Tail Risk trade in the Qs (QQQ) as an Aug 50 – 56 put spread is bought on the ETF for 50 cents, 30000X, to open. QQQ is off 18 cents to $64.14 on the heels of the 10 percent (register to read more …) [...]

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Large quantities of May downside puts have traded on a number of sector ETFs electronically on ISE today and the hefty purchases are opening positions for customer accounts, according to ISEE. XRT has already been written up today (see 12:40 (register to read more …) [...]

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SPDR Retail Trust (XRT) is off $1 to $59.37 and noteworthy trades on the ETF today include a buyer of 55,000 XRT May 56 puts for an average of about 35 cents per contract on ISE. It’s an opening customer (register to read more …) [...]

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14 of the 16 most active options today are puts on the SPDR 500 Trust (SPY). Despite indications for a steep market drop reflected in the futures market overnight, trading quickly turned mixed Monday morning and the Spiders are now (register to read more …) [...]

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Weekly 138 puts on the Spiders (SPY) are among the most actives in the first thirty-minutes. Shares are down $1.25 to $138 and there’s 82,979 in open interest, which is the largest of the SPY Weeklys. So, there’s some pinning (register to read more …) [...]

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iShares Emerging Markets Fund (EEM) loses 18 cents to $42.23 and 31000 Jun 40 puts are bought on the ETF for 67 cents per contract on PHLX. Looks tied to 487K shares at $42.22 and possibly to hedge the risk (register to read more …) [...]

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SPDR Basic Materials Fund (XLB) loses 38 cents to $36.55 and a May 32 – 34 put spread is sold on the ETF at 7 cents, 44000X. Looks like closing trade and most were probably opened in late-March when the (register to read more …) [...]

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Homebuilders ETF (XHB) is up 26 cents to $21.06 and an Apr 21 – Jun 23 call spread trades on the ETF at 2 cents, 5385X and is possibly rolling of a bullish position ahead of this week’s expiration. April (register to read more …) [...]

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iPath Short-term Futures Fund (VXX) adds 72 cents to $19.03 and one strategist bought 14,000 Apr 20 puts on the ETF for $1.59 per contract and possibly closed a position. 18,490 traded. Apr 19 puts are the most actives in (register to read more …) [...]

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The top options trade so far today is in the SPDR Financial Fund (XLF) after 21280 May 16 calls traded on the ETF for 18 cents on ISE. Data from the exchange is reporting an opening buyer. More than 36,000 (register to read more …) [...]

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