The MM's are still keeping controls in place on the calls:....I would now suggest looking at the 2's in July-December....and notice how the bid is below intrinsic value and the offer just a tad higher, but he has now allowed a more reasonable increase in Sep's and Dec's....It might be that the sellers of these nearby calls are using them for a position hedge without ample premiums which will only offer downside offset (not really that smart)....so the sellers are afraid and the shorts are buying them up at low to zero premium to afford themselves an upside protection or an opportunity to cover existing short positions at will by just exercising them early.....Why don't they need to pay up? lol... the BUYERS of the calls can do the same and force the short sellers to cover...I like that, a lot.
If you like to own the stock itself and can buy the upside for a slight to zero premium the options are the better vehicle for leverage and size...if correct.
$4 seems like a nice target to me.