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1inch announced that AI agents can now access its full suite of 15 APIs via the 1inch MCP, enabling real‑time swap execution, portfolio analysis and on‑chain transactions. The move positions the DeFi platform as the backbone for the emerging “agent economy,” which co‑founder Sergej Kunz predicts will dominate trade execution by 2030.
Nike RH & BYND may be the Earnings Lottos tomorrow They all may also IV crush 🤣
So this is not to say this setup isn't better than say September, but I can't think of a worse game to play without knowing the entirety of bounds 'Oversolds' and positioning often have their largest moves in the tails...
Bradley Shuster, executive chairman of NMI Holdings, exercised 55,158 stock options and immediately sold 19,430 shares in a cashless transaction valued at roughly $756,000. The move left him with 415,411 directly held shares, a total of 462,561 shares including trust...
The mainline of risk to have avoided was this #RussVol Breakout into the F-Bucket https://t.co/bOeSGKPost
Asia's coal benchmark is at a 17-month high as Middle East conflict chokes gas supplies 🪨⚠️ Australian Newcastle coal futures for April hit $144.25/ton on Monday (the March contract expired Friday at $135.60) Asian countries are expanding use of coal to cut...
Larry McMillan released a video update on March 30, 2026, outlining the current state of the U.S. stock market. He highlighted elevated volatility, persistent high‑interest rates, and the upcoming earnings season as key drivers. McMillan stressed the importance of disciplined...
Just keep credit spreads from blowing out for a few more weeks is all I ask.
There has only been a few times in the past 20 years that the Volatility Index ($VIX) has traded at these levels: • 2008 Global Financial Crises 50+ • Covid-19 crash 50+ • U.S.-Iran Conflict 35+ Think of the VIX as a “fear”...
Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (NASDAQ: PURR) debuted options trading on its common shares on the Nasdaq Options Market, pairing the launch with a $30 million share repurchase program. The move is designed to deepen liquidity, broaden crypto exposure for institutional and retail...
S&P 500 futures can't get out from under the downtrend line. Every bounce gets sold. Measured move target: 6,316. Next stop lower until something changes structurally.
Is $3 the New $2 Floor for US Natural Gas? The front US natural gas future hasn't ended a quarter below $3 per million BTUs since 2Q24. Is $3 replacing $2 as the new floor? The 2026-27 winter should be a...
Rising hostilities in the Middle East have clogged the Strait of Hormuz, sending crude to record levels and prompting a sell‑off in U.S. equity futures. Traders cite the threat of a U.S. ground operation and supply‑chain bottlenecks as the main...
The latest Volatility Trading Strategies livestream pits short VXX and UVXY positions against long SVXY and SVIX exposures, dissecting which approach delivers superior risk‑adjusted returns. The episode walks through contango decay, daily reset effects, cost structures, and margin requirements for...
2025 quant hedge fund returns. And you think you cannot compete in 2026? You can, this is how:
Zeidler Group has highlighted the regulatory hurdles UCITS funds face when seeking exposure to structured debt securities, noting that eligibility must align with Article 50(1) of the UCITS Directive and the Eligible Assets Directive. The firm recently guided a Luxembourg‑based...
Month end comes at a most interesting time for the DXY. The market was super complacent in early March and now appears to be hedged a fair bit as risk reversals have blown out in EURUSD etc (bid for EUR puts). I...
This is the part in the game where you identify the correct move London showed us a direction With little to no pullbacks and or retest at all Now we’ve got to watch NY session for continuation It just gave us...
Hedge funds have intensified short‑selling on U.S. equities, posting the fastest net sell‑off since April 2025, while simultaneously boosting long positions in defensive European stocks. The move reflects heightened geopolitical risk from the Iran conflict and a broader risk‑off tilt...
Net Gamma Exposure for $SPY shows elevated negative exposure at $634-$635. I have resistance currently at $640, where positive exposure is slightly building. Be cautious of catalysts, Trump claims to be "close" to a deal.
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a $100 million cap on banks' net open foreign‑exchange positions, pushing the rupee to an all‑time low of 95 per dollar. The sudden clamp‑down sparked a sharp 130‑paise rally as banks scrambled to unwind $40 billion...
"Despite the shortened week, the options market is implying over a 3.4% move for SPX. Not quite as extreme as we saw last year, but still one of the largest 1-week implied moves we have had over the last five...
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U.S. equity futures rose about 0.6% on Monday, signaling a tentative rebound after five consecutive weeks of index declines. The Dow Jones slipped into a 10% correction, shedding roughly 800 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 also posted losses on...
STARTRADER introduced Web STAR Copy, a web‑based copy‑trading feature that allows retail investors to follow and automatically replicate options, futures and other derivative strategies. The tool promises greater transparency, risk controls and a new revenue stream for experienced signal providers.
Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, Atsushi Mimura, warned of "decisive" steps if speculative yen moves continue, while the Nikkei 225 plunged 5% on heightened fears of a ground war in Iran and a weakening yen that slipped past...
Gold futures climbed 0.78% on Monday, reaching $4,528.23 per ounce in New York. In India, spot demand pushed the price of gold on the Multi‑Commodity Exchange to ₹1,44,800 per 10 grams, a ₹518 (0.36%) increase for April contracts. The rally was driven...
Trading Technologies (TT) will showcase its algorithmic trading suite at Future Alpha 2026, a two‑day conference in New York attended mainly by buy‑side firms. TT aims to highlight how its AI‑driven execution tools, transaction‑cost analysis (TCA) capabilities, and recent OpenGamma...
🌍 US-China tech tensions escalate, risk-off mood grips ─────── 📈 Price > VWAP — Bias: Long · Buy rips through 23,299 · Buy dips at 23,251 ─────── 🌏 Asia ORB Set | MNQ High: 23,299 ⬆️ | Low: 23,251 ⬆️ | Range: 48 pts ─────── 🎬 Live...
The Cboe Macro Volatility Digest reported that the VIX Index jumped 4.3 points to 31, its highest level since last April, while the broader options market remained relatively calm. The SPX Index fell 3.4% on Thursday and Friday, yet call...
BYD's board authorized a foreign‑exchange derivatives hedging program worth up to $17 billion to protect its expanding overseas operations. The plan uses forwards, swaps, options and structured products, drawing on internal funds and a rolling credit line of up to $850 million.
Kevin Muir’s second "Catching up with Kev" column links a rare VIX inversion to a surge in bond buying, highlights Japan’s monetary tightening, and dissects JPMorgan’s massive options position that’s reshaping market dynamics. He notes that the VIX’s short‑term contract...
Think of the 1-year forward 1-year inflation swap as a market gauge for the current inflation vs growth battle. At the start of the war, the forward measure surged higher along with the current 1-year swap as inflation concerns dominated, but...
The one detail at the end makes all the difference. #optionstrading #sellingputs #investingforbeginners #passiveincome #stockmarket
Alphatec Holdings’ Executive Vice President of People & Culture, Craig E. Hunsaker, sold 116,367 shares for roughly $1.44 million, reducing his direct ownership by 6.3%. The sale, disclosed in an SEC Form 4, was partly executed under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan and came...
Just relax about this supposed 4,000 crore loss on FX unwinding. Just in the past month the INR has depreciated by over 4%. All these positions would not have been set up for the first time at Friday 27th close....
LeverageShares filing for an inverse and -2x Bitcoin Volatility ETF. Like $XIV and $TVIX but for Bitcoin. https://t.co/N8XxMw12uQ
Tomorrow, Binance will launch futures trading for oil and natural gas with leverage of up to 100x. Something is brewing… https://t.co/2UrdYDAhxr
Equity vol is just oil vol as you see by how the relationship changed after the Iran debacle started. CL now +104... I think VIX "outperforms" at some point. Good luck. https://t.co/DX8MdVrYpP
While digging around seeing how people are trading the Private Lending situation led to some interesting OTM longer dated put purchases in $BX $APO and $FSK from last week - https://t.co/10pm9cs0Bw
International fund managers have become so relaxed that many are no longer hedging against stock market declines. The percentage of managers who are currently hedging has fallen to its lowest level in eight years. https://t.co/P9FEnZ6gYs
AN OG WHALE HAS JUST OPENED A $32,000,000 BITCOIN SHORT POSITION WITH 40X CROSS LEVERAGE. They will be completely wiped out if the price hits $81,186. 👀 https://t.co/wRZEMuk5eg
Fed funds futures mostly back to "normal" as the near term rate hike gets priced out. Live chart vs last Thurs. https://t.co/F0dnQCJ9pu
While history rhymes, what is different this time inevitably reflects what we did in response to the last crisis. Thank you @Spencerjakab for reminding the crowd that, no, oil futures didn't exist during the last gas crisis. They were a...
The switch keeps expanding. That spread is moving the wrong way if you are bullish https://t.co/m2ctrSUvzX
The volatility we saw in 2025 is showing up again in 2026. Large down days are starting to stack up early in the year. https://t.co/vxrQyvPxGt
$spx futs +35 reversed off the overnight lows. Makes today’s set up different. It means more patience and we’ll see if early strength holds/fades or builds. We will map out some levels And trade the market in front of us....
🇺🇸 NY ORB Set | MNQ High: 23,400 | Low: 23,350 | Range: 50 📈 Price > VWAP — Bias: Long · Buy rips through 23,400 · Buy dips at 23,350 🎬 Live trade 9am: https://t.co/66dSROeuCi
Most traders use Volume Profile… but never set it up right 🤦♂️📊 If your profile looks chunky and sloppy, fix this one setting: Tick per row → raise it. Cleaner profile. Better detail. Smarter reads. ✅ Small tweak. Big difference. #VolumeProfile #FuturesTrading #TradingTips
🌏 Asia ORB Set | GC High: 4537.70 | Low: 4511.80 🎬 Live trade 9am: https://t.co/UFRUqEw6Kf ─────── 🌍 Middle East tensions spike, driving safe-haven bids. ─────── 📊 Gold futures grinding higher, testing 4535.00 resistance. ─────── 🎯 Watch 4537.70 ORB high—break ignites bullish surge.
Conflict risk combined with deeply negative gamma has destabilized markets. With a massive vol premium still embedded, the risk is that realized volatility catches up to meet implied vols. Read our full breakdown: https://t.co/n0KqLMYeDl
