Notable option activity in equities
Masco (MAS): An investor purchased 2,000 April 27 calls, looking for the building supplier to rally in coming weeks. MAS rose 0.34 percent to $26.23.
VF (VFC): Some 3,500 April 77.50 puts were sold, mostly for $4.15 against open interest. About 10,000 of April 72.50 puts were bought around the same time, with the largest block pricing for $1.43. That suggests an existing bearish position was rolled to the lower strike and increased in size. VFC fell 0.78 percent to $73.40.
Steel Dynamics (STLD): More than 5,000 April 19 calls were bought, mostly for $0.25 and $0.30, as investors look for the metals stock to rebound. STLD rose 2.48 percent 17.54.
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