Bubble Monster? Total Option Call Volumes Versus Fed Balance Sheet (S&P 500 Index, Home Prices, Mortgage Originations, Commercial Real Estate Too)

by confoundedinterest17

Call option volume has soared with The Fed’s endless monetary easing.

But it isn’t just call option volumes that increased with The Fed’s balance sheet, but the S&P 500 index and commercial real estate have increased as well.

Home prices and mortgage originations have also soared with Fed stimulus.

We now have an economy that is fueled by Fed asset purchases.