Other strategists displayed optimism on the gaming stock by selling in- and out-of-the-money put options expiring in August.
Investors eyeing the breathtaking drop in shares of the airline operator snapped up in- and out-of-the-money put options across multiple expiries.
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Specifically, the VIX continues to be the target of out-of-the-money put selling (to open), paired with overhead call buying.
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You construct this strategy by purchasing one out-of-the-money call or put and selling two deeper out-of-the-money calls or puts in the same expiration month.
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Front month put positioning contrasts with April expiry activity in far out-of-the-money put options.
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Another 2, 900 contracts are open at the out-of-the-money December 10 put.
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Common to all hopeful theories about the mass affluent is the belief that they want to take their money out of low-yielding current accounts and put it into shares and mutual funds.
Digging a bit deeper reveals that peak front-month put open interest of 5, 319 contracts lies at the deep out-of-the-money July 38 strike.
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On the put side, the out-of-the-money December 385 strike is the most popular, with 29, 172 contracts open.
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By comparison, the 6, 442 put contracts open at the out-of-the-money 1.50 strike seems pretty anemic.
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Overall, peak front-month put open interest resides at the out-of-the-money November 14 strike, totaling a hefty 75, 196 contracts.
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Staying in cash is not a viable long-term option, and investors would be out of their mind to put money in most bonds at current prices.
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The most active DECK put strikes, meanwhile, are the out-of-the-money November 100 strike, with volume of 818 contracts, and the November 110 strike, with 781 contracts traded.
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Peak put open interest rests at the deep out-of-the-money May 220 strike, totaling 2, 948 contracts, while peak call open interest numbers a mere 2, 487 contracts at the just out-of-the-money May 250 strike.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, resides at the out-of-the-money November 36 strike numbering 5, 554 contracts.
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On the put side, peak open interest lies at the out-of-the-money February 75 strike, totaling 2, 036 contracts.
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On the put side, peak open interest lies at the out-of-the-money 185 strike, totaling roughly 3, 600 contracts.
Peak put open interest totals 6, 047 contracts at the out-of-the-money 40 strike, while another 5, 082 puts reside at the November 45 strike.
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Meanwhile, peak November put open interest numbers 13, 176 contracts at the out-of-the-money 13 strike, while 10, 085 puts are open at the November 15 strike.
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Peak put open interest totals 22, 617 contracts at the out-of-the-money October 41 strike, while another 14, 747 puts are open at the October 43 strike.
Taking a closer look reveals that peak front-month call open interest of 10, 878 contracts resides at the overhead May 150 strike, more than doubling peak May put open interest of 4, 911 contracts at the out-of-the-money 135 strike.
By comparison, peak put open interest in the weekly February series lies at the out-of-the-money 19 strike, totaling 5, 473 contracts.
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Peak put open interest totals roughly 2, 900 contracts at the out-of-the-money December 5 strike, while another 2, 439 contracts reside at the deep-in-the-money December 10 strike.
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Peak October put open interest totals 18, 652 contracts at the deep out-of-the-money 150 strike, while another 11, 743 puts are open at the 155 strike, and 10, 504 contracts are open at the 170 put.
Taking a closer look reveals that peak October put open interest totals 4, 444 contracts at the deep out-of-the-money 110 strike, while peak call open interest numbers 3, 791 contracts at the out-of-the-money October 150 strike.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, totals 11, 916 contracts at the out-of-the-money October 45 strike.
Peak October put open interest, meanwhile, totals 51, 272 contracts at the out-of-the-money 390 strike.
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On the put side, peak open interest totals 10, 290 contracts at the out-of-the-money November 35 strike.
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