On April 23rd ET, $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 100.9K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 51.15% of the total transactions, and call options accounted for 48.85%.
It shows that as of the close of the day, the open interest of $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$, indicating options positions have not been closed, totaled about 756.54K contracts, which was 81.79% of the average of the past 30 trading days.
When $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$ was trading at $207.98, the put option with $140.00 of strike price expiring on April 26th,2024 transacted 20,000 contracts. It ranked first among $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$ unusual option trades of the day and reflected $40,000 turnover.
Additionally, in terms of the total trading volume for the day, the most active option contract of $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$ achieved 20,000 volume and closed at $0.02.
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The ratio of current and 30-day average (OR DoD ratio)
Volume/30-Day Average Volume (OR Total Volume DoD) and OI/30-Day Average OI (OR OI DoD) reflect the changes in overall options activities compared to the past.
Open interest distribution chart
The chart shows the cumulative distribution of open interest of all expiration dates per different strike prices. 10 strike prices that are closest to the current underlying price are presented. The chart conveys the market views of the future underlying price.
Unusual Options Trades
Options trades with a size of more than 1,000 contracts will be marked as unusual trades.
Unusual Options Trades and Active Options Contracts are presented in descending order in terms of trading volume.
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