Options Spy: Microsoft's large order suggests short-term stock pressure

U.S. stocks opened higher and lower on Thursday, with financials and airlines weaker, as the fear gauge, the VIX, surged the most since May.

The Dow snapped a 13-session winning streak, while the S&P and S&P fell more than 0.5 percent and the Dow bucked the trend, rising 1.86 percent. The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4 percent and the yen rose.

After the Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday as expected, the European Central Bank announced on Thursday to raise three main interest rates by 25 basis points, of which the most important deposit rate increased to 3.75%, reaching a new high since 2001, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said at the press conference after the meeting that the future interest rate decision is determined by economic data.

Microsoft saw a large number of orders on Thursday, putting short-term stock prices under pressure:

$MSFT 20230728 405.0 PUT$

$MSFT 20230811 330.0 CALL$

$MSFT 20230728 390.0 PUT$

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Option buyer open position (Single leg)

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$MSFT 20230728 390.0 PUT$

$NFLX 20231215 425.0 CALL$

$STX 20231215 57.5 PUT$

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)

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$MSFT 20230811 330.0 CALL$

$TAL 20230915 6.0 PUT$

$MBLY 20230818 35.0 PUT$

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.