Peak May call open interest totals a hefty 13, 593 contracts at the out-of-the-money 80 strike.
Peak put open interest, meanwhile, totals 6, 087 contracts at the deep out-of-the-money December 70 strike.
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Going forward, the unwinding of hedges related to these out-of-the-money puts could provide a tailwind.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, totals 11, 916 contracts at the out-of-the-money October 45 strike.
Peak November call open interest resides at the out-of-the-money 3 strike, totaling nearly 15, 000 contracts.
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Peak October put open interest, meanwhile, totals 51, 272 contracts at the out-of-the-money 390 strike.
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Arriving at a distant second is the out-of-the-money October 60 call, where 15, 936 contracts reside.
Peak May call open interest resides at the out-of-the-money 12 strike, totaling roughly 59, 325 contracts.
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The most populous December call strike is the deep out-of-the-money 20 strike, where 3, 415 contracts reside.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, resides at the out-of-the-money November 36 strike numbering 5, 554 contracts.
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Meanwhile, peak November call open interest totals 8, 565 contracts at the out-of-the-money 42 strike.
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On the put side, peak open interest totals 10, 290 contracts at the out-of-the-money November 35 strike.
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Front month put positioning contrasts with April expiry activity in far out-of-the-money put options.
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Peak June call open interest currently resides at the deep out-of-the-money 15 strike, totaling 24, 461 contracts.
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By comparison, the 6, 442 put contracts open at the out-of-the-money 1.50 strike seems pretty anemic.
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On the put side, the out-of-the-money December 385 strike is the most popular, with 29, 172 contracts open.
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In the front-month series of options, the out-of-the-money November 26 and 27 strikes are most heavily populated.
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On the put side, peak open interest totals roughly 3, 500 contracts at the out-of-the-money November 2.50 strike.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, totals 3, 861 contracts and is located at the out-of-the-money October 500 strike.
Meanwhile, peak put open interest totaled 3, 698 contracts at the February 35 strike, which was out-of-the-money yesterday.
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On the put side, peak open interest lies at the out-of-the-money February 75 strike, totaling 2, 036 contracts.
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This preference for deep out-of-the-money call options indicates that investors have high hopes for this struggling equity.
The most populous call is the out-of-the-money December 65 strike, which sports open interest of 1, 234 contracts.
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On the put side, peak open interest lies at the out-of-the-money 185 strike, totaling roughly 3, 600 contracts.
Speculative bullish activity is heaviest in the front month, with deep out-of-the-money calls seeing the most volume.
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In the short term, this abundance of out-of-the-money, bearish bets could translate into an options-related foothold for BAC.
You could buy out-of-the-money protective puts--options that would make good some of your loss if the stock collapses.
Overall, peak front-month put open interest resides at the out-of-the-money November 14 strike, totaling a hefty 75, 196 contracts.
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Other strategists displayed optimism on the gaming stock by selling in- and out-of-the-money put options expiring in August.
As for calls, traders have focused heavily on the out-of-the-money December 22.50 strike, where 41, 450 contracts currently reside.
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