Options activity was once again focused on the energy sector. XLE actually closed in the green by the close for the first time in 5 sessions. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index closed down 0.7%, its …
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CBOE composite equity put/call ratio fell to a 6 week low as calls were more active than puts on the session. Here is the 1 year chart of that ratio: 1. VIX – VIX spot …
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New all-time high in the S&P 500, so no surprise that calls were much more active than puts across single stocks. Volumes were not unusually high, but here were the standouts: 1. KMI – Dan wrote …
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Energy related stocks have been on a tear recently from a combination of a Middle East related oil price spike and a recent round of takeover chatter. APC have been rumored target of XOM, seeing …
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Macro ETF’s dominated options volume given the FOMC announcement yesterday. The VIX closed down 15%, and the SPY ETF actually traded its highest single day volume since June (and one of the highest in 2013). …
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