PHYS - Latest News
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS), operates in Financial Services / Asset Management, trades on AMEX.
Market capitalization stands near $16.05B.
The article list below shows the most recent PHYS headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent PHYS Headlines
Most Gold ETFs Skim 0.40% Off the Top Every Year. One Charges a Quarter of That.
247wallst.com - May 23, 2026
Tony Dong is the founder of ETF Portfolio Blueprint.
Why Central Banks Are Trading Dollars for Gold
etftrends.com - May 22, 2026
In a Sprott Precious Metals report, Sprott Managing Partner and Market Strategist Paul Wong, noted gold reclaiming its status as the world's primary n
Parabolic AI rally has bulls eyeing a comeback for this one-time meme metal trade
cnbc.com - May 11, 2026
Silver prices surged 7% Monday to the highest since March.
Why Ray Dalio's 5-15% Gold Allocation Suggestion Looks Rational Amid Geopolitical Risks
247wallst.com - May 1, 2026
The legendary Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates has been more than willing to share his knowledge with the world via televised sitdowns and written
The Case for Gold Miners: Why Supply Scarcity is Key
etftrends.com - Apr 27, 2026
While gold has proved to be a hot commodity for the last few months, some naysayers have looked at March's short-term volatility as a reason to stay a
How News Affects PHYS Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track PHYS's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked PHYS news questions
- What is the latest PHYS news headline?
- The most recent PHYS headline (May 23, 2026) is "Most Gold ETFs Skim 0.40% Off the Top Every Year. One Charges a Quarter of That.". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the PHYS news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What PHYS news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual PHYS options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.