As we all know XRT is by far the most abused ETF for the purpose of GME share creation. As some of us know, past friday December the 16th was OPEX and quad witching, with a T+2+2 timeframe for resolution. GMEs options chains show that volatility shorts flipped to long volatility. This means they are expecting and are prepared (hedged) for an OPEX run, that may still take place today. However, for this to happen, ETFs, mainly XRT and IJH, must buy to rebalance their NAV. I can’t find info on IJH, but XRT has $-848k available according to their own page (https://www.ssga.com/us/en/intermediary/etfs/funds/spdr-sp-retail-etf-xrt ), so it can’t afford to buy. This isn’t normal, ETFs should be cash rich! Before saying “crime”, know that this is a situation we’ve never encountered before in this saga! We’ll see what happens, but all we can conclude for now is that somebody hasn’t paid their due fees to XRT!
