SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) $59.76 -1.26%
SPDR Retail Trust (XRT) is off 71 cents to $59.81 and an Aug 55 – 58 (2X1) put ratio spread trades on the ETF for 11 cents, 15000X to open. Looks like a short-term bearish play on the retail sector with a max payout if XRT shares fall to $55 (~8%) through the August expiration (6 weeks). XRT was on a four-day 6 percent winning running higher and trading at two-month highs prior to today, even as retailers posted their worst June sales numbers in three years Thursday morning — MarketWatch.
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