S&P 500 Slid Toward Key 3,900 Level But Held Its Ground Thanks to Options

Bloomberg2022-09-16

Traders monetize or roll out puts ahead of Friday’s expiryThat forces market makers to buy stocks to stay market neutralA chart line where thousands of options trades are clustered put a tenuous floor...

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2022-09-16
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2022-09-16
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After hour dropped below ...[Surprised]
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Mr Mooney
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Not yet bottom?
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