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Strategy looks for rebound in Goldcorp

Goldcorp has been declining for months, but one trader is looking for the stock to reverse course.

optionMONSTER's tracking systems show that a trader bought 3,500 July 37 calls for $1.35 and, at the same time, sold 3,500 July 31 puts for $1.45. Volume was multiples of the previous open interest at each strike, clearly indicating new activity.

The trade is directionally similar to owning the stock, as the long calls would profit from the shares rising while the puts sold short would lose value. However, the opposite would occur if GNC falls. (See our Education section)

GNC fell 0.38 percent yesterday to close at $33.67. The Canadian miner fell on Friday after missing fourth-quarter revenue estimates and is now back to support levels from last July. It has been trending lower with the price of gold since trading above $47 in September.

Total option volume in the name exceeded 18,600 contracts yesterday, more than triple its daily average for the last month. Overall calls outpaced puts by nearly 2 to 1.

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