Single stock options volumes were a bit more active yesterday even though overall stock volumes remained anemic. 1. CMCSA – The April 57.50 / 62.50 call spread trades 80k at 0.825 near the close, looks like to …
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Overall market volumes remained subdued, with the VIX closing below 15 for the 4th straight session. A good portion of the single stock options activity was in stocks reporting earnings. 1. BABA – BABA closed at …
Continue readingFriday’s stock and options volumes were much lower than the average of the past 2 weeks, even among single stocks in the midst of earnings season. Here were the few standouts: 1. XLE – Put volumes …
Continue readingSome big prints in a variety of names as options traders re-focused on single names given that index volatility has declined. 1. WMB – 32k of the Nov 60 calls traded at 1.35 in the afternoon. …
Continue readingSingle stock options volumes were very light on Friday, with most options volume concentrated in ETF options once again. Here are a few of the handful of stocks with options lines that had more than …
Continue readingMacro ETFs dominated the options volumes on Friday, as stock volumes were the highest in several weeks on month end flows and rebalancing. 1. SPY – Hit a new all-time high before closing close to flat …
Continue readingMacro instruments continued to dominate options trading volumes, with few traders focusing on single name options. 1. VIX – The VIX closed at its lowest level since January 23rd, moving about 30% lower from its February …
Continue readingThe S&P 500 closed yesterday less than 1% from its all-time high on December 31st. After yesterday’s rally, I noticed a few large cap stocks breaking out to new all-time highs as well. Given that …
Continue readingSingle stock options took a back seat to the ETFs and VIX on Wednesday. SPY – Implied volatility was down 2 points in November, and skew was crushed too. The Oct25th 169 puts were the most …
Continue readingWe’ve decided to post the options recap in the morning as opposed to the prior evening. As traders, our focus is on the next day. We hope that reading the post in the morning of …
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