Just this week, longtime dividend stalwart Walgreens slashed its quarterly payout in half…
The mega-pharmacy chain cut the dividend, which was the highest paying among the Dow 30 companies, from 48 cents a share to just 25 cents in order to “strengthen its long-term balance sheet and cash position.”
The stock promptly fell about 14%. At the sign of blood in the water, bulls jumped CVS calls on Friday to the tune of about $528,502 in premium, grabbing the Feb. 24 expiration, $82.50 strike call options with the stock already up about 1% on the day, inching toward $82 a share.
Coincidence?
Maybe… This trade also captures the company’s Feb. 7 earnings date — so as always, you must respect the risk!
We also saw more bullish action in Citigroup, which reports before the open next Friday, Jan. 12. Citi has seen a lot of action this week with the stock rising over 5% and the bank stocks on deck to kick off earnings season.
The Health Care sector has also been fairly strong of late, and we saw a big-money buyer in some Merck calls with the stock also up 5% the past week.
Check out the full flow data below!
Friday’s Top Order Flow:
- C Jan24 Strike: 57 Calls premium: $325,002 ABOVE ASK BULLISH aTrade Date: January 5, 2024 Trade Time: 11:27 am
- CVS Feb24 Strike: 82.5 Calls premium: $528,502 ABOVE ASK BULLISH
Trade Date: January 5, 2024 Trade Time: 9:55 am - MRK Jan24 Strike: 114 Calls premium: $625,235 ASK BULLISH
Trade Date: January 5, 2024 Trade Time: 10:39 am
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
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