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Put/call volume ratio: 1.81; put/call OI ratio: 3.28. Calls traded 818 contracts versus 1,479 puts. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 3.3 volatility points. Read-through: put volume is materially heavier than call volume. This describes positioning,…
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According to people familiar with the matter, Equinix is expected to reach its latest data center deal and could raise $3 billion through the sale of investment-grade bonds. (Bloomberg)
Microsoft is expected to spend $175 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, after accounting adjustments, down from a previous estimate of $190 billion. Microsoft’s U.S.-listed shares extended gains in after-hours trading to 8%.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said smartphone demand remains strong, but rising manufacturing costs are weighing on market performance. He said higher memory costs and supply constraints have already hit the handset industry. “Consumer demand for phones is there…
A Morgan Stanley-led banking syndicate is in talks to lend $15 billion for an Anthropic data center. The data center has support from Alphabet’s Google, which is guaranteeing Anthropic’s lease and power payments. Nexus is also in talks to borrow $15 billion fo…
A memo showed that Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) investment platform, AlphaAI, and that Lou D’Ambrosio will lead AlphaAI. (Reuters)
Trump adviser Navarro said that if the trend continues, the Federal Reserve should keep the option of cutting interest rates on the table.
“Retail trading platform” Robinhood reported second-quarter net revenue of $1.31 billion, above analysts’ estimate of $1.28 billion. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $741 million, compared with analysts’ expectation of $628.9 million. Cryptocurrency revenue…
Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Sløk said the Federal Reserve’s abandonment of forward guidance is fueling rare volatility in the bond market, sending U.S. Treasury yields swinging up and down like a “yo-yo.” Sløk said the market’s moves after…
Put/call volume ratio: 1.81; put/call OI ratio: 3.28. Calls traded 818 contracts versus 1,479 puts. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 3.3 volatility points. Read-through: put volume is materially heavier than call volume. This describes positioning,…
Put/call volume ratio: 1.79; put/call OI ratio: 1.07. Calls traded 1,850 contracts versus 3,315 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $805.00 prices an approximate ±$20.65 move, or 2.6% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 2.5 v…
Put/call volume ratio: 0.51; put/call OI ratio: 0.67. Calls traded 8,858 contracts versus 4,535 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $220.00 prices an approximate ±$3.92 move, or 1.8% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 1.8 vo…
Put/call volume ratio: 1.08; put/call OI ratio: 0.27. Calls traded 2,376 contracts versus 2,562 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $192.50 prices an approximate ±$5.37 move, or 2.8% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 2.1 vo…
Put/call volume ratio: 0.49; put/call OI ratio: 0.37. Calls traded 9,708 contracts versus 4,772 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $157.50 prices an approximate ±$3.79 move, or 2.4% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 5.9 vo…
Put/call volume ratio: 0.46; put/call OI ratio: 2.48. Calls traded 13,964 contracts versus 6,475 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $1,020.00 prices an approximate ±$19.43 move, or 1.9% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 2.…
Put/call volume ratio: 1.20; put/call OI ratio: 0.70. Calls traded 8,829 contracts versus 10,636 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $62.00 prices an approximate ±$0.67 move, or 1.1% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 9.6 vo…
Put/call volume ratio: 0.22; put/call OI ratio: 0.92. Calls traded 29,416 contracts versus 6,411 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $350.00 prices an approximate ±$4.40 move, or 1.3% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 4.8 v…
Latest close on July 30, 2026: $951.93 (-2.3% on the latest daily bar). HMA21 / HMA55: $952.87 / $923.75. 200DMA: $957.79. Relative volume: 0.50x the 20-day average. Latest comparable filing period: 2026 Q3 ending 2026-05-10; filed 2026-06-03. Comparable growt…