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Market Sentiment The VIX closed at 17.70, with the 10-day moving average of 17.58 and the 200-day moving average of 22.63, indicating a relatively stable market outlook. However, a closer look at the VIX options reveals a mixed picture, with some interesting trends emerging. The S&P 500 index, meanwhile, closed at 4119.18, remaining flat with its 10-day moving average of 4119.38 but above the 200-day moving average of 3972.21. Call Option Analysis In terms of call options, the total call volume was 834,258 contracts, with 547,912 contracts traded between the market spread. The majority of contracts traded for the 0-20 delta call, with 506,162 contracts traded, followed by 21-40 delta calls with 232,398 contracts. This suggests that investors are bullish in the short term, as they

Market Sentiment The VIX index closed at 16.97, which is below the 10-day moving average of 17.68 and the 200-day moving average of 22.68. The S&P 500 index closed at 4138.13, above both the 10-day and 200-day moving averages of 4114.63 and 3971.42, respectively. Based on the VIX options data, we can analyze the market sentiment in the short term and long term. Call Option Analysis The total call volume was 476,764 contracts, with 291,805 contracts traded for 0-20 delta call, the most actively traded range. The put to call ratio was 0.52, indicating a higher demand for calls than puts. The current IV percentile is 33%, and the implied volatility is 91.82%, which is higher than the historical average. Overall, the call data suggests bullish sentiment in the short term, with a higher demand for c

Market Sentiment The VIX, a measure of market volatility, closed at 17.19, below both its 10-day and 200-day moving averages. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index closed at 4,136.26, above its 10-day moving average but below its 200-day moving average. In terms of VIX options, call volume was significantly higher than put volume, with a total of 928,324 call contracts traded compared to 517,046 put contracts traded Call Option Analysis Looking at the call options, the majority of the contracts traded were for 0-20 delta calls, with 409,490 contracts traded. This suggests that traders were buying more out-of-the-money call options in anticipation of a potential market rally. However, it's worth noting that the number of contracts traded for 21-40 delta calls (313,487) was also significant, indicating that some

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Market Sentiment The VIX closed at 20.09, above its 10-day moving average of 17.63 and below its 200-day moving average of 22.72. The S&P 500 index closed at 4061.23, below its 10-day moving average of 4114.24 and above its 200-day moving average of 3969.84. Looking at the VIX options data, we can analyze the call and put volumes separately to get a better understanding of the market sentiment. Call Option Analysis The total call volume was 2,674,222 contracts. Out of those, 262,227 contracts traded at BID or below, 539,682 contracts traded at ASK or above, and 1,872,313 contracts traded between the market spread. The majority of the contracts traded were in the 0-20 delta call range, with 1,285,616 contracts traded. The 21-40 delta call range saw 910,298 contracts traded, followed by the 41

Market Sentiment The VIX closed at 18.34, hovering above its 10-day moving average of 17.34 but still below its 200-day moving average of 22.74. This indicates that market volatility is relatively low, and investors are feeling less uncertain about the future. The S&P 500 index closed at 4090.74, which is slightly below the 10-day moving average of 4121.10 but still above the 200-day moving average of 3969.22. Call Option Analysis Looking at the call volume, the total number of call contracts traded was 466,616, with most of the contracts traded within the market spread at 291,631. TAmong the contracts traded between the market spread, 152,028 were for 0-20 delta call, followed by 200,183 for 21-40 delta call, and 92,297 for 41-60 delta call. However, the contracts traded at the highest d

Market Sentiment The market sentiment report based on the VIX option data as of the close of today shows an interesting trend. The VIX, which closed at 17.78, is slightly above its 10-day moving average of 17.15, but still below its 200-day moving average of 22.77. This indicates that there is currently some level of stability in the market, but there is still some caution. Call Option Analysis Looking at the call options data, we see that there is a total call volume of 1,600,170 contracts. Of these, 892,552 contracts were traded between the market spread, while 335,182 were traded at bid or below, and 372,436 were traded at ask or above. There were more contracts traded in the 41-60 delta call range, with 545,947 contracts, followed by the 21-40 delta call range, with 531,223 contracts. This i