$PTON bears ride for gains

Option traders are riding for big profits on downside positions in Peloton (PTON) today.

On Apr. 5, Market Rebellion’s Unusual Activity tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,100 May $100 puts for $3.14 to $3.40 with shares at $121.00. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open interest of 938 contracts, showing that this was fresh interest.

Those puts have traded up to $6.69 today, about double their purchase prices. The stock declined 13.52% in the same time period, a large move but nowhere near that of its options on a relative basis.

Long puts lock in the price where a stock can be sold no matter how far it might drop, gaining value in a selloff with the potential for significant leverage. The contracts can be purchased either as an outright bearish bet or a hedge on a long-stock position.

PTON was last down by 9.53% at $105.13 during afternoon trade. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a bulleting on fitness equipment and service company’s Tread+ exercise machine over the weekend.