Rally on, insurance on. Cboe: equity put/call 0.64, SPX 1.05, ETP 1.13, total 0.87. Single-stock traders favor calls, while index/ETF puts stay heavier. Investors are joining the Nvidia-led rebound without dropping protection. Constructive, not complacent.
ALT The rally has upside participation.
The insurance is still there.
Current Cboe positioning:
Equity put/call: 0.64
SPX put/call: 1.05
ETP put/call: 1.13
Total put/call: 0.87
That split matters.
Single-stock traders still favor calls.
At the index and ETF layer, puts remain heavier.
My read: investors are participating in the Nvidia-led rebound without fully removing portfolio protection.
That is constructive positioning — not complacent positioning.
If breadth improves and index hedges start fading, conviction is strengthening.
For now: rally on, insurance on.