Right on cue for the late-day squeeze ahead of tomorrow's FOMC... The Nasdaq breaks and BATS declares self-help...
- *NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET CURRENTLY HAVING SYSTEM ISSUES
- *BATS OPTIONS HAS DECLARED SELF-HELP VS NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET -
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As a reminder, every time the Nasdaq options market breaks, it is a green light to buy all-in. From February [5]:
- *BATS OPTIONS DECLARED SELF-HELP VS BOSTON OPTIONS EXCHANGE
- *NASDAQ OMX BX OPTIONS HAS DECLARED SELF HELP AGAINST BOX
And sure enough... the bounce begins...
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And from August [9]:
Surprise...
- *BATS: ROUTING TO NASDAQ OPTIONS MKT SUSPENDED AS OF 11:06:07 ET
- *BATS INVESTIGATING OPTIONS MKT ISSUE
- *NOM ISSUES WITH OPRA DATA IN SYMBOL RANGE HD-HO
- *BX OPTIONS ISSUES WITH OPRA DATA IN SYMBOL RANGE GP-HN
- *NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET, BX OPTIONS HAVING ISSUES ON SOME SYMBOLS
Which might help explain this...






