Call ‘Fly On Anadarko

It looks like the trader established a bullish call butterfly spread that makes maximum possible profits in the event that APC shares rally more than 17% to $95.00 by May expiration. The trader appears to have purchased 5,000 calls at the May $85 and $105 strikes for a combined premium of $3.48 per contract, and sold 10,000 of the May $95 strike calls at a premium of $0.88 apiece. Net premium paid on the position amounts to $1.72 per contract, thus preparing the strategist to profit if shares in Anadarko rally 7.0% over the current price to exceed the effective breakeven point at $86.72. Maximum potential profits of $8.28 per contract are available on the call ‘fly if shares in the name settle at $95.00 at expiration.