Feb. 11 at 11:12 PM
Today's option volume of 67.5M contracts was -4.00% below recent avg levels, w/ calls leading puts 9 to 7.
Single stock & Index products saw relatively heavy volume (combined 6.21M trades w/ 40.72M contracts) while ETF flow was moderate (1.46M trades w/ 5.52M contracts)
Today's most active sectors included Energy, Telecommunications, & Consumer Cyclicals, while Financials & Basic Materials were relatively light.
Among the 500 most liquid single stocks, 30day IV was higher for 264 & lower for 177.
Unusual total option volume was observed in
$XOM $HOOD $VZ $RIG &
$SHOP