The options flow screener for December 8, 2025 highlights a sharp rise in the put/call ratio of premium across multiple sectors, showing a strong shift toward defensive positioning over the past three days.
Leading the list, $ACN posted the largest increase at 17,843.54 percent with a last value of 7.6, followed by $MCD and $ARKK, both climbing more than 15,000 percent. $JNJ recorded a 5,899.24 percent jump to 4.9, while $HD showed a significant spike of 562,898.13 percent to 4.8, reflecting a considerable build in downside hedging.
$IEF and $KRE also joined the list with triple-digit percentage gains, both ending at 4.7 and 3.4 respectively, signaling heightened activity in financials and bond-related options. $LUMN rose 2,948.7 percent, $REGN increased 2,747.87 percent, and $ISRG advanced 284.27 percent, extending the broad-based sentiment shift.
The accompanying chart of $JNJ shows price fluctuations around the $200–211 range, aligning with the rising put activity, indicating that traders are adding protection against potential near-term weakness.
Overall, the December 8 screener underscores rising caution across consumer, tech, and healthcare sectors, with traders steadily increasing hedge exposure as volatility expectations build.
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The options flow for December 8, 2025 shows concentrated institutional activity in $UNH, with multiple large call sweeps signaling strong bullish positioning leading into the new trading week.
Most of the flow targeted the January 16, 2026 expiry, with major trades including a $98M call buy sweep at the $240 strike, followed by $81M and $65M sweeps at the same level shortly after. Additional $58M and $52M call sweeps appeared at $250 and $185 strikes, consolidating heavy accumulation across several price levels.
Smaller but still significant trades included multiple $44M to $48M sweeps between the $185 and $250 strikes. A few put sell sweeps at $175 totaling around $33M each also appeared, suggesting traders are reducing bearish bets while maintaining strong call exposure.
Further out, December 2025 expiries at $290 to $300 strikes saw consistent $20M–$24M call buy sweeps, reinforcing extended bullish sentiment into year-end.
Overall, the December 8 flow highlights aggressive call buying across $UNH with continued momentum into 2026, reflecting clear institutional confidence in the stock’s medium-term strength.
The stock screener for December 8, 2025 highlights strong momentum across several small and mid cap names, with many showing extended uptrends and sustained volume growth over the last two weeks.
In the stocks in overall uptrend for more than 14 days category, $XYZY led with a remarkable 394.1 percent climb to 33.30 on 13.29M traded volume, indicating a nearly 94 percent reduction in activity after a prolonged rally. $WEAT followed closely with a 382.5 percent gain to 20.87, while $YBIT rose 380.3 percent to 35.64 and $CAPR advanced 346.4 percent to 25.40. $SETH gained 270 percent to 40.33, and $WSHP moved up 240.7 percent to 134.60. $OLMA rose 224.4 percent on a 356.8 percent volume increase, while $PACS, $CLSX, and $CIFU showed triple-digit strength across multiple sessions — with $CIFU recording a significant 1,672 percent rise in volume.
In the continuous volume increase for 5 days list, $PMI topped with a 76.6 percent rise and 16,533 percent volume boost to 38.87M shares, signaling heavy accumulation. $ASTX followed with a 63.8 percent price increase and 2,077 percent volume jump to 2.05M. $QBTX and $AEVA each posted 58 and 50.8 percent gains, with volume expanding more than 180 percent and 223 percent respectively. $EVTL climbed 49.7 percent supported by strong 355 percent higher volume, while $NKLR, $DC-WT, and $PATH each saw notable inflows over the past week.
Overall, the December 8 screener shows sustained bullish momentum led by $XYZY, $WEAT, and $CAPR, while rising volume trends in $PMI, $ASTX, and $EVTL reflect continued accumulation and optimism across the broader market.
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