530 straddles paying 71
bought 100 sept 500/550 call spread vs selling the 410 puts paying 5 7/8
sold 275 may 520p/590c strangles 16 3/4
sold 275 may 530p/570c strangles @ 24
sold 275 may 500p/615c strangles from 8 1/8 down to 8
sold 300 week 1 510p/590c strangles from 3 1/4 down to 3
sold 2000 may 600 calls from 6 to 6 1/2
bought 200 may 555/590 call spreads vs selling the 520 puts paying 3 7/8
settles
may 552 1/2 on 110k
july 535 3/4 on 51k
sept 483 3/4 on 9600
dec 466 1/2 on 20k
march 474 3/4 on 3400
may22 479 3/4 on 700
july22 481 1/2 on 450
sept22 446 on 225
dec22 435 1/4
vols
k550^ 40 3/4-41 1/8 33.25%
m535^ 54 1/4-3/4 32.5%
n540^ 71 3/4-72 1/4 33.5%
u480^ 81 1/2-82 1/4 33%
z470^ 89 1/4-90 29.25%
h470^ 90 1/2-91 1/2 25.75%
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