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The unusual put option trade is highly speculative and unlikely to profit in the near term given longer-term bullish catalysts are beyond the 12-day expiration window

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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (1 article). Watching for it to gain traction.

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"But these are all longer time frames than the next 12 days, when the huge volume of unusual ITM put options expire. The higher PTs and earnings release won't help investors in these puts."

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