To The Moon

The U.S. producer price index (PPI) in July increased more than expected, the Federal Reserve interest rate concerns, the U.S. Treasury interest rate rose, dragged down technology stocks, semiconductor stocks were all over the ground, Nvidia fell more than 3.6 percent. Chevron (CVX)$and Merk led the way, only the Dow narrowly closed higher. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF $Semiconductor Index ETF-HOLDRs(SMH)$fell 5.2% for the week, its worst week since October 2022.

In terms of data, the U.S. Labor Department released data showing that the producer price index (PPI) increased by 0.8% in July, higher than the market expectation of 0.7% and revised 0.2%; Excluding volatile food and energy, core PPI rose 2.4 percent in July from a year earlier, above market expectations of 2.3 percent but unchanged from the previous reading.

There are substantial purchases of deep out-of-the-money puts on Tesla expiring this week:

$TSLA 20230825 90.0 PUT$ $TSLA 20230825 95.0 PUT$

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Option buyer open position (Single leg)

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Buy TOP T/O: $FDX 20240119 290.0 CALL$ $DIS 20230922 89.0 PUT$

Buy TOP Vol: $DIS 20230922 89.0 PUT$ $NKLA 20230915 3.0 CALL$

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)

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TOP T/O: $LVS 20231215 50.0 CALL$ $GM 20240621 40.0 CALL$

TOP Vol: $LVS 20231215 50.0 CALL$ $GM 20240621 40.0 CALL$

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.