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ogarbitrage

ogarbitrage

I'll try to update this daily w/ what I'm seeing on the floor and OTC.

Charts suggest consolidation - tight range thru July, after that, probably breakdown. Options seem to support this for the short term.

Paper interests are:

-selling vol in front 5 months (Z 69.50 straddle traded 250x, U atm straddle traded several times throughout this morning)

-buying puts and put spreads for size (ppr bought Z 68.50/60 put sprd 5,000x in the pit this morning; Z 30 p was bought 1,000x; U 55/60 put sprd traded 200x, etc.)

-selling calls (ppr sold U 66 c 2,000x)
 
very interesting ogarb. who is ppr?

one of my friends who does energy trading for a hedge fund is calling for CL to retest lows. seems like a very bold call, but he's been right many times in the past.
 
Quote from ogarbitrage:

I'll try to update this daily w/ what I'm seeing on the floor and OTC.

Charts suggest consolidation - tight range thru July, after that, probably breakdown. Options seem to support this for the short term.

Paper interests are:

-selling vol in front 5 months (Z 69.50 straddle traded 250x, U atm straddle traded several times throughout this morning)

-buying puts and put spreads for size (ppr bought Z 68.50/60 put sprd 5,000x in the pit this morning; Z 30 p was bought 1,000x; U 55/60 put sprd traded 200x, etc.)

-selling calls (ppr sold U 66 c 2,000x)
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Looks like that Philip Verleger is gettin' busy!

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auTu3RI8WC1A
 
@setdraw, "ppr" is just an abbreviation I use for "paper" - meaning retail interests, like producers and hedge funds.

@day4night, I honestly have no clue about the brt/wti sprds. I really only watch the option markets. And I am not on the floor actually, but I talk to locals and brokerage firms down there who feed me info.
 
My selloff call was a little off for the day.

Not many noteworthy trades today. Only size trade was Z 60/80 fence traded about 1,000x total throughout the day. Not much else to report.
 
sell off rarely happen in the summer.



Quote from ogarbitrage:

My selloff call was a little off for the day.

Not many noteworthy trades today. Only size trade was Z 60/80 fence traded about 1,000x total throughout the day. Not much else to report.
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How often do you think directional options trades are on the right side of the market? Weren't a lot of $100 calls coming in when WTI was at $70?
 
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