Ciena Corp (CIEN)

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5 Names Seeing Bullish Options Flow

By Jill Malandrino05/02/13 - 12:00 PM EDT
TheStreet Premium Service

The market has returned to an area of new all time highs (or close!) and option volume has been relatively strong this week after a few quiet days last Thursday and Friday (when all the movers and shakers were at the Options Industry Conference in Las Vegas). While we've seen a few large protective positions put on in ETFs and broad indexes, my feeling is that these represent some intelligent hedging of early 2013 portfolio gains. A number of names saw notable bullish flow yesterday in the form of opening upside call buying, suggesting a view that whether or not the liquidity-fueled market ascent continues, these stocks may have upside room in the near term.

Ciena (CIEN) Early volume Thursday in networking equipment maker CIEN is dominated by May 15 calls, currently 3.8% above spot. Buyer appears t have paid an average price of 36cents for nearly 2000 contracts. Shares at the low end of their YTD range (and about middle of their 52-week range), and today's flow may close an existing short call position.