SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) $57.40 +1.58%
SPDR Retail Trust (XRT) adds 83 cents to $57.34 and one strategist buys the July 52 – 55 (2X1) put ratio spread on the ETF for 10 cents, 20000X, to open. The activity likely rolls out of a Jun 55 – 58 (2X1) that was sold at 75 cents, 5000X. The new position (in the July spread) appears to be targeting a move to $52 (~9.3%) through the expiration (36 days) and is probably a hedge. XRT notched 52-week highs of $62.84 in late-March, but has seen choppy action and is down 8.8 percent since that time. The skew in the product is now signfiicant, with a July 25 delta call sporting implied vols of 24, compared to 34 for a comparable 25 delta put.
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