#58522
Powell Industries, Inc. announced a 3‑for‑1 stock split effective April 6, 2026, with a record date of March 20, 2026 and payable date of April 2, 2026. The split will triple the number of outstanding shares while reducing the share price to roughly one‑third. OCC will adjust all POWL options, applying a 3.0 strike divisor and setting the contract multiplier to 100 shares per contract. Corresponding strike prices are divided by three, aligning options with the new share structure.
Tickblaze Announces CME Futures Market Data Distribution Partnership
Tickblaze announced a partnership to embed CME Group futures market data into its trading platform, delivering both Level 1 top‑of‑book pricing and Level 2 depth‑of‑market information. The integration supplies real‑time, exchange‑sourced data directly to traders while Tickblaze manages entitlement, reporting and compliance...
Oil Becomes the Hottest Trade on Hyperliquid
Crypto traders are turning to decentralized exchanges for macro bets, with oil leading the pack this week. Hyperliquid’s oil‑linked perpetual contract (CL‑USDC) generated over $1.2 billion in 24‑hour volume, overtaking ether and becoming the platform’s second‑most traded market after bitcoin. Open...
LME to Proceed with Move From American-Style to European-Style Metal Options
The London Metal Exchange (LME) announced it will replace American‑style metal options with European‑style contracts after a consultation that garnered strong support. Respondents highlighted that early exercise is uncommon and that the change would streamline the expiry process. LME Clear’s...
Consus Ag Consulting AM Market Brief
Futures across several markets, including agriculture, opened weaker as energy prices corrected following President Trump’s remarks that the Iran conflict may be winding down. Crude fell nearly $8 per barrel amid expectations of strategic reserve releases and possible easing of...
December Crude and Corn Futures Poised Below $55, $4.60
Massive Short Cleansing or New Bull Market? Crude May Follow Gas - The invisible hand can be quite efficient in autocorrelated commodities, and crude oil and corn producers may have just received a chance to hedge and bring on more...
Mean‑Reversion ES Futures Deliver 50% Return, 1.67 Sharpe
#ES_F mean reversion strategy update. 13 trades since inception (May 21, 2025), 50% return (1 contract/$50K), 21% YTD. Sharpe ratio is 1.67. Link in reply below 👇 https://t.co/kptIfdqx6F
Cocoa’s Rebound Still Sits Inside a Bear Market
ICE May cocoa futures surged nearly 12% this week, climbing from $2,888 to $3,230 per tonne, marking one of the sharpest recoveries after a prolonged liquidation phase. The rally was driven primarily by short‑covering and logistical disruptions rather than fundamental...
Oil-Linked Perpetuals Top ETH with $1.29B Volume
LATEST: Oil-linked perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid recorded $1.29B in 24h trading volume, surpassing ETH. Source: @Cointelegraph https://t.co/SjSRZQdxTb
BTC Futures Funding Rates Signal Local Oversold Conditions
Funding rates in #BTC futures indicate local oversold conditions, according to data from CryptoQuant. https://t.co/uNn1ErbfZf
Cboe Introduces Innovative Prediction Markets Framework
Cboe Global Markets announced a patent‑pending prediction‑market framework that adds a middle‑ground payout tier to traditional binary contracts. The new structure offers three possible outcomes—a $0 payout, a partial payout within a defined "payout zone," or a full $100 payout....
Oil and Silver Futures Reclaim $80+ Levels
Oil and Silver Futures cross back over in the $80's. Can't make this kinda stuff up if you tried. April Crude $85+, May Silver $89+
Airlines Face Fuel Shock as Middle East Crisis Tests Hedging Strategies
A sudden escalation in the Middle East has driven crude oil prices up nearly 40% in a week, pushing barrel prices toward $150 and sending jet‑fuel costs soaring. Fuel, the airline industry's largest variable expense, is now testing the resilience...
Oil, Gas Futures Surge in Volatile Trade
Crude oil futures benchmarks Brent and WTI surged to their highest intraday levels since 2022 on Monday, with Brent briefly topping $90 a barrel and WTI crossing $85. The rally was short‑lived, as both contracts slipped later in the session,...
VIX Spread Collapse Signals Extreme Market Stress
Carnage in the short-vol trade. The Mar–Apr $VIX futures calendar spread collapsed through -$2, printing a > $2.50 weekly range and a -$3.18 low. That’s roughly a 6σ move, meaning the probability was at ~0.0000002% Translation: the volatility complex violently flipped into...
2026 Q2 Contract Prices Jump Further … Especially in NSW
Australian Q2 electricity contract prices surged this week, with the New South Wales (NSW) market showing the sharpest increase. The rise follows the onset of the Middle East conflict, which analysts say is filtering through to Australian energy pricing. ez2view...
Oil's Massive Move Shows Perfect VWAP Trend Day
🚨 Oil just woke up. Biggest weekly move since the 1980s Then another 12% move today. Perfect trend day structure: 📈 Momentum leg 📉 Pullback to +1 VWAP deviation 💥 Buyers step in 🚀 Continuation higher Those were clean PDC trades all day. Pulled 6K trading CL today. Comment VWAP...
#58519
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced revised customer margin rates for CBOE Futures Exchange VIX products, effective March 9, 2026. The update introduces new tier‑based scan ranges, higher contract‑level maintenance margins, and increased spread charges across all tier pairings. A single VXW...
SpotGamma Flags the Breakdown in Strategy (MSTR) — Traders Capture 5:1 to 9:1 Downside Move
SpotGamma’s Compass, Equity Hub, and HIRO flow tools identified a bearish breakdown in MicroStrategy (MSTR) after the stock slipped below the critical $165 call wall, a key gamma level. The breach triggered aggressive put buying and call selling, prompting market...
Machine Learning for Derivative Pricing and Crash Prediction
Recent research demonstrates that machine learning can dramatically accelerate the pricing of complex derivatives and improve crash‑prediction analytics. A two‑stage framework using a Gaussian Process Regressor (GPR) trained on full volatility‑surface inputs delivers near‑instant valuations with sub‑percent errors for variance...
June Fed Rate‑cut Odds Drop to 28% After Iran Tensions
A different cut of the same idea, using options prices that reference 3-month SOFR via the Atlanta Fed's tracker In the one week between Feb. 27 (the day before the first strikes on Iran) and Mar. 6, the probability of at...
$64M Short‑Dated Puts Sold Since Market Open
Puts have been selling off since the open on Mag 7, totaling $64M short-dated single-leg Puts sold today. 👇
Call Traders Target Struggling Sports Retailer Before Earnings
Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) is trading down 2% at $193.50 ahead of its Q4 earnings on March 12, marking its lowest close since June and reflecting a 10.1% year‑over‑year revenue decline. The stock’s options market shows a pronounced bullish tilt,...
Massive SPY Call Surge Amid
$15M Call Spike on $SPY just before close. Trump said, “I think the war is very complete, pretty much.”
Ice Brent Volatility Passing Onto Ice Gasoil
Ice gasoil futures swung wildly on 9 March, peaking at $1,381 /t before closing at $1,116 /t, the highest level since June 2022. The move mirrored a surge in Ice Brent crude, which touched $119.50 /bl and settled above $100 /bl – the first breach since...
Update On: Disorder In the Volatility Markets (Preview)
Lawrence G. McMillan revisits his volatility‑market framework, highlighting how large gaps between the VIX (implied volatility) and the 20‑day historical SPX volatility (HV20) can forecast market turning points. A VIX‑HV20 spread above 15 triggers a short‑term buy signal once it...
💡Trade Idea for Monday March 9, 2026
The company is aggressively expanding, targeting over 300 locations system‑wide by 2026, with early test markets delivering higher average ticket sizes, increased transaction volume, and a near‑4% lift in comparable sales. Technically, the stock has pulled back from a recent...
Options Traders Are Buying the Dip on SoFi Stock
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) slipped 2.8% to $18.36, extending a 29.7% YTD loss and remaining trapped below the $20 resistance line. Despite the decline, options traders have flooded the stock with activity, logging 3.6 million call contracts and 1.3 million puts over the...
VOL REPORT: Stagflation Fears Drive Widening Volatility Risk Premium
Stagflation concerns have pushed volatility risk premiums to record levels across commodities and equities. One‑month implied volatility for crude oil surged to 104%, the highest since 2020 and near 2008 crisis peaks, with the volatility risk premium now almost twice...
Mastering Market Moves with SpotGamma Insights: Deep Dives Into Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft, JP Morgan, and S&P Trade Setups Using Gamma...
SpotGamma published a deep‑dive analysis of trade setups for Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft, JP Morgan and the S&P 500, centering on option‑gamma exposure and realized volatility. The report maps where gamma concentrations are building and how volatility spikes can flag short‑term price moves....
Elite Option Experts / eliteoptionexperts.com – Financial Conduct Authority | FCA
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a public warning about Elite Option Experts, operating at eliteoptionexperts.com, for offering unauthorised investment services. The regulator flagged the site as non‑compliant, highlighting that it is not authorised to provide financial advice...
Stock Market Volatility Hits One-Year High, Possibly Marking Bitcoin Bottom
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged above 35, its highest level in nearly a year, as oil price spikes stoked panic across equity markets. In contrast, Bitcoin rose roughly 5% in 24 hours, trading above $69,000, diverging from the broader...
Midmorning Markets: Amid War Wildcards, Technical Ceilings Rise for Natural Gas Futures
Natural gas futures surged past technical resistance, pushing the Henry Hub benchmark above $3 per MMBtu and breaching the $3.50 ceiling. The rally follows supply disruptions from the war in Iran, which have tightened global gas markets. Meanwhile, milder spring...
When VIX Hits 30+, It’s a Buying Signal
The VIX just hit 30. It's only been this high a handful of times in the last 20 years. Every single time was a great buying opportunity. VIX above 30 = buy VIX above 40 = go all-in VIX above 50 = do everything you...
Hedge Funds Cash In on Oil Spike, Keep Bullish Bet
Hedge funds realise some profits as oil prices climb Hedge funds and other money managers sold Brent futures and options last week to realise some of their profits on former bullish positions as prices surged after the United States and Israel...
XQQI: NEOS' Leveraged QQQI Targeting 19-23% Annualized Distribution Yields
NEOS launched XQQI, a leveraged Nasdaq‑100 High Income ETF that seeks 150% exposure to QQQI’s strategy and aims for a 19‑23% annualized distribution yield. The fund uses synthetic options and direct holdings instead of traditional swaps, which reduces daily performance...
Market Fear Peaks: Gap Widest Since 2000
Either the crash the market is pricing in arrives — or this is peak fear. Why? VIX at 32. SPX moving at 14%. The gap between fear and reality is the 5th widest since 2000: -Jan '09 (GFC): +24.4 -Jan '21 (Meme...
WTI Crude Plummets 24%, Speculation Unwinds
Crude Oil WTI Plunged by 24%, Back Below $88, from $116 Overnight. Gasoline Futures -16%. Manic Speculation Unwinds. The Futures Market is where the Imbeciles go nuts. https://t.co/uWAJTgQkXb https://t.co/EdZk8SVqd6
Blue Origin CEO Unveils New Stock Options After Criticism
A week ago I sent some questions to Blue Origin about its "monopoly money" stock options program. An hour ago, CEO Dave Limp tells the company they're launching a new stock options program. https://t.co/nNipz4qTtQ
Korean Trader Aggressively Buys 150C,
South Korea ripped off the 50-day. 11:20am sweeper bought 149K of the 3/27 150C. Feels like the same trader who nailed the short last Monday. Reminds me of the old $DIA sweeper from back in the day. If you know, you know. $EWY https://t.co/35pRSiDF13
Choose Volatility Sales over Raising Cash This Week
Did you raise cash last week or did you sell vol, deploy cash, and sell put spreads?
Crude Oil Futures Likely to Stabilize Near $94
Crude Oil Futures could be unchanged soon $93.66 after the high of $119.48 kinda like that day in Silver Futures
Silver Futures +$5, E‑Minis
Insane moves no longer insane, Silver tame today.... Silver Futures +$5 from LOD E-Minis +132 from LOD
Minor VX30/VIX Uptick, Eyes on Next Two Hours
Tiny bit of improvement from VX30/VIX. Watching to see what the next two hours brings. https://t.co/6We2gflp6M
Two-Year Oil Futures Spike Since
Oil price futures, 2 years out: White: current blue: a week ago purple: 6 months ago Source: Bloomberg. https://t.co/IjF2clfIGe
VIX Spikes Above 30 on Monday
$VIX weekly - When did we see it pop above 30 on Monday, then sell off for the rest of the week before? That's right. August 2024 and April 2025. https://t.co/a6U74uaYNp
USO/SPY Pair Trade Targets: SPY to $5.30, USO to $114
$USO and $SPY pair trade in @IUTraders $SPY calls $1.7x's to $5.30s $USO $123.50s to $114s Here is bias/entry and game plans Nice work @CorleoneOffer https://t.co/IkJphEY3xo
VIX at 28 vs SPX Down 4.6
Vix front contract is 28 SPX Level 6650. Down 4.6% from ATH Which one is "wrong"
Oil Surge Lifts Inflation Swaps, Not Signaling Recession
1Y zero coupon inflation swaps have jumped (obvi) as oil prices surged Much more surprising to me is that 1Y1Y inflation swaps have risen That is, this isn’t a “price spike = recession” move All this while the super-backwardation in crude doesn’t...
ES Futures Slip to 200‑Day MA, Brief Bounce
$ES_F down to the 200 day MA and a bounce for now. TBD where it ends up... https://t.co/bWFRDuQQ4U