How Options Traders Are Playing the Bloom Energy Stock Melt-Up
Bloom Energy Corp (BE) surged 23.5% to $279.64 after reporting Q1 adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share on $751 million revenue, both beating estimates, and raising its 2026 guidance. The company also announced a data‑center partnership with Oracle, pushing the stock to a record $290.50 and up 217% year‑to‑date. Eight brokerages lifted price targets, with RBC moving its target to $335. Short interest fell to 8.7% of float, while options traders snapped up 92,000 puts versus 69,000 calls, signaling heightened hedging activity.
SPY's $710 MVC Draws Magnetic Gamma Pull
$SPY spent practically the whole day at $710, which we identified this morning as the MVC. These elevated gamma levels can act like magnets.
Options Market Shows Bigger Picture Beyond Tariffs, Iran
Tariffs. Iran. Parabolic price action. Each one looked like a big deal in the moment, but zoom out and the chart tells a different story. Kevin Davitt, Head of Index Options Content @Nasdaq, joined Dan & @GuyAdami to break down what the options...
Meta Awards $921 Million in Multi‑Tranche Stock Options to Top Executives
Meta disclosed a $921 million package of multi‑tranche stock options for five senior executives, with exercise prices that would require the company’s market value to reach $9.46 trillion. The awards aim to lock in AI talent while signaling aggressive growth ambitions.
UAE’s May 1 Exit Cripples OPEC+ Quota System, Fuels Oil Volatility
The United Arab Emirates announced it will quit OPEC and the OPEC+ alliance on May 1, ending nearly six decades of membership and stripping the cartel of its third‑largest producer. Analysts warn the move will erode spare capacity, lift the risk...
Bitcoin Capitulation Marks Best Five-Year Buying Opportunity
#Bitcoin is at its capitulation point. Eleven indicators are signaling that we're at the best opportunity to buy the asset in the last five years. The last time all these signals flashed was Q4 2022. That also resonates with the current market sentiment,...
Mid-Session IV Report April 29, 2026
The mid‑session IV report for April 29 2026 highlights a surge in implied volatility for heavyweight tech names such as Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta as they head into earnings releases. United States Oil Fund (USO) options show a 30‑day IV of...
MSFT Options Signal Possible $37 Earnings Move
$MSFT chart ahead of earnings. Option chain expiring on May 15th 2026 projects a (+/-) $37 move from the underlying stock following the report.
Where Do Options Returns Come From
The paper by Broadie, Chernov and Johannes examines index option returns and concludes that options are not systematically mispriced. Individual put returns are highly dispersed and offer little diagnostic value, while straddle portfolios expose risk premiums that standard Black‑Scholes and...
Polymarket & Kalshi - Prediction Markets Move Into Perpetual Futures
Polymarket and Kalshi, the two dominant prediction‑market platforms, announced early‑access perpetual futures (perps) programs in April 2024. Kalshi will launch crypto perps under a CFTC‑approved margin‑trading license, while Polymarket’s beta perps product is still navigating U.S. regulatory clearance. Combined monthly...
Gold, Silver Rates Today: Comex Gold Slides $86/Oz, Silver Drops $1.5/oz Ahead of US Fed Decision, Oil Surge
Gold and silver futures on the COMEX fell sharply on April 29, with gold dropping $86 to $4,522 per ounce and silver slipping $1.50 to $71.71, their lowest levels in a month and since early April respectively. The decline was...
A Pullback Looms in This Chipmaker After It Doubled. Trading the Potential Decline with Options
On Semiconductor’s shares have surged from the low $50s to about $100, driven by a wave of investor enthusiasm for EV and AI‑related power chips. However, the rally outpaces the company’s fundamentals, which show thin 2% net margins, modest 8%...
💡Trade Idea for Wednesday April 29, 2026
The analyst revisits a stock that previously yielded a successful earnings‑driven trade, entering after a sharp pullback. By selling an out‑of‑the‑money put, the position targets a 71% probability of worthlessness and a 77% probability of profit. The premium collected provides...
Bullish Integrates Options Trading with Ripple Prime
Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) is expanding its partnership with Ripple by offering regulated Bitcoin options on Ripple Prime, the crypto‑focused prime‑brokerage platform. The BTC options market is the second‑largest by open interest for crypto‑settled contracts, and can be settled with Ripple USD stablecoins. Institutional...
Ergawealth Advisors Boosts Stake in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by $4.8 M
Ergawealth Advisors increased its holding in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) by 270,130 shares, adding $4.79 million in value and pushing the fund to represent 24.02% of the firm’s reportable U.S. equity assets as of March 31, 2026. The move underscores growing...
ISDA Margin Survey Shows Leading Derivatives Firms Collected Record $1.6 Trillion of Margin in 2025
ISDA’s 2025 margin survey shows leading derivatives firms collected a record $1.6 trillion in margin for non‑cleared exposures, a 9.3% rise from the previous year. Initial margin jumped 21.7% to $524.7 billion, while variation margin grew 4% to $1.04 trillion. The share of...
ISDA Margin Survey Year-End 2025
Leading derivatives participants reported a total of $1.6 trillion in initial and variation margin at the end of 2025, a 9.3% increase from 2024. Of this, $524.7 billion was initial margin and $1.0 trillion was variation margin. Required IM posted to major central...
US Futures Slip as AI Spending Doubts Hit Brent, Fueling Options Volatility
U.S. equity futures slid 0.7% to 1.2% after a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI missed revenue and user targets, reviving concerns over its $1.5 trillion AI‑spending plan. At the same time, Brent crude surged past $111 a barrel, pushing commodity...
CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Prediction Market Jurisdiction, Escalating Federal‑State Clash
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a suit in Milwaukee on April 28, demanding that Wisconsin’s enforcement actions against prediction‑market platforms be declared invalid. The case pits the federal regulator’s claim of exclusive jurisdiction over event‑contract derivatives against state...
UK Gov to Legislate for Risk Transformation and ILS Flexibility to Promote Innovation and Growth
The UK Treasury will push primary and secondary legislation to make the risk transformation regime for insurance‑linked securities (ILS) more flexible. Reforms will loosen funding rules, allowing the PRA to waive full paid‑in capital, and broaden authorisation processes for insurance...
Silver Drops, yet Traders Pile Into Long Options
Despite #silver closing down 3.88% at $82.2/oz on the #SHFE yesterday, the options flow tells a different story. Traders have been adding to their long bets
CITIC Turns Bullish, Adds 3,022 Silver Contracts
#CITIC Flips Long on Silver🚨Major positioning shift on the #SHFE as CITIC has officially flipped Net Positive (+3,022 contracts) on silver.
Empureon’s Growing Volatility Franchise
Empureon, a Frankfurt‑based volatility‑risk‑premium manager, has raised €1.6 bn (≈$1.73 bn) in just 2½ years, marking one of the fastest UCITS fund builds in continental Europe. The firm’s flagship Empireon Volatility One uses a systematic, rules‑based approach that sells short‑dated S&P 500 puts while...
Brent Spot Leads Futures, Backwardation at $123/$120
The latest physical-through-financial Brent curve. Dated Brent at $123.37/bbl today, June futures pushing $120/bbl https://t.co/fiyAh1aKp6
Oil Futures Surge Past $100, Stocks Remain Flat
June Crude oil Futures have been moving towards, and now have broken back above $100 ($106.43 +6.50), and stocks are yawning like its still $80. https://t.co/lX4zGyKkb7
Two Investment Strategies for People Who Are Afraid of the Stock Market
The article outlines two low‑risk investment approaches that rely on buffered exchange‑traded funds, which cap downside losses while preserving upside potential. It highlights how these defined‑outcome ETFs let cautious investors “tiptoe” into equities without fearing market crashes. Innovator Capital Management,...
ADTN Calls Surge 480% Since Dec/Jan
$ADTN working strong here with 8K Aug 11 calls bought in OI already up 480% from Dec/Jan buying https://t.co/yoeT5VtgLx
Fed's Next Move: Markets See Zero Uncertainty
The Fed announces its next rates decision in half an hour, and there is exactly ZERO uncertainty about what it won't do (at least according to Fed Funds futures markets). https://t.co/Ikedm6uh6c
CME Group Expands $7 B Multi‑currency Clearing Credit Facility, Adds $3 B Upside
CME Group amended its 364‑day, $7 billion multi‑currency revolving secured credit facility on April 22, 2026, with Bank of America and Citibank as agents. The amendment adds an upsize option to $10 billion and reinforces a consolidated tangible net‑worth test, aiming to...
Huge XLY Call Purchase Ahead
Consumer Discretionary (XLY) big buy 4000 March $116 calls $12.45 with Amazon a top component reporting, been weighed down by Tesla
Oil Rally Pushes WTI Past $105, Spikes OVX Volatility
US benchmark oil (WTI) is above 105 on a more than 5% climb today. Brent is near 110. Notably, the rally is stirring a commensurate rebound in the OVX volatility index - similar to the Mar 25 - Apr 2...
RBI Orders Banks to Report All Rupee‑Linked Forex Derivative Trades, Including Offshore
The Reserve Bank of India has mandated that all banks disclose every foreign‑exchange derivative involving the rupee—both onshore and offshore—within two working days. The rule covers group entities worldwide, with only trades under $1 million exempt, aiming to bring previously hidden...
Long‑dated Oil Contracts Hedge Compute Bottleneck Risk
Long longer dated oil contracts continues to be a great hedge to the compute bottleneck trade https://t.co/VSubfUuObP
ETSY Put Spread Busts, Likely Worthless at Expiry
$ETSY "Trade Idea 1: Buy the May 1 Expiry 63/60 1×2 Put Spread for a 5 cent credit." a bust, will expire.
Weather Derivatives Surge as Renewables Drive New Hedging Demand
Munich Re says rising renewable capacity is prompting utilities, retailers and commodity traders to adopt weather derivatives for volume, price and shape risk. The niche market, built on cash‑settled weather indices, is gaining traction as traditional price hedges leave weather‑driven...
May Call Spread Bust; Consider Rolling Puts Down‑Out
$HOOD "Trade Idea 2: Buy the May 1 Expiry 83/86 Call Spread ($1.21) and sell the May 1 Expiry 74 Put for 30 cents.' a bust, may need to roll puts down and out.
Futures Prop Price War: Cheaper Trades, Tighter Margins
Is a price war in the futures prop space GOOD or BAD for traders? Good = lower costs Bad = margins squeezed, which will lead to tighter rules Comment below 👇
FOMC LIVE Reg | April 2026
On April 29, 2026, Stock Market TV will host a free live trading webcast at 3 PM ET, covering the day’s heavy earnings calendar and Federal Reserve news. The session will dissect earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon, which together represent a sizable...
Ripple Expands RLUSD Access with Bullish and OKX
NEW: Bullish expands its Ripple Prime partnership to give institutions $BTC options access via $RLUSD, while Ripple also partners with OKX to scale $RLUSD across 300+ spot pairs with futures and margin support https://t.co/9albCeiofj
ETSY Rallies on Bullish Options and Positive Report
$ETSY been on my "to-write" list with recent surge in bullish options + price-action, seems they are receiving the report well this morning https://t.co/ZZnZ3S8rAU
Ryanair Will Use Locked-In Fuel Costs to Pressure Rival Airlines Suffering From Surging Oil Prices
Ryanair is leveraging its aggressive fuel‑hedging program—covering roughly 80% of its 2024 fuel needs—to keep ticket prices low while rivals grapple with soaring oil costs. Competitors such as EasyJet hedge a smaller share of fuel, and legacy carriers like Lufthansa,...
KALV $27 Buyout Highlights Hot Biotech
$KALV 27/share buyout, Biotech deals staying hot Sep call spreads, May calls score nicely https://t.co/3XFYldxsBi
1‑Day Straddle at 105 Bps Signals FOMC
My snark aside, this person has a clear point. The 1DTE straddle is 105bps, implying that its Mags that matter, with some FOMC flavor. https://t.co/x8AGRKoHAf
BTC CME Gap Filled at $76K, Warning Proven Right
🚨 $BTC CME GAP FILLED AT $76K 🚨 I warned you. Stay alert at all times. 👀 https://t.co/nrjqmCZLmS
Doubling Down On
I'm doubling down on this....I think Apple is calls We had the prelims if earnings..... tomorrow the real fun begins Discord people 9 PM tonight
5‑Minute Breakdown: Trading NVDA Daily Call Options
Want to grip it and rip it? Here's a 5 min breakdown of how they traded the $NVDA DAILY Call Options
SGAT Convertible at 8.625% Coupon Trades at 60
SGAT had a convertible bond back in the day that I had a big position in. I think it had an 8 5/8 coupon and trade at 60.
Equity Hedging and Commodities Boost Portfolio Performance
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on Dean Curnutt's excellent AlphaExchange podcast. The goal was to detail how a carefully designed combination of equity index hedging and long commodities can meaningfully improve the performance of a traditional asset allocation...
Use Hedges as Safety Nets During Sector Pullbacks
$qqq also held the 8day at first kiss. They usually do. P.S having some hedges when sectors are very extended from the 8day helps when they pullback to them. https://t.co/5QJoDcmDyo
Oil Bulls Snap Up $55 Brent Calls Amid Rising Prices
Brent Oil (BNO) buyer 2000 May 22nd (W) $55 calls $4.30 as Oil stays bid