Front month put positioning contrasts with April expiry activity in far out-of-the-money put options.
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In other words, short-term options players are more put-heavy than usual right now.
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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The sale of twice as many lower-strike put options greatly reduces the cost of the directional play and suggests the investor expects limited bearish movement in the price of the underlying rather than a nosedive in the next couple of months.
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Or, in simpler terms, short-term options traders are much more put-heavy than usual right now.
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In other words, near-term options traders have been more put-heavy only 29% of the time in the past year.
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In other words, near-term options traders have been more put-heavy just 15% of the time during the past year.
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Even more telling, this ratio stands higher than 82% of all others of the past year, suggesting short-term options players are much more put-biased than usual.
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Even more telling, this ratio registers in the 74th percentile of its annual range, suggesting short-term options traders are much more put-heavy than usual at the moment.
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Compared to similar readings taken during the past year, this ratio registers in the 89th percentile, implying that short-term options speculators are currently more put-heavy than usual on SAM.
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In the August contract the occurrence of volume at in-the-money put contracts suggests that several investors were prepared for such a slide, while one investor appeared to add Skyworks to his wish-list by writing 2, 200 put options expiring in August at a 55-cent premium.
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Or, in simpler terms, short-term options players have rarely been more put-heavy on BAC during the past year.
Near-term options traders have rarely been more put-heavy during the past year.
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Compared to similar readings of the past year, the SOIR ranks in the 94th percentile, suggesting short-term options traders have rarely been more put-heavy during the past 12 months.
In this trade, the put options act as short-term insurance for the long stock position.
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Long-time readers know that when this ratio is rising, it has typically been a sign that hedge fund managers are accumulating equities and buying put options on these broad-based ETFs to hedge their long positions.
In the short term, this glut of put open interest could act as options-related support for DHI.
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In contrast to the clear bullish hue in near-term call options, put activity in the June contract seems mixed.
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After an NHS Worcestershire meeting, managers agreed more information was needed to put together the final short-list of options.
Tail risk makes put options worth more than Black-Scholes predicts.
Near-term bears jockeyed for put options in the October contract.
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The sheer swiftness of gold's decline on Monday meant that investors were willing to pay a premium for put options on gold and silver-backed exchange-traded funds, a centerpiece of his strategy.
This heavy put accumulation could end up translating into options-related support down the road.
It was one of two options put forward for the 800-year-old St Laurence's in Ludlow, designed to improve access and facilities.
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Meanwhile, two-way trading traffic in June contract put options sends mixed signals as to investor sentiment on Petrohawk in the medium term.
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The commission suggests elements of the different options could be put together in a mix-and-match deal.
The Gateway Fund (GATEX) owns individual stocks, sells calls options and buys put options providing a payoff akin to a collared-type strategy.
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The various options that have been put forward for island-wide voting are due to be debated in the States meeting on 23 February.
The RAF has reluctantly put forward options to cut its fleet of fast jets - Tornadoes or Harriers - in the hope that they will get the new Joint Strike Fighter instead.
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