Super Micro Meltdown As 3rd Leg Of Market Melt-Up Stool Breaks

After its 250% rally over the past 21 trading days, Super Micro (SMCI) is... umm... red!

It's been up 18 of those 21 days with the biggest daily decline being 0.6%, so this is notable. SMCI is back below $900 (from $1080 highs)

super micro meltdown as 3rd leg of market melt up stool breaks

And it's 0-DTE options traders that are suddenly reversing. They started by aggressively selling calls and are now piling into puts...

super micro meltdown as 3rd leg of market melt up stool breaks

Source: SpotGamma

It appears we were right this morning...

As high beta momentum is fading fast...

super micro meltdown as 3rd leg of market melt up stool breaks

All of which, pro subs were warned about here, as today's $2.4 trillion OpEx means 90% of dealer gamma evaporates and the market can 'unclench'.

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge February 16th 2024