Even though markets were a bit more volatile intraday and monthly options expiration is tomorrow, single stock options volumes remained low ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday. 1. KO – Calls were very active in KO, …
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Options volumes yesterday were dominated by AAPL. Nearly 3 million options contracts traded on AAPL yesterday (vs. the 1 month average of around 1 million). 1. AAPL – Calls traded twice as actively as puts, and …
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Just when it seems like volumes cannot get any lighter, stock and options volumes hit new lows. Yesterday was one of the lowest of the past year. 1. C – Citigroup touched $52 for the first …
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Intraday volatility has been more elevated in the past week, though options volumes have remained subdued. Traders are waiting for the heavy economic calendar in the second half of the week. 1. LNG – The Jan16 80 …
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VIX spot closed above 12.50 for only the second time over the past 6 weeks. Options volumes were focused on ETFs. 1. XLF – Two large opening trades: looks like 56,000 Oct 20 puts bought for …
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SPX futures traded in a 4 handle range throughout Friday’s session, an extremely tight range, especially for a triple witching expiration. Outside of options expiring on Friday, here were some of the single stock options …
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CBOE put/call ratio closed below 0.80 for the 7th straight day, the first time that has happened in more than 3 years. 1. DIS – Stock hit a new all-time high yesterday, capping off a very …
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Single stock options blocks ruled the unusual activity on what was a volatile session in the morning, only to spend the afternoon praying for the weekend to come. AAPL: the three most actively traded single …
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Single stocks ruled the large options block trades today, on what was a generally sideways day. JCP : stock is up more than 10% this week, the options flow has been fairly mixed but heavy. In …
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Most of the options volume was concentrated in the indices rather than single stocks. Financials one of the most active sectors again. XLF – Trader sold 60k of the Jul 20 calls at 0.55 to close, …
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