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See CBOE Equity Put/Call ratio....yesterday it hit 0.36.......almost a
record.
Conclusion: No one is buying puts.
Might be a good time to put some on.......
good luck.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DP [mailto:ahava1@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:50 AM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Options - Off Topic
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>
> Just some quick thoughts and questions as we approach the end of the year
> and possible Y2K scenarios. With over a little more than a month to go,
> is
> it too early to tell unusual pricing activity and volume in some options
> classes? I'm thinking more along the lines of OEX and S&P deep out of
> the
> money January strike puts. Or as we approach closer to the end of the
> year,
> for those you who actively trade in the money and out of the money
> classes,
> will you be able to detect unusual pricing that does not fit normal
> market
> activity, VIX, and pricing models? That some other element is being
> "priced
> in." I just think that it might be worth following early - and veteran
> traders will be able notice that something "just isn't right or
> extremely
> unusual in the prices." This could apply to options classes for stocks
> too.
>
> Is it best to try and put on a January straddle and risk an
> extra month's
> time premium now while things are relatively quiet(up until today)?
>
> Will we be able to tell what the smart/big money is doing through
> options,
> Bonds?
>
> And finally, anyone want to take a guess as to where VIX will stand on
> the
> last trading day for the year - or leading up to the year, and how
> "normal" or "abnormal" it will be in relation to normal pricing and the
> market?
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