Trades We Didn't Make: Constellation Brands Calls Up 1625% in a Week ()

From Phil's Stock World:

Cheers to traders that got long call options on beer distributor Constellation Brands prior to- and following reports AB InBev NV may purchase the rest of Grupo Modelo SAB for $20.1 billion. Constellation’s shares spiked 14.0% on Monday with deal-chatter a-brewing and exploded to the upside today on news the company will purchase the other half of Crown Imports, a joint venture with Grupo Modelo, making Constellation the sole U.S. importer of Corona and Crown’s other brands.

Shares in STZ jumped nearly 26% today to a new 5-year high of $27.40, driving up the value of Constellation Brands call options. One Monday we noted the purchase of around 1,500 of the July $20 strike calls, initiated back on Friday, June 22nd, at $0.40 per contract. The big move in the stock on Monday saw the value of the contracts increase five-fold over the weekend to $2.30. Today it looks like the value of the long $20 strike call position is up 1,625% over the original purchase price based on the call’s last traded price of $6.90....