Yesterday, an options trade in the XLF caught my eye. When the S&P Select Financial etf was trading $23.19 a trader paid .25 for 25,000 of the Oct 24 calls. Most of these looked to …
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Volatility in the broader indices has petered out over the past month, to the point where 30 day realized volatility in the S&P 500 index has actually hit a 10 year low this week: The …
Continue readingYesterday on Fast Money, I got into an argument with the other traders about the homebuilders and construction stocks. They were mostly bullish, and viewed the recent pullback as a buying opportunity because of the …
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