In this week’s edition of Option Flows, Tony Stewart is commenting on the recent market movements.
Last report’s Put buyers+Call sellers outperformed on the dip to 76.5k, +parallel pump in vol.
The bounce back was not as well supported via Option flows, as further 90k+ Calls sold.
Large rotation from Mar100k+Jun130k longs into Apr+May 100k Calls.
Apr-May synthetic Var swap.
2) New @Amberdataio beta view function:
An entity rolled their long-held Mar 100k+Jun130k Calls into April+May 100k Calls. Essentially Mar100k+Jun130k Calls over-ambitious in timing; moved to a more realistic Apr+May100k upside Strike.
Jun 80+75k longs moved to Apr80+Jun65k Puts.
3) For the first time in a while, the term-structure flattened, indicating less desire / more supply of Gamma after some wild fluctuations.
One rare bundled trade, adding to this flow, simulated a Var swap where a strip of OTM May Puts+Calls was bought, OTM April Puts+Calls sold.
4) While IV has calmed, Put Skew remains elevated, with desks still cautious of the downside.
One player that tried to take advantage of this elevated Skew was a buyer of Mar28 80-76k 1×1.5, buying the 80k Strike x600, to sell the higher vol 76k strike x900. Puts barely nudged.
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