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VIX
The Cboe Volatility Index climbed past 22 for the first time since June before settling at 20.21. Investors spent nearly 27 million dollars on November call contracts to guard against a market drop.
S&P 500
A single put order worth about 8.5 million dollars was placed on S&P 500 weeklys expiring December 11. The strike price is 7200.
Options flow
A $20 million call option trade was reported on the mini S&P 500 index with a 720 strike price and a December 11, 2026 expiration.
Micron
Traders executed call options on Micron Technology with a strike price of 895 cents expiring on October 26, 2026. The reported notional value of these trades totals $3.1 million.
Dow Jones
A single put option on the Dow Jones industrial average ETF with a March 2027 expiration traded for about $1.1 million. The contract had a strike price of $465.
TSMC Options
Traders executed approximately 10,000 put contracts on TSMC stock with a strike price of 410 and an expiration date of January 15, 2027. The average fill price for these options was about 21.31 dollars.
Options Flow
Options data for the S&P 500 shows a bearish imbalance of 39.9 million, while the Dow 30 and the Magnificent Seven show smaller negative imbalances.
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