Unusual Whales

Differences Between Call And Put Options: How To Trade Both

Before you trade a stock, you have to decide if you have to create a thesis that explains if you believe that the stock’s price will go up or down. While there are many ways to create a thesis (including many tools courtesy of Unusual Whales), if you do

Differences Between Stocks And Options: How To Trade Both

With so many different financial instruments available to trade, it can be difficult to decide which one is best for you. Cryptocurrency, forex, and bonds represent just some of the different markets out there, although there can be no doubt that the stock market is the most well-known among both

Differences Between Covered And Naked Options: When To Trade Each One

Ever since GameStop ($GME) began its historic short squeeze on January 22, 2021, retail traders have begun to seize the market and take the power back from the hedge funds and suits, fueled by the tools of Unusual Whales. One of the most popular ways that this has been done

Reading the flow during FOMC meetings

TL;DRCOPE works well showcasing market directionFOMC meetings produce high volumeFOMC meetings produce higher than normal premium spikesSPX goes up following the meetings, on average The pressure of interest rates continues to drive fear in the markets. Recently, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates 50 bps (basis points) to counteract

Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition In Jeopardy As Stock Plummets

Elon Musk’s Twitter ($TWTR, NYSE) acquisition is in jeopardy of falling through due to his non-disclosure agreement (NDA) violation. Musk has been concerned in recent weeks regarding the number of bots/fake accounts on the social media giants platform, claiming that these accounts make up less than 5% of

Hindenburg Research Announces They Are Short Twitter

Notable investment firm Hindenburg Research announced that they were short Twitter ($TWTR, NYSE), citing concerns over the future of the social media giant with Elon Musk at the helm. Musk, CEO of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla ($TSLA, NASDAQ) and space technology company SpaceX (privately owned), recently agreed to a deal

Lobbying's Influence on Congress and Congressional Trading

TLDRLobbying in US politics was a $2B+ industry in 2021Corporations and industry associations lobbied Congress and related agencies on legislative issues using an army of professional lobbyists, many of which have previously worked inside government.Taxation, budget and appropriations were the top issues with the most money spent on lobbying

Unusual Options Activity in Bed, Bath, and Beyond. (BBBY). Someone always knows.

Unusual Options Activity in BBBY before their deal on Friday. Today, April 25, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in BBBY right before close and news of their buybuy baby potential buyout: Literally moments before news, huge $16/

Unusual Options Activity in Jumia Technologies AG ADR. (JMIA)

Unusual Options Activity in JMIA Today, April 20, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in JMIA 8 C 4/22/2022: This was one with a volume of 3047 with OI going down from yesterday.Before the stock

Unusual Options Activity in East Stone Acquisition Corp. (ESSC), and Equitrans Midstream Corp (ETRN)

Unusual Options Activity in East Stone Acquisition Corp. (ESSC) Today, April 18, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in ESSC 5/20/2022 C $12.50 This was one with a volume of 23257. The currency IV is

Unusual Options Activity in Pulte Group. (PHM), and Twitter, Inc. (TWTR)

Unusual Options Activity in Pulte Group. (PHM) Today, April 12, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in PHM 7/15/2022 P $40.00 The following orders were swept-to-fill on the 40 and 45 strike calls. These huge

Unusual Options Activity in Momentive Global Inc. (MNTV), iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI), and Danaos Corp. (DAC)

Unusual Options Activity in Danaos Corp (DAC)Today, April 11, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in HMHC, which opened at $88.7. There were 3672 contracts traded on the $105 strike call option dated for May 20th,

A review of Unusual Options Activity in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (HMHC), iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. (ICLN), and Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE)

Unusual Options Activity in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMHC)Today, April 06, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, it is important to see how whales changed positions in contracts overtime. Looking at HMHC yesterday: There were 36,235 contracts traded on the $22.5 strike call option dated for

Unusual Options Activity in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (HMHC), iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. (ICLN), and Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE)

Unusual Options Activity in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMHC)Today, April 05, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in HMHC, which opened at $17.50. There were 36,235 contracts traded on the $22.5 strike put option dated

LULD Halts (Limit up, Limit down)

Today Gamestop (GME) and AMC both halted in a specific type of halt. These are limit-up-limit-down halts. These halts are intended to prevent securities from trading outside predefined bands of price/percentage change. Any change above or below those predefined bands within a five minute period creates a five minute

Unusual Options Activity in Mattermark (MTTR), Hilton. (HLT), and Ovintiv Inc (OVV)

A Review of Unusual Options Activity in MTTR Today, March 29, 2022, in the market capitalization-weighted index NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite (NasdaqGS), we saw unusual or noteworthy options activity in Service Properties: Incredible amounts of new volume when on the MTTR 10 C calls for 4/14/2022. We

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Unusual Options Activity in Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (HYMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK), and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (BXMT)

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Unusual Options Activity in CleanSpark, Inc. (CLSK), Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA), and Cutera, Inc. (CUTR)

Unusual Options Activity in CleanSpark, Inc. (CLSK)Today, March 25, 2022, in the NasdaqCM, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in CleanSpark, Inc. (CLSK), which opened at $13.38. There was repeated trading activity on the $15 strike call options dated for April 14th, 2022, traded at a

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Unusual Options Activity in HP Inc. (HPQ), General Dynamics Corporation (GD), and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL)

Unusual Options Activity in HP Inc. (HPQ)Today, March 24, 2022, in the NYSE, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in HP Inc. (HPQ), which opened at $37.85. There was repeated trading activity on the $36 strike put options dated for April 14th, 2022, traded at a

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Unusual Options Activity in Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK), BP p.l.c. (BP), and Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)

Unusual Options Activity in Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK)Today, March 23, 2022, in the NYSE, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK), which opened at $16.74. There were a series of orders including sweeps on the $20 strike call option dated for April

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Unusual Options Activity in Flex Ltd. (FLEX), Barclays PLC (BCS), and Mullen Automotive, Inc. (MULN)

Unusual Options Activity in Barclays PLC (BCS)Today, March 22, 2022, in the NYSE, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in Barclays PLC (BCS), which opened at $9.22. There were a series of orders including sweeps on the $11 strike call option dated for September 16th, 2022,

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Unusual Options Activity in Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH), Meta Platforms, Inc. (FB), and Futu Holdings Limited (FUTU)

Unusual Options Activity in Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH)Today, March 21, 2022, in the NYSE, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in Camping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH), which opened at $31.12. There were a series of orders including sweeps on the $33 strike call option dated

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Unusual Options Activity in American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) and Enova International, Inc. (ENVA), and Quadruple Witching

Unusual Options Activity in American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL)Today, March 18, 2022, in the NasdaqGS, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL), which opened at $16.35. There were a series of orders on the $19 strike call option dated for April

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Unusual Options Activity in Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC), and ContextLogic Inc. (WISH)

Unusual Options Activity in Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC)Today, March 17, 2022, in the NYSE, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC), which opened at $23.01. There were two sets of 7,500 contracts traded on the $20 strike call options

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Unusual Options Activity in Coupang, Inc. (CPNG), Citigroup Inc. (C), and Turtle Beach Corporation (HEAR)

Unusual Options Activity in Coupang, Inc. (CPNG)Today, March 16, 2022, in the NYSE, there was unusual or noteworthy options trading activity in Coupang, Inc. (CPNG), which opened at $16.00. There were 7,374 contracts traded on the $17 strike call option contract for March 25th, 2022, bought to