With the huge number of puts on small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs), we could see a short rally going into the end of the year. Proof is with the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM), with a reversal to the upside. The steady trickling of put options instead of call, perhaps there could be a shift that will cause it to move higher, posts John Stewart on Schaeffers Research.
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