Stock volumes were elevated, though single stock options volumes were less so, as investors were focused on macro portfolio adjustments after the FOMC announcement. 1. SPY – Interestingly, calls were more active than usual while puts …
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Volumes were light on Friday, in what was the seventh straight day higher for U.S. markets. 1. SPY – Feb22nd expiry options were active as traders set up for this week. The Feb22nd 184 calls traded …
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The U.S. 10 year Treasury yield peaked in early September, after rising most of the summer in anticipation of the Taper. The No Taper announcement on the Sept FOMC broke the multi-month uptrend in U.S. …
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In this morning’s Macro Wrap, I noted that interest rates were actually much higher now than they were when the Fed first mentioned tapering back in May. My conclusion: While interest-rate sensitive sectors were some …
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Major reversal in the REITs ETF, IYR, that was accompanied by large put volume. IYR – Trader sold around 50k of the Sept 62 puts, likely to close, at an average price of $0.113. Same trader …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed or expired in the week that was June 17th through June 21st:
Continue readingUtilities and REITs have been 2 of the more popular sectors for yield hungry investors over the last year. Over the last 3 years, they have moved largely in lockstep, and especially so in the …
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With the second consecutive down day nearing 1%, the options flow seemed fairly mixed btwn single stock, etf and index names. TLT – at the very end of the trading day, as the SPX was on …
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TXN’s in-line sales forecast last night caused a semiconductor sector rally, and heavy options trading as a result. Also, one very large trade in the SPX index options. SPX – Large 5 way structure near …
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