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Contrarian vs. the crowd: One trader made a massive bet against chip stocks
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
A trader purchased options contracts worth $129 million on Monday betting that the VanEck Semiconductor ETF would decline in value, making it the largest single options trade across all markets that day.
Original reporting: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/contrarian-vs-the-crowd-one-trader-made-a-massive-bet-against-chip-stocks.html
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