And it is with a heavy heart that I pen these words today.

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In other words, short-term options players are more put-heavy than usual right now.

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Unfortunately, in the lead-up to the euro, countries pursued overly stringent fiscal policies -- in other words, governments have been increasing their citizens' too-heavy tax burdens rather than lightening them.

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In other words, calls nearly double puts among May options, indicating a heavy bullish bias.

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In other words, short-term options players have been more call-heavy only 22% of the time.

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In other words, near-term options traders have been more put-heavy only 29% of the time in the past year.

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In other words, near-term options traders have been more put-heavy just 15% of the time during the past year.

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Such minimally conscious patients, while bedridden and in a heavy fog, can sometimes answer a yes or no question, follow simple commands or utter a few words.

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In that sense, the powers that be have their work cut out for them, with the heavy responsibility of determining what diagnosis to slap on a unique constellation of symptoms that are often only conveyed through words, not pictures or lab tests.

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