I don't have the time and sales in front of me to see the exact fact pattern, but yes, that it's a possibility. It's also possible these options were a part of

I don't have the time and sales in front of me to see the exact fact pattern, but yes, that it's a possibility. It's also possible these options were a part of a spread. That is, this trader sold other calls that lost a lot of money at the same time they bought these ones.