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Whole Foods has dropped more than 13 percent in the last week, but that isn't stopping traders from stepping in to buy upside options.
The grocery chain [WFMI
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Some option traders are clearly betting that the shares will continue to rise. OptionMonster's systems show that almost 14,000 of the July 22 calls were purchased, with larger institution-sized blocks going for $0.40. This action was against open interest of 6,791, indicating that new positions were being opened.
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Whole Foods Competes With:
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Safeway [SWY
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Costco Wholesale [COST
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Chris McKhann is an analyst and writer for OptionMonster.
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