Today’s tickers: TIF, URBN & RVSN
TIF - Tiffany & Co. – Shares in the high-end jeweler are up 0.70% at $69.24 today with one week to go before the New York, New York-based retailer reports fourth-quarter earnings ahead of the opening bell next Tuesday. A sizable bullish options trade initiated on Tiffany & Co. this morning suggests one strategist is positioning for the price of the underlying to rally sharply in the near term. The trader appears to have purchased a roughly 3,500-lot April $70/$75 call spread for a net premium of $1.54 per contract. The position starts making money if shares in Tiffany rally another 3.3% to surpass the average breakeven price of $71.54, while maximum potential profits of $3.46 per contract are available in the event that the shares surge 8.3% to top $75.00 at expiration. TIF’s shares last traded above $75.00 back in mid-November.
URBN - Urban Outfitters, Inc. – Bearish activity in the front month options on teen retailer Urban Outfitters indicates some traders are positioning for shares in the name to decline following the Company’s fourth-quarter earnings report after the final bell today. Shares in Urban currently trade 0.50% lower on the session at $29.35. One strategist appears to have purchased an 850-lot Mar. $28/$29 debit put spread for a net premium of $0.35 per contract. The trader may be taking an outright bearish stance on the retailer or could be hedging a long position in the underlying shares. Profits are available on the spread should shares in URBN decline 2.4% to breach the effective breakeven point on the downside at $28.66, while maximum possible profits of $0.65 per contract accumulate if the stock drops 4.6% to settle below $28.00 at March expiration. Call selling up at the Mar. $30 strike, where some 755…
