Stock Market
Betting on the 'Santa Squeeze': Unusual Options Activity Surges as 2025 Draws to a Close
As the sun sets on 2025, the U.S. stock market is not entering the quiet holiday lull typical of decades past. Instead, a massive surge in "unusual options activity" is signaling a high-stakes tug-of-war between institutional desks and a newly sophisticated retail class. With the S&