Indicator of the Day (Video): Equity Put Call Ratio 10 DMA
The daily Equity Put/Call Ratio 10‑day moving average (DMA) was highlighted as the Indicator of the Day, accompanied by a chart spanning April 2024 to April 2026 alongside the S&P 500. The DMA smooths volatile daily ratios, offering a clearer view of market sentiment. Recent readings have climbed above the 1.0 threshold, indicating heightened bearish pressure as equity prices wobble. Analysts note the pattern mirrors past turning points that preceded major market moves.
STMicro Call Surge Signals AI-Driven Bull Run
ST Micro (STM) buyers 10,000 May $45 calls 1.10 to 1.15, been a major winner since write-up few weeks back on the AI angle
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced a flex position consolidation for NextNav Inc., changing the option symbol from 1NN to NN. The adjustment applies to the P‑series option expiring on April 24, 2026 with a $10.50 strike. The change becomes effective at...
Reed Hastings Cashes $500 Million in Netflix Stock Options as Subscriber Prices Face Legal Scrutiny
Netflix co‑founder Reed Hastings has realized roughly $505 million from exercising and selling stock options since early 2025. The cash‑out coincides with fresh U.S. subscription price hikes and a Rome court ruling that could force refunds for past Italian subscribers, putting...
Robinhood Takes a Curated Approach to Prediction Markets, Avoiding High-Risk Contracts
Robinhood is deliberately narrowing its prediction‑market catalog, opting to exclude high‑risk contracts such as "mention markets" that could be exploited for insider information. The platform now works exclusively with CFTC‑regulated exchanges like Kalshi and ForecastEx, keeping its offerings confined to...
Bloomingdale's CEO Exercises 13,146 Options, Sells 7,228 Macy's Shares for $130K
Olivier Bron, chief executive of Bloomingdale's, exercised 13,146 Macy's options and immediately sold 7,228 shares for a weighted average of $17.92 per share, reducing his direct holding by about 25%. The transaction, disclosed in an SEC Form 4 on April 6, 2026, coincided...
SPX Implied Vol Premium Plummets From 95% to 13
$SPX Implied Vol collapsed to a +13% premium (vs. 30-day realized) vs. a +95% premium 1-month ago https://t.co/JxuNpzgXz1
Gold Volatility Signals Caution for US Equities
Cross Asset Class Vol as of Friday's close = yellow lights for US Equities; Gold Vol in particular matters at this level https://t.co/VoSL6lvMfU
Pre-Market IV Report April 13, 2026
The pre‑market IV report for April 13, 2026 highlights a surge in implied volatility across several technology names such as CAR, OGN and RVMD, while energy ETFs USO and XLE sit at 30‑day IVs of 78 and 27 respectively. Call‑to‑put ratios are...
S&P Dow Jones Launches New CDS Index Facilitating Bets Against Private Credit
S&P Dow Jones has launched a credit‑default‑swap (CDS) index that tracks a basket of private‑credit issuers, giving investors a standardized way to hedge or short exposure to the fast‑growing private debt market. The index, which aggregates roughly 30 mid‑market loan...
S&P Dow Jones Launches New CDS Index Facilitating Bets Against Private Credit
S&P Dow Jones Indices has introduced a credit‑default‑swap (CDS) index that gives investors direct exposure to the private‑credit market, allowing them to take bearish positions. The index, comprising 25 North American financial entities—including banks, insurers, REITs and business development companies...
Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Kore Potash Plc
Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd, acting as an exempt principal trader, disclosed its dealings in Kore Potash Plc on 10 April 2026. The broker bought 32,747 ordinary shares at 3.075 pence per share (≈$0.038) and sold 21,000 shares at 3.3 pence per share (≈$0.041). No derivatives, options,...
Hedgeye's VIX Risk Range Analysis Delivers Recent Alpha
Undaunted and strictly process oriented, @KeithMcCullough @hedgeye provided a valuable analysis of the VIX risk range that producedexcess returns (alpha) in the last several trading days. That analysis was worth the price of admission alone. @dougkass @SamofAmerica @HedgeyeDJ
LME Contract Activity Grows in Q1
The London Metal Exchange reported a more than 25% year‑over‑year rise in average daily volume (ADV) for its non‑ferrous contracts in Q1 2026, marking its highest‑ever quarter and a 13% increase versus the previous quarter. Aluminum, copper, nickel and lead all...
Covered Calls Aren’t Income, They’re Position Reductions
Selling a covered call does not "generate income". It represents cash proceeds from reducing your position (the functional equivalent to selling), and paying a massive bid-ask spread to do so. https://t.co/evuVehJaQT
Volatility Crush Fuels 3% S&P 500 Surge After Cease‑Fire, Rally's Durability in Question
Following a cease‑fire announcement, the S&P 500 jumped 3% from about 6,550 to 6,800 as implied volatility collapsed across all expirations. The rally was driven by a “vol crush” and vanna‑related dealer hedging, prompting analysts to question how long the...
FIIs Cover Short Bets as Markets Rebound, but Stay Wary
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) trimmed their bearish bets on Nifty futures, lifting the long‑short ratio to 22% – the highest level since the February US‑Iran clash. The short covering coincided with a 5.9% weekly gain, pushing the Nifty to a...
Global Banks Play Hedge Card After RBI Blow on Rupee Bets
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a $100 million cap on banks’ net open positions for on‑shore foreign‑exchange forwards, forcing foreign banks to unwind lucrative arbitrage trades that profit from price differentials with offshore non‑deliverable forwards (NDFs). To mitigate the impact,...
Futures Slip 1% While Straddle Expects 0.81% Move
futures open down 1% and the straddle is currently pricing in a move of 0.81% no one cares about your middle east doom
Celestica’s Options Surge Signals Shift in Market Sentiment
Celestica (CLS) experienced a sharp rise in options trading activity across a range of strike prices, prompting several brokerages to revise price targets and ratings. The surge coincides with notable insider sales and a $40.3 billion market cap, underscoring a re‑evaluation...
Stock-Market Futures Drop, Oil Surges Above $100 After Failed Talks Betwe...
U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten a naval blockade. Oil prices rebounded above $100 per barrel as the geopolitical risk premium widened. Futures on the Dow, S&P 500...
AASB Wants Public Sector Feedback on Risk-Mitigation Accounting
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has issued an exposure draft proposing a new hedge‑accounting model and is seeking feedback from public‑sector financial officers. The draft aims to let government departments and agencies reflect risk‑mitigation activities more accurately on a...
Vol Crush Lifts the S&P 500 — Will the Rally Last?
Last week the S&P 500 jumped roughly 3% to 6,800 as implied volatility collapsed, driving a sharp VIX decline. The rally was powered by a “vol crush” that reduced put deltas, prompting dealers to unwind short hedges—a process known as vanna....
Senators Push CFTC to Probe $500M‑$950M Oil Futures Trades Linked to Trump Announcements
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse have asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate $500 million and $950 million oil futures bets that were placed minutes before President Trump announced potential cease‑fires in the Iran conflict. The senators allege possible...
Traders Expect SPX Pullback After Two‑Week Rally
I’d think a downside retracement will Be a welcome sign for traders after the size of the two week rally. What’s everyone’s guess for 6:30 eastern tonight for the $spx futures. They will trade all night and who knows news...
Screen‑traded Crude No Longer Reliable Price Gauge
Tough news flow to start the overnight session, but I don’t think screen-traded crude is a useful indicator right now. Pretty much all asset classes have internalized the fact that a barrel delivered in a barrel in futures pricing are...
Binance Study Finds Crypto Perpetual Futures Predict Monday Wall Street Open with 89% Accuracy
Binance Research released a study indicating that crypto perpetual futures correctly anticipated the direction of Wall Street’s Monday opening 89% of the time. The analysis also found that roughly 57% of weekend price movement in equities is already reflected in...
RBOB Gasoline Futures Hover Around $3.20 After Volatile Swing
RBOB gasoline futures tagged $3.40 at the March peak... dropped to $2.90... now $3.20.. chopfest https://t.co/3gXzdFHSvH
Volatility Crush Fuels 3% S&P Rally, Hints Ahead
Last week's vol crush sent the S&P 500 surging 3%. Read up on the mechanics behind the rally — and what they could mean moving forward: https://t.co/Lv07xyrLge
Vol Street Journal™ :: Episode 21
Episode 21 of the Vol Street Journal examines whether the recent volatility crush is losing momentum and its implications for equity markets. The host highlights an “undervixing” technical state, noting that implied volatility is unlikely to fall further unless individual...
Huge $74.5M Leveraged Oil Short Near $115 Liquidation
Someone has opened a $74,543,000 oil short position with 4x leverage. Liquidation Price: $115.06👀 https://t.co/wQYzazJF4F
Market Watch Claims Falling Futures Despite Closed Market
Amusing that MW says futures are moving lower when they're obv closed, this lady doesn't want to be writing during the back nine https://t.co/sHdhxZ7dE0 https://t.co/eUWgp9AmMe
Oil Futures up 7% on Hyperliquid as Trump Orders Naval Blockade of Hormuz
Oil futures surged on the decentralized Hyperliquid exchange after President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for global petroleum shipments. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contracts jumped 7% to $96.40, while Brent rose...
Commodities Futures Add Value to Balanced Portfolios
If you look at the data, investing in commodities futures makes sense within the context of a total portfolio approach. https://t.co/KYqknJKQ54
Institution Holds Massive Oil Shorts Near $115/$121
An institution is heavily shorting Oil. They have opened: - $74,388,000 Crude Oil short with liquidation at $114.98 - $24,678,000 Brent Oil short with liquidation at $121.2 https://t.co/vARO0PhagV
The Impact of Retail Options Trading on the Implied Volatility Surface
Retail investors are now a dominant force in options markets, concentrating on short‑dated, out‑of‑the‑money call contracts while selling longer‑dated options. A new study using OPRA and Nasdaq data isolates the effect of retail activity by examining 82 brokerage‑outage events between...
US NatGas Futures Slip to $2.65, Outlook Flat
U.S. natural gas futures price fell $0.15 from $2.80 to $2.65 for the week ending April 10 Price is likely to move sideways or fall slightly on Monday based on 12-month spreads #energy #NaturalGas #shale #fintwit #oilandgas #Commodities #ONGT #natgas #LNG https://t.co/61URlYt6Lw
Crypto Futures Liquidations Hit $103 Million in One Hour Amid Market Turmoil
On March 15, 2025, major crypto exchanges Binance, Bybit and OKX reported $103 million in futures contract liquidations within a single hour, part of a 24‑hour total of $296 million. The rapid unwind, driven by long‑position overload and regulatory uncertainty, highlights the...
Futures Trend-Following Up YTD, Weekly Dip Amid Volatility
Futures trend-following (our strat and futures universe. YTD up 3.3%; the strategy was down 2.2% for the week. The drawdown from all-time equity highs is 17.6%. TF is struggling amid elevated vol in all markets. Link in reply below. 👇...
VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH Experiences Surge in Options Volume, Signaling Volatility
VanEck's semiconductor-focused ETF (SMH) recorded an unusually large spike in options volume, according to Defense World. The surge suggests traders are positioning for heightened price swings in the semiconductor sector, while several hedge funds have simultaneously adjusted their equity stakes...
U.S. Regulators Classify XRP as Commodity, Opening Door to New Investment Products
U.S. regulators have officially designated XRP as a commodity, ending years of legal uncertainty. The reclassification clears the path for new exchange‑traded funds and could accelerate institutional use of Ripple's payment network.
Polymarket Draws over $500,000 in Bets on Ukraine Front, $280 M on US‑Iran Ceasefire
Polymarket, the crypto‑based prediction‑market platform, reported more than $500,000 in wagers that Russia will capture Kostyantynivka and $280 million on a US‑Iran ceasefire. The surge in geopolitical betting shows expanding liquidity for binary contracts and has prompted calls for tighter regulation.
SEM's Risky Rolled‑call Strategy Nets Big Trader Bonuses
Yep...SEM group basically running a not so covered call strategy then martingaling by repeatedly rolling into an insanely faded markets every day. Got a lot of options traders on NYMEX paid. Got my first big boy bonus thanks to them....
BitMEX Report Finds 500%+ Increase in Tokenised Commodities and Equity Perpetuals
BitMEX’s Q1 2026 derivatives report shows TradFi perpetual swaps exploding from 0.03% to 1.72% of total crypto‑derivatives volume, reaching $30.7 billion in weekly trading. Tokenised commodity swaps surged over 65,000%, led by gold, silver and crude‑oil, while equity perpetuals grew 900% to...
Corn Futures Slip for Second Week, Hinting at Market Roll Over
Corn futures posted a bearish lower weekly close for the second straight week, falling 11.25 cents, while July contracts slipped 34 cents from their March peak. Analysts cite excess supply, waning war‑driven demand and speculative exits as drivers of the...
Steeper Yield Curve Risks Threaten Interest‑Rate Derivatives Markets
PGIM’s latest macro outlook warns that inflation‑risk premiums, large fiscal deficits and quantitative tightening are likely to push long‑term U.S. yields higher, steepening the yield curve. The shift raises funding costs for interest‑rate swaps, futures and other derivatives, prompting market...
Forex Volatility Dips Ahead of U.S. CPI, Pressuring Currency Options Prices
Global forex markets saw volatility shrink this week as traders brace for the upcoming U.S. Consumer Price Index release. The dollar index traded within a 0.3% band and major pairs like EUR/USD and GBP/USD held steady, tightening implied volatility for...
Oil Futures Slip Into Backwardation as Persian Gulf Tensions Threaten Hormuz Flow
Oil futures shifted into backwardation on April 9 as tensions in the Persian Gulf raised fears of a short‑term choke‑point in the Strait of Hormuz. The curve shift reflects market belief that the disruption will be temporary, while equity investors...
China's Futures Market Surges 40% in Volume, 58% in Turnover in Q1 2026
China's futures market posted a 40.6% year‑on‑year rise in trading volume and a 58.4% surge in turnover in the first quarter of 2026, according to the China Futures Association. The growth was driven by energy, chemicals, metals and a booming...
CTA and Stock-Quant Strategies Lead Chinese Private Funds as Subjective Longs Slip
Chinese private‑fund managers reported that CTA and stock‑quant long strategies posted average YTD returns of 3.08% and 2.24% respectively, outpacing subjective long funds, which slipped to a -2.15% average. The data underscores a widening performance gap as investors gravitate toward...