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$SPY options were busy as stocks rebounded. What did the $VIX do?

@optionvol and @MikeTosaw break down the rally, the $NVDA headlines that sounded like a spy novel, and the $MAT options trade that brought out He-Man on "The Option Block 1514: The Spy Who Loved Me."

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"I think the VIX futures flattening out right now is giving the market a false sense of calm." - @ExcellRichard now live on Volatility Views.

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We put up the bat signal and @ExcellRichard and Matt and Mike Thompson answered on Vol Views today.

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Why is @FTSERussell reshuffling its indexes twice a year? Catherine Yoshimoto explains on the latest episode of TWIFO. We also dig into small-cap puts, the gold and silver sell-off, and options flow in crude oil and surging natural gas at @CMEGroup.

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$NVDA led $SPY in options volume for much of the session before SPY pulled ahead late.

Catch the full episode of "The Hot Options Report: 11-12-2026. Did NVDA Options Outtrade SPY Today?" for the day’s busiest options, from $TSLA and $VIX to $IBIT and $GLD, plus the names that lit up our put-volume scan.

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