Post Op-Ex Market Melt-Up: "Everyone Has Crash Down Risk Protection, Nobody Has Crash Up"
by Tyler Durden Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 01:09 PM As discussed earlier, a quick look at the "gamma tilt" in markets, suggests that there is more downside risk than upside ahead of tomorrow's sizable op-ex, which sees roughly 30% of dealer Gamma drop-off in SPX / SPY consolidated options, but even more notably, half to gamma in QQQ and 55% in IWM is also about to roll-off. Here are the details on the various gamma strikes and sizes courtesy of Nomura's Charlie McElligott who notes that the largest SPX strike is at 4100 ($4.1B), and from there it’s the 4050 strike ($3.0B) to the downside and ...
Source: zerohedge.com
