Options traders looking for shares in Dreamworks to continue to hit new highs during the next couple of weeks picked up November expiry calls on the stock this morning, helping drive overall options volume on DWA to more than four times the average daily level as of 11:00 a.m. ET. Traders positioning for shares to continue higher appear to have purchased more than 500 of the now in-the-money Nov $32 strike calls for an average premium of $0.95 apiece during the first 20 minutes of the session. Intraday gains in the price of the underlying now finds the $32 strike calls changing hands at $1.65 each as of the time of this writing.
Bullish strategists also appear to be buying the Nov $34 and $35 strike calls, purchasing around 400 of the $34 calls at a premium of $0.55 each and picking up more than 250 of the $35 calls for a premium of $0.30 apiece. Traders long the $34 and $35 strike calls stand ready to profit at expiration in the event that Dreamworks shares rally another 4.6% and 6.9% to exceed breakeven prices of $34.55 and $35.30, respectively. Shares in Dreamworks Animation are up roughly 95% since the start of the year.
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