Option Skew Rises on Deteriorating Sentiment
- By Bilal Hafeez and Ben Ford
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In this week’s report, investor sentiment remains net bearish and ETFs report outflows for 10 consecutive days. Hedge funds extended tech shorts but reduce positions elsewhere. Asset managers increased small-cap longs.
On the details:
Flows: US equity ETFs saw continued outflows ($3.95bn) for tenth consecutive day (Chart 1). UST, IG, Muni, and MBS ETFs experienced weekly inflows (Chart 2).
In this week’s report, investor sentiment remains net bearish and ETFs report outflows for 10 consecutive days. Hedge funds extended tech shorts but reduce positions elsewhere. Asset managers increased small-cap longs.
On the details:
Flows: US equity ETFs saw continued outflows ($3.95bn) for tenth consecutive day (Chart 1). UST, IG, Muni, and MBS ETFs experienced weekly inflows (Chart 2).
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