Jul. 20 at 6:51 PM
PT2
DEVON Energy & Energy Sector Watch (
$AR /
$AVTR)
$AR (Antero Resources): Noted massive put-heavy volume (30,618 puts vs. 2,245 calls), reflecting defensive hedging or aggressive downside bets in the natural gas space.
$AVTR: Saw a massive single-day call volume spike with 25,126 calls traded on an average daily volume of 8.7M shares, reflecting a 96% call-ask concentration at
$10.67.KEY Takeaways for TradersHigh Call Skew: High-beta growth and turnaround plays like
$ACHR and
$AMC are pulling the lion's share of speculative retail and institutional call sweeps.Event-Driven Volatility: Names flagged with post-earnings or 52-week high tags are seeing automated volume expansion, requiring tight risk management around open interest walls.