Options Spy | TSMC earnings jump 8%; Institutional purchase of 20 million options bullish
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As markets digested another batch of strong economic data and earnings, the $Semiconductor Index ETF-HOLDRs(SMH)$Semiconductor ETF rose more than 3% to a new all-time high. Apple led the technology sector higher, while Taiwan Semiconductor Semiconductor Co surged nearly 10 percent after its earnings report, boosting semiconductor shares, but Humana warned that healthcare costs would hit its outlook for the year, triggering a broad decline in health insurance stocks.New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell to their lowest level since September 2022 as a new round of jobs data pointed to persistent labor market tightness, suggesting job growth likely remained solid in January.In order to avoid a repeat of the "liquidity" crisis, the Fed