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The Daily Flow

Buyers Are Pressing Across Semis, Autos, and Construction

This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying trend.

Here is the list of Unusual Options activity from May 13:

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Ford Motor Co $F — Ford is quietly reshaping its EV strategy while the legacy business keeps throwing off cash.

Traders bought 6,001 contracts of the 1/15/27 $18 calls, a long-dated bet the market is underestimating the setup here.

Himax Technologies $HIMX — The stock is already up over 100% in the past month, and buyers still aren’t backing off.

350 contracts of the 12/18/26 $32 calls traded, a sign momentum players continue pressing the upside.

Fluor Corp $FLR — Infrastructure spending remains a major theme, and FLR is one of the biggest players in the space.

5,000 contracts of the 1/15/27 $65 calls traded for $1.4M in premium — a high-conviction directional bet.