Benzinga's Option Alert Recap From May 15


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Here's a recap of the options alerts from Monday, May 15, 2017. All time stamps are in Eastern Time.

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3:51:07 pm: URBN Urban Outfitters May 26th 21.0 Puts Sweep: 500 @ ASK $1.15: 1024 traded vs 2 OI: Earnings tmrrw After Close $20.96 Ref

3:14:00 pm: UNIT Uniti Jun 22.5 Puts Sweep: 1115 @ ASK $0.35: 1117 traded vs 585 OI: Earnings 8/10 Before Open [est] $23.79 Ref

3:06:05 pm: PLAB Photronics Jun 12.5 Calls Sweep: 982 @ ASK $0.25: 982 traded vs 284 OI: Earnings 5/17 Before Open $11.55 Ref

2:43:49 pm: TTPH Tetraphase Pharma Aug 5.0 Puts Sweep: 1306 @ ASK $0.30: 1306 traded vs 109 OI: Earnings 8/3 After Close [est] $7.97 Ref

2:37:12 pm: AEO Am Eagle May 13.0 Calls Sweep: 1101 @ ASK $0.65: 1162 traded vs 96 OI: Earnings 5/17 Before Open $13.05 Ref

2:30:11 pm: SPLS Staples May 8.5 Puts Sweep: 600 @ ASK $0.10: 860 traded vs 2050 OI: Earnings tmrrw Before Open $9.28 Ref

2:12:14 pm: TWTR Twitter Jun 20.0 Calls Sweep: 8289 @ ASK $0.55: 16k traded vs 31k OI: Earnings 7/26 Before Open [est] $19.15 Ref

1:59:31 pm: SNCR Synchronoss Jun 10.0 Puts Sweep: 769 @ ASK $0.25: 770 traded vs 1514 OI: Earnings today After Close $13.96 Ref

1:49:35 pm: PSTG Pure Storage Jun 12.5 Calls Sweep: 606 @ ASK $0.499: 722 traded vs 403 OI: Earnings 5/24 After Close $11.88 Ref


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1:43:17 pm: MYL Mylan May 26 $39 Call; 14492 @Bid @$0.47; Ref=$38.66

1:38:15 pm: CZR Caesars Jun 11.0 Calls Sweep: 1141 @ ASK $0.696: 1395 traded vs 726 OI: Earnings 8/1 After Close [est] $11.30 Ref

1:37:45 pm: SKX Sketchers Jun 28.0 Calls Sweep: 500 @ ASK $0.20: 538 traded vs 24 OI: Earnings 7/20 After Close [est] $24.45 Ref

1:08:23 pm: P Pandora Jun 9th 12.0 Calls Sweep: 2179 @ ASK $0.22: 2249 traded vs 181 OI: Earnings 7/20 After Close [est] $9.93 Ref

12:51:49 pm: SQ Square May 21.0 Calls Sweep: 2716 @ ASK $0.15: 2913 traded vs 2333 OI: Earnings 8/3 After Close [est] $20.32 Ref

12:35:01 pm: FEYE FireEye Jun. Monthly $18 Call Sweep at the Ask: Volume of ~6,700 at $0.321/Contract vs Open Interest 893

12:34:10 pm: EXPR Express Jun. Monthly $7 Put Sweep at the Bid: Volume of 3,090 at $0.201/Contract vs Open Interest 23

11:58:13 am: TGT Target May 26 Weekly $55 Puts at the Bid: Volume of ~1,950 at $1.23/Contract vs Open Interest in 243

11:57:24 am: OC Owens Corning Aug. 2018 $65 Calls Above the Ask: Volume of 2,700 at $1.70/Contract vs Open Interest 560

10:40:11 am: VIPS Vipshops Jun. Monthly $15 Put Sweep at the Ask: Volume of 1,200 at 0.87/Contract vs Open Interest 6

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