OPEX

    Posted by steve on 21st of Jan 2022 at 12:42 pm

    $1.3 trillion of single stock options are set to expire today, the 2nd largest ever

    Close should be epic today!

    Posted by profmel on 21st of Jan 2022 at 12:59 pm

    Close should be epic today!

    Thats what i was thinking

    Posted by fredsaid on 21st of Jan 2022 at 02:22 pm

    Thats what i was thinking too.  Sink till 3:30 then rocket till 3:55 ?  Or maybe bounce early then dive.   I think snp closes at 4444.44... gotta make as many expire worthless as possible.

    So sell off to trap

    Posted by retirefire on 21st of Jan 2022 at 12:44 pm

    So sell off to trap the bulls with call options? Still trying to understand the "forced" selling. 

    Forced selling comes from liquidations

    Posted by steve on 21st of Jan 2022 at 12:53 pm

    Forced selling comes from liquidations and certain levels that CTAs had in place 

    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cta.asp

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