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An ahead-of-the-bell look at the market's biggest stories and a review of unusual options activity. Filled with smart market analysis from the ONN.tv team, "Options News" turns the market's top headlines into trading intelligence, hosted by Karla Yeh.
Implied volatility, as measured by the VIX, dropped, along with call selling in Amazon and Home Depot.
On today’s Options News, Carrie Long and the www.ONN.tv team cover October’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which came in lower than expectations at 0.3% compared to estimates of 0.5%. The broader market rallied on Monday, and the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX) dropped 0.5 point to 22.9. Be sure to stay tuned to ONN.tv for continued updates on implied volatility, especially with options expiration coming up at the end of this week.
Amazon, Home Depot Call Selling
The VIX declined Monday along with implied volatility of stocks, thanks to call sellers in names like AMZN and HD. An investor sold more than 6,000 AMZN April 160 calls, possibly because he was long shares and believes upside in the Internet retailer is limited for the near-term. In addition, an investor sold more than 7,000 HD February 28 calls. That pushed implied volatility in this option down on the day.
ONN.tv airs a new episode of Street Smarts today, as Kevin Cook interviews David Hightower on messages from the S&P 500.
For more breaking news and investment pointers on the options market, stay tuned in to ONN.tv.
