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We have our first payrolls report of 2025 on Friday.  Technically, it\u2019s the last report of 2024, but that\u2019s just bookkeeping.  Normally I\u2019d write a piece like this on the Thursday before the announcement, but with US markets closed tomorrow for former President Carter\u2019s funeral, today is the last day to act prior to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current consensus estimates are for an increase of 165,000 Nonfarm Payrolls, down from 227k; an unchanged Unemployment Rate of 4.2%; and Average Hourly Earnings dipping to 0.3% from November\u2019s 0.4%.  ForecastEx markets are a bit more optimistic about payrolls, with a 45% probability<\/a> that the increase will be above 180k, though Unemployment is about 50\/50<\/a> around 4.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Options traders, however, seem to be a bit more cautious about the market\u2019s potential reaction to those numbers.  That\u2019s not surprising, considering that we had two moves of greater than 1% \u2013 one up, one down \u2013 in three of the prior sessions.  Traders are not necessarily skittish, but we see S&P 500 Index (SPX) options pricing in more volatility than usual ahead of the number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, it\u2019s not as though options traders are outright bearish, as the IBKR Probability Lab shows for SPX options expiring Friday.  The peak probability is for a move to 5935, about 0.75% above the current index level.  There has been a persistent bullish bias priced into short-term options, especially considering the market\u2019s recent propensity for upward moves to predominate<\/a> over those to the downside, especially on Fridays (aka \u201cFriday Follies\u201d<\/a>).  This week is no exception:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IBKR Probability Lab for SPX Options Expiring January 10th<\/sup>, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"IBKR<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean that risk aversion isn\u2019t present.  We see Friday\u2019s at-money SPX options trading with an implied volatility (in daily terms) of about 1.15%.  This is relatively high, but hardly out of the question in light of recent index volatility.  We noted that two of the prior three days saw SPX moves > 1%, and that extends to 5 of the 9 sessions prior to today (3 down, 2 up).   That is likely one of the factors causing the relatively steep upside skews that we see for SPX options expiring Friday, but also for those expiring next week and at the end of the month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skews for SPX Options Expiring January 10th<\/sup> (top), 17th<\/sup> (middle), 31st<\/sup> (bottom)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Skews<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It does appear that we have seen a bit more balance between risk and reward come into play during the past few sessions.  It is of course too soon to know whether that is a temporary or more long-lasting theme, but with a new administration taking office in under two weeks and a potentially consequential earnings season beginning almost immediately afterwards, it is clear that at least some options traders are pricing in the potential for higher volatility and the need for some prudent hedging and\/or risk aversion.  That begins with the options most directly affected by Friday\u2019s employment report and continues into those that follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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