Final 8/24/17

Was not going to post the close today, since the post 40 min before seemed at the time to comprise most of what would occur in options.  But since then, a large trade of 2750 calls and 2750 puts, January 2018 expiration, took place at the $9 strike for both.  The open interest in both was lower than the 2750, so these are new writes.  The final at or above ask was 15% for calls and 2% for puts, so neither of these it seems took place at the ask or above.

I'm having difficulty figuring out what actually is going on here.  Both appear to be new long positions.  This covers 275,000 shares.

Anyone have any thoughts on this trade?

Additional comment:  This trade boosted the TOS "sizzle" index to:   2.235 for calls and 7.261 for puts

The 2,750 Calls is still the last vol indicated with the last trade at 10 cents, the bid, which is selling. Hard to tell about the Puts because that vol is 2,770 with the last trade at 2.85. But it could be a possible Short Risk Reversal. Sell Calls, buy Puts. That would be a strong bet to the short side.