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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) recently up 4.95 to 29.86. S&P 500 down 1.91%.
Financial Select Sector (XLF) call option volume of 15,081 contracts compares to put volume of 130,439 contracts. May put option implied volatility is at 36, June is at 38, September is at 39; above its 26-week average of 25 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.
Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) up 3.50 to 20.98, above 50-day moving average of 17.83; S&P 500 recently down 1.71%.
Goldman Sachs (GS) is recently up 81c to $152.88. GS call option volume of 60,274 contracts compares to put volume of 63,724 contracts. May put option implied volatility is at 44, June is at 41; above its 26-week average of 33 according to Track Data. GS June 175 calls volatility is at 37, June 125 put volatility is at 58, suggesting traders taking positions for downside price movement.
Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Pharmaceutical HOLDR (PPH) closed at $66.67. PPH April put option implied volatility is at 17, May is at 20, August is at 22, versus its 26-week average of 18, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) at 16.62; 10-day moving average is 17.66, 50-day is 20.67, 200-day is 23.80.
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) overall implied volatility at 20; 26-week average is 23.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Ford (F) closed at $13.34. F April put option implied volatility is at 36, June is at 42; near its 26-week average of 46, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
Whole Foods (WFMI) closed at $36.30. WFMI April put option implied volatility is at 30, May and August puts are at 39; verses its 26-week average of 43 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) at 17.57; 10-day moving average is 18.32, 50-day is 20.90, 200-day moving average is 24.06.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
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