Investors hedge China risk with 400,000 March puts as Trump warns on Greenland
Updated January 25, 2026, traders added protection against China-focused equities, snapping up about 400,000 March puts in the iShares China Large-Cap ETF, plus 20,000 contracts in KraneShares CSI China Internet and 150,000 puts in Xtrackers Harvest CSI China A-Shares. The VIX spiked Tuesday but by Friday sat below the prior week’s start while Trump's Greenland tariff threats grabbed attention.