Big prints in Autodesk, Inc. (Ticker: ADSK) call options today appear to be part of a call butterfly spread, a strategy that may be profitable if shares in the maker of 3D-software rise to fresh 52-week highs by October expiration. Shares in Autodesk are up 0.85% today at $53.82 as of 12:10 pm ET. The one-by-two-by-one call spread traded during the first 25 minutes of the session and is by far the largest trade in ADSK options today. Overall volume on the stock has soared to 35,000 contracts as of the time of this writing versus average daily volume of around 2,800 contracts.
It looks like one strategist purchased 5,000 calls at both the Oct 55.0 and 65.0 strikes, and sold 10,000 calls at the Oct 60.0 strike. The trade cost a net $0.75 per contract and starts making money if shares in Autodesk rally 3.6% over the current price to exceed the breakeven point at $55.75. Maximum potential profits of $4.25 per contract are available on the call butterfly spread in the event that ADSK shares surge 11.5% to $60.00 at October expiration. Autodesk’s shares traded up to a 52-week high of $58.68 back in February.
