Right on cue for the late-day squeeze ahead of tomorrow's FOMC... The Nasdaq breaks and BATS declares self-help... *NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET CURRENTLY HAVING SYSTEM ISSUES *BATS OPTIONS HAS DECLARED SELF-HELP VS NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET - * * * As a reminder, every time the Nasdaq options market breaks, it is a green light to buy all-in. From February: *BATS OPTIONS DECLARED SELF-HELP VS BOSTON OPTIONS EXCHANGE *NASDAQ OMX BX OPTIONS HAS DECLARED SELF HELP AGAINST BOX And sure enough... the bounce begins... * * * And from August: Surprise... *BATS: ROUTING TO NASDAQ OPTIONS MKT SUSPENDED AS OF 11:06:07 ET *BATS INVESTIGATING OPTIONS MKT ISSUE *NOM ISSUES WITH OPRA DATA IN SYMBOL RANGE HD-HO *BX OPTIONS ISSUES WITH OPRA DATA IN SYMBOL RANGE GP-HN *NASDAQ OPTIONS MARKET, BX OPTIONS HAVING ISSUES ON SOME SYMBOLS Via BATS Options Status Which might help explain this...