Options Spy: Market pressure increases, institutions lower the sell put option strike price

Investors worried that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates again before the end of the year and the government shutdown crisis, the fear index VIX soared, U.S. debt on Thursday (21) climbed to the highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, the four major indexes fell. The S&P 500 fell more than 1.6 percent, its biggest drop since March, and both fell below the key 100-day moving average.

On the economic front, the number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits last week reported 201,000, well below market expectations of 225,000 and the revised 221,000, the lowest since January, suggesting a healthy labor market will continue to support the economy.

As Congress struggles to reach a consensus on a short-term spending bill, the US government is facing another shutdown crisis at the end of this month, and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has calculated that the US economy will permanently lose $3 billion during the 2019 US government shutdown.

In addition, if the government shuts down, the Federal Reserve's work will be further difficult to upgrade, including a series of important economic data such as non-farm employment in September may be forced to delay the release of.

Many semiconductor stocks have seen large sell call options orders.

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0DTE Options

Tech 0DTE options were active on Thursday, as shown in alphabetical order. Newly opened 0DTE options are:

$AMD 20230922 93.0 PUT$(buy) $AMZN 20230922 135.0 CALL$ (buy)

Option buyer open position (Single leg)

Buy TOP T/O:

$TSLA 20240419 255.0 PUT$ $WOLF 20250117 20.0 PUT$

Buy TOP Vol:

$UEC 20231020 4.5 PUT$ $RTX 20231117 100.0 CALL$

Other tech stocks:

$WDAY 20240315 220.0 PUT$ $TSLA 20260116 170.0 PUT$ $SNOW 20231020 162.5 CALL$

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screening is a significant buy open position for options contracts in the market. The purchase of a call option means that the trader believes that the underlying has upward momentum, and the purchase of a put option means that the trader believes that the underlying has downward momentum. These contract openings typically indicate significant activity in the underlying stock, including whether the trader is willing to accumulate a long or short option position.

Option seller open position (Single leg)

Sell TOP T/O:

$MELI 20231215 1350.0 CALL$ $ADI 20231117 160.0 PUT$

Sell TOP Vol::

$MRVL 20231020 60.0 CALL$ $DD 20231020 78.0 CALL$

Other tech stocks:

$IBM 20231215 135.0 PUT$ $AMD 20250620 70.0 PUT$

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screen is a significant sell open position for an option contract in the market. A sell of a call option means that the trader believes that the underlying trend has peaked, and a sell of a put option means that the trader believes that the underlying trend has bottomed. These contract openings typically indicate significant activity in the underlying stock, including whether the trader is willing to accumulate a long or short option position.

Options portfolio open position

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screening is a significant portfolio of options contracts in the market. Portfolio opening includes a variety of underlying trends, requiring traders to further master the basic knowledge of options for analysis and judgment.

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