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$GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF(TSLR)$ $iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(EEM)$ $Broadcom(AVGO)$ 🎅📊🌍🔥 Global Options Flow Check | Positioning for Chop as December Seasonality Kicks In 🔥🌍📊🎅

I’m watching the options tape closely here because the message is clear and it’s nuanced. This is not fear. This is positioning.

I’m seeing outsized, institutionally meaningful flow hit the global ETF complex. $EEM printed roughly 7.8M contracts with calls absolutely dominating at over 7.7M, nearly 48x average daily volume. $EWZ followed with more than 3.2M contracts, again call heavy. $FXI and $EFA both showed the same pattern, elevated volume multiples and overwhelming call demand. This tells me global growth exposure is being leaned into selectively, even as volatility remains elevated.

On the single-name side, the hedging tells its own story. $AVGO saw meaningful put activity relative to calls, signalling protection around semis after a massive run. $LQD was heavily skewed to puts, which fits with ongoing rate sensitivity and duration hedging. $IRBT and $UNG also leaned defensive, reflecting caution in cyclicals and energy-linked volatility rather than outright liquidation.

At the same time, call dominance in $MSOS, $COST and parts of EM reinforces that traders are still pressing upside where conviction exists. This is tactical risk management, not panic selling. Liquidity is being respected, gamma is being managed, and exposure is being rotated rather than cut.

Seasonality matters here. Per FactSet data going back to 1950, stocks tend to bottom around December 15. The back half of December is historically one of the strongest periods of the year. The seasonal charts reinforce this, weakness or chop into mid-month followed by a steady grind higher into month-end, the classic late December rally dynamic.

I read this tape as traders bracing for chop, not collapse. Volatility is acknowledged, protection is in place, but capital is still positioning for a year-end lift rather than a risk-off regime shift.

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