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A game of straits

On July 20, Yemen's Houthi rebels declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, widening the front of the US-Iran war. Three days later, strikes on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea pushed Brent above $100 per barrel f…

What a divided Fed means for investors

The Fed opted to hold interest rates steady at the second meeting led by Chairman Kevin Warsh. But between his commentary about inflation and the dissenting coalition of policymakers, investors are growing increasingly …

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: FICO, AVTR, CPS

Avantor Inc (Symbol: AVTR) saw options trading volume of 59,145 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 56.5% of AVTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1…

Dollar Little Changed Ahead of FOMC Meeting Results

The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.02% today. The dollar recovered from overnight losses and is little changed after crude oil prices surged more than +6% when President Trump said the US will "hit Iran hard" after …

Stocks Tumble as Chipmakers Plunge, Oil Spikes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.71%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -1.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.98%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: FCF, GKOS, SNOW

Glaukos Corp (Symbol: GKOS) saw options trading volume of 5,959 contracts, representing approximately 595,900 underlying shares or approximately 86.5% of GKOS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 688,5…

Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: UTHR, INSW, LMND

International Seaways Inc (Symbol: INSW) saw options trading volume of 7,074 contracts, representing approximately 707,400 underlying shares or approximately 140.7% of INSW's average daily trading volume over the past m…