A historically high percentage of stock option trades are betting on higher prices. Whatever “wall of worry” that has served as a tailwind for stock…
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Options Traders Growing Their Hedges
Last Thursday, we mentioned that traders in equity options on the International Securities Exchange exhibited a rare (though recently, less-so) display of cautious behavior on back…
ChOTD-6/17/14 CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio @ Complacent Levels
Our June 11 ChOTD showed the record high 5-day average reading in the ratio of CBOE OEX Put/Call (smart $) to Equity Put/Call (dumb $) ratios. While…
ChOTD-6/11/14 CBOE OEX:Equity Put/Call Ratio Showing Historic Caution
Today’s ChOTD shows the ratio between one supposed smart money put/call ratio (CBOE OEX P/C) to a supposed dumb money put/call ratio (CBOE Equity P/C).…