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Traders are betting that Silver Wheaton will rally in the first half of next year.
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking program detected the purchase of more than 3,000 June 15 calls mostly for $0.75 yesterday. Volume surpassed the strike's open interest of 1,188 contracts, an indication that new money was put to work.
Long calls lock in the price where investors can buy stock, allowing them to profit from a rally with limited capital at risk. Their cheap cost can also generate significant leverage on a percentage basis if shares move in the right direction. (See our Coaching section)
SLW rose 0.56 percent to $12.52 yesterday and is up 6 percent in the last three months. The next quarterly report is estimated for after the close on March 17.
Overall option volume was about average in SLW. Calls outnumbered puts by a bullish 6-to-1 ratio.
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Silver Wheaton
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PRODUCER |
CODE : SLW.TO |
ISIN : CA8283361076 |
CUSIP : 828336107 |
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Silver Wheaton is based in Canada. Silver Wheaton produces silver, copper, gold, lead, silica and zinc in Canada, in Greece, in Mexico, in Peru, in Portugal and in Sweden, develops copper, gold, silver and zinc in Canada and in Chile, and holds various exploration projects in Argentina and in Portugal. Its main assets in production are ZINKGRUVAN in Sweden, KENO HILL (BELLEKENO) and MINTO MINE in Canada, SAN MARTIN - LUISMIN, PEÑASQUITO, LUISMIN and G-9 CAMPO MORADO in Mexico, YAULIYACU in Peru, STRATONI in Greece and NEVES-CORVO in Portugal, its main assets in development are PASCUA LAMA in Chile and KUTCHO CREEK in Canada and its main exploration properties are PROMOTORIO DURANGO and MONTOROS in Mexico, ALJUSTREL in Portugal and LOMA DE LA PLATA (NAVIDAD) in Argentina. Silver Wheaton is listed in Canada, in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 12.6 billions as of today (US$ 9.2 billions, € 8.4 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on March 09, 2007 at CA$ 10.01, and its highest recent level on May 15, 2017 at CA$ 28.53. Silver Wheaton has 441 520 000 shares outstanding. |