How to Automate TradingView Strategies to MEXC Futures in 2026
MEXC opened its Futures API on March 31 2026, removing the exchange‑side barrier for automated trading. The new workflow links TradingView strategy alerts to AlgoWay, which translates alert JSON into a concise execution payload for MEXC. AlgoWay’s schema requires only four core fields but supports optional stop‑loss, take‑profit, and hedge parameters, enabling sophisticated futures management. Accurate JSON formatting and correct content‑type are critical, as malformed payloads cause silent execution failures, while the API’s maker‑0.01% and taker‑0.05% fees differ from web rates.
Bullion Cues: Gold Futures, Silver Futures Have Hurdles Ahead
Gold prices jumped 1.7% to $4,832/oz while silver surged 6.4% to $80.8/oz last week, outpacing the yellow metal. In India, MCX gold futures rose to ₹1,54,609 (≈$1,862) and silver futures to ₹2,57,142 (≈$3,098). Technical analysis shows gold must clear ₹1,57,000...
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Heritage Commerce Corporation (HTBK) completed its merger with CVB Financial Corporation (CVBF) on April 17, 2026, prompting the Options Clearing Corporation to adjust related options contracts. The HTBK option symbol has been replaced with CVBF1, and the contract multiplier has been increased...
Dow Jones Futures, Oil Prices In Focus As Iran, Hormuz News Turns
Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now under strict military control, prompting U.S. plans to board Iran‑linked tankers and sending crude oil futures down 13.2% to about $83.85 a barrel. Dow futures opened modestly lower, while U.S. equities...
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On April 17, 2026 the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) will apply a special pricing rule to Tuttle Capital MSTR 0DTE Covered Call ETF (MSTK) options because the underlying ETF’s shares were suspended from trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange. For...
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The OCC released an Information Memo outlining an updated expiration framework effective April 2026. It accelerates several contract expirations, removes certain instruments from the Ex‑by‑Ex processing stream, and revises trading halt protocols. Specific pricing considerations are provided for BMAX, MSTK, NMTC1...
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 17, 2026
U.S. grain futures showed mixed movement on April 17, with May corn edging up 0.25 cent to $4.48 per bushel and soybeans gaining 3.5 cents to $11.67, while May wheat slipped 7.25 cents to $5.91. Livestock contracts fell across the...
Futures Settle: Hints of New Demand Trump War Fallout, Boosting Nymex Natural Gas
Natural‑gas futures on the NYMEX held a tight range Friday but edged higher as traders sensed a modest lift in near‑term demand. The front‑month contract gained momentum after reports of President Trump’s peace overtures, which eased geopolitical concerns tied to...
It Looks Like There Was More Signs of Insider Trading on Today's Iran War News
Multiple large Brent crude short trades were executed minutes before major Iran‑related geopolitical announcements, including a $760 million sell‑off ahead of the Strait of Hormuz reopening and a $950 million short on April 7 before a US‑Iran ceasefire. Similar spikes occurred on March 23...
2 ETF Smart Leverage Portfolio Could Beat The S&P 500 By 200% Over 25 Years
A new research note proposes a two‑ETF smart‑leverage strategy that could outpace the S&P 500 by roughly 200 % over the next 25 years. The method blends a core equity ETF with a leveraged counterpart, applying higher exposure only when market conditions are...
Solving the Covered Call Conundrum With Daily Options
ProShares highlighted the "covered call conundrum" in a webcast, noting that traditional monthly covered‑call ETFs often miss two‑thirds of market upside during rebounds. To address this, the firm introduced three daily‑options ETFs—ISPY, IQQQ and ITWO—that reset call positions each day,...
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On May 1, 2026 Farmer Bros. Co. shareholders will vote on a merger with BP I Brew Merger Sub Inc., a Royal Cup subsidiary. If approved, each FARM share converts into a $1.29 cash payment, or $129 per options contract. The OCC will adjust all FARM options to cash‑settlement and...
IYRI: Covered Call REIT ETF, Strong Distribution Yield, Short, Adequate Track Record
NEOS’s IYRI is an actively managed covered‑call ETF that invests in REITs and tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index. The fund’s covered‑call strategy lifts its distribution yield to about 10.9%, offering a high‑income profile. Launched in early...
Pre-Markets Very Happy About Middle East Developments
A cease‑fire between Israel and Lebanon has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices down about 8% and lifting pre‑market futures sharply—+540 points on the Dow, +54 on the S&P 500, +230 on the Nasdaq, and +36 on the Russell 2000....
Dow Futures Rally 500 After Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open Amid Lebanon Ceasefire: Live Updates
U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open" following the Israel‑Lebanon cease‑fire. Dow Jones futures rose 524 points (1.1%), while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.8% and 0.9% respectively. The geopolitical easing...
Cboe Reports Record Daily Proprietary Index Options Volume
Cboe Global Markets reported a record‑high day for its proprietary index options on April 14, 2026, with 8.96 million contracts traded. SPX options accounted for 6.28 million contracts, split almost evenly between same‑day‑expiration and longer‑dated contracts. VIX options saw 2.38 million contracts, the strongest day...
Trading Technologies’ Green Sees TT Shifting Into Multiasset ‘Economic User’ Platform
Coinbase is accelerating its transformation into an "everything exchange" by integrating Deribit and expanding its product suite. The platform now offers spot crypto, futures, perpetuals, options, and newly added prediction markets. Within the next month, Coinbase will launch equity perpetual...
Tesla, IBM and Intel Report Earnings Next Week — Here’s the Best Way to Play a Volatile Market
Earnings season kicks off next week with high‑profile reports from Tesla, IBM, Intel and UnitedHealth, prompting a surge in implied volatility for their options. The strategy outlined favors buying short‑term ATM straddles—particularly the April 24 expirations—and exiting after the earnings‑day close...
Bitcoin Tops $74,900 as S&P 500 Hits Record, but Options Market Isn’t Buying the Peace Trade
Bitcoin surged to $74,900, up 0.7% in the past day, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posted record‑high closes amid reports of a tentative U.S.–Iran cease‑fire extension. Despite the equity rally, options traders remain cautious, holding back on bullish bets in...
Abaxx Exchange
Abaxx Exchange, a Singapore‑based Recognised Market Operator, launched in June 2024 offering centrally‑cleared, physically deliverable LNG futures across three regional contracts. Since then it has expanded its suite to include nickel‑sulphate, gold kilobar, carbon‑offset and the world’s first exchange‑traded solar futures,...
Traders Revive Short-Volatility Bets as Peace Hopes Calm Markets
Traders are reviving short‑volatility and carry strategies as optimism over a US‑Iran cease‑fire eases market volatility. Bond, currency and equity volatility indices have fallen daily since late March, with US 10‑year yields steady at 4.28% and Treasury futures volume at...
US Probes Suspicious Oil Trades Made Before Trump Iran Pivots
John Lothian News is rolling out “Auditions,” a new JLN topic page that invites market‑related entertainment creators to showcase scripts, books, documentaries and poems to its audience. The inaugural offering is a feature‑film script titled “The Front Runner,” dramatizing a...
Implications of WTI Oil Futures In Backwardation Amid the Supply Crunch
WTI oil futures have entered backwardation, with near‑term May and June contracts trading above the more stable December contract. Backwardation signals a tight market and generates a positive roll yield, contrasting with the negative roll yield seen in contango periods....
Cheap Butterflies As Speculative Trades (Preview)
Lawrence G. McMillan’s April 16, 2026 preview shows how butterfly spreads—often viewed as conservative, multi‑leg options—can be deployed as low‑cost speculative trades. By buying and selling calls (or puts) at three strikes, traders can lock in a maximum loss equal to the...
Coinbase’s ‘Everything Exchange’ Strategy Bets on 24/7 Crypto, Derivatives and Deribit Integration
Coinbase announced an "Everything Exchange" that will combine 24‑hour spot trading, crypto derivatives and an integration with Deribit’s futures platform. The unified product is designed to give retail and institutional users a single interface for trading, clearing and margin across...
Bitcoin Funding Rates Hit Most Negative Since 2023, History Suggests Bottom Is In
Bitcoin’s perpetual futures funding rates have plunged to their most negative level since 2023, reaching a seven‑day average of about -0.005%. The dip reflects heavy short positioning even as the cryptocurrency has rallied from the low‑mid $60,000 range to roughly...
CFTC Probes Oil Futures Trades Tied to Trump's Moves in Iran: Report
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating two sharp spikes in oil‑futures trading that occurred minutes before President Trump announced a postponed strike on Iranian energy assets on March 23 and a cease‑fire on April 7. The probe focuses on activity...
Taiwan Insurers’ Hedging Pivot Cements Global Bond Prowess
Taiwan’s life insurers are reshaping the management of their roughly $700 billion overseas bond portfolio, a move that solidifies the island’s standing as a major global fixed‑income investor. New accounting standards introduced this year require insurers to seek higher foreign returns...
Local Government Debt Swaps, Fiscal-Financial Governance, and Bank Risk in China
China’s debt‑swap program, launched to convert implicit local government liabilities into explicit securities, is showing measurable effects on the banking sector. Using a 2011‑2024 bank‑region panel, researchers find that overall bank risk declines, but the impact varies by ownership. State‑owned...
Market Watch: US Gas Futures Inch Higher From 18-Month Low
U.S. natural gas futures edged up 1.1 cents on Wednesday, trading at $2.61 per million British thermal units after hitting an 18‑month trough earlier in the week. Analysts at Gelber & Associates expect a modest reprieve in demand, with a...
Natural Gas Futures, Apr. 15, 2026
The natural gas market is under pressure from several fronts: Russia’s Portovaya LNG terminal has resumed blacklisted sales, adding Russian cargoes back into global supply; Australia is debating an LNG export tax and curbs to address a domestic fuel‑security crisis;...
SEC Approves Exemptive Order and Proposed Rule Change to Permit Customer Cross-Margining in the U.S. Treasury Market
The SEC issued a conditional exemptive order that permits broker‑dealers registered as futures commission merchants to cross‑margin customer cash Treasury positions cleared by FICC with Treasury futures cleared by CME. In parallel, the SEC approved a FICC rule change to...
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Clearwater Analytics Holdings (CWAN) will hold a shareholder vote on May 6, 2026 to approve a merger with GT Silver BidCo, an affiliate of Permira Investors. If approved, each CWAN Class A share converts into a right to receive $24.55 in cash, translating to $2,455...
Morning Rant – 4/15/26
The "Morning Rant – 4/15/26" is a brief market commentary by JB, featuring a graphic of current stock market data. In a few paragraphs, JB outlines the day’s equity sentiment, notes macro‑economic drivers such as the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting,...
New Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Fund Is Built for Advisers Seeking Yield, Not Traders Chasing the Next Rally
Goldman Sachs filed a Form 485(a)(2) to launch the Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, an actively managed fund that generates yield by selling covered‑call options on Bitcoin exposure. Rather than holding Bitcoin directly, the vehicle will invest in spot Bitcoin ETPs...
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is applying Rule 807 to accelerate the expiration of equity stock option contracts that have been adjusted for cash‑only delivery, moving their expiry to April 17, 2026. All affected series will adopt a $0.01 exercise‑by‑exception threshold regardless of...
Don't Look Now, but Target Is Outperforming the S&P 500. Trading the Pop Using Options
Target Corp. (TGT) has posted a strong three‑month run, beating the S&P 500 by roughly 18.5% while its own share price rose about 5%. A modest March producer‑price index showed inflation confined to energy, easing pressure on freight costs and consumer...
Mid-Session IV Report April 15, 2026
The mid‑session IV report for April 15, 2026 highlights sharp spikes in option implied volatility ahead of earnings for several high‑profile names, notably Netflix (IV 110 for April calls) and Alcoa (IV 127). Call‑to‑put ratios reveal divergent market sentiment, with U.S. Bancorp showing a heavy...
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The Options Clearing Corporation announced a consolidation of ten flex series effective at the opening of business on April 16, 2026. Bloom Energy Corporation’s option will shift from the old symbol 1BE to the new BE C for the November 20, 2026 expiration (series 300). Multiple...
CME Group to Launch Mid-Curve Options on S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index Futures
CME Group announced it will launch mid‑curve options on S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index futures on May 11, pending regulatory clearance. The new contracts join Nasdaq‑100 and Russell 2000 quarterly dividend futures, expanding CME’s Equity Index Dividend suite. Trading activity in dividend futures...
CME Lithium Carbonate Futures Contract Records Consecutive Monthly Trading Volume High in April 2026
Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s lithium carbonate futures saw a record monthly trading volume of 3,473 lots in April 2026, eclipsing the previous high of 2,373 lots set in March. Daily activity also peaked at 1,600 lots on April 2, the highest single‑day...
95% Options Surge: Smart Money Bets Big on a Super Micro Bounce
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) saw a 95% jump in call‑option volume, indicating strong bullish bets despite a recent price slump. The put‑call ratio sits at a bullish 0.46 and short interest remains high at 16.55% of float, creating a classic...
DERIVSOURCE: Credit Default Swaps See Record Trading Volumes, New Products
Credit default swaps (CDS) saw record activity in Q1, with global trading volume surging 69% to $4.5 trillion, eclipsing the previous peak. S&P Dow Jones introduced the CDX Financials index, linking CDS exposure to private‑credit funds such as Apollo Debt Solutions,...
TD and BMO Back New Montréal Exchange Credit Derivatives Product
TD Securities and BMO Capital Markets have been appointed liquidity providers for the Montréal Exchange’s newly launched FTSE Canada Bank Credit Index Futures (BCS). The contract, introduced on April 8, tracks a basket of Canadian bank bond spreads and offers a...
BUCK Offers A 7.55% Yield, But Don't Ignore The Competition
Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF (BUCK) delivers a 7.55% trailing yield by combining short‑term Treasuries with option spreads. Since its launch in October 2022, BUCK has outperformed the Treasury bill benchmark by 60 basis points on an annualized basis, though it...
Bitcoin's $76,000 Breakout Fails but a Rare Signal Is Hinting at Major Market Bottom
Bitcoin briefly breached the $76,000 resistance on April 14 but quickly retreated to around $74,000, extending a two‑month struggle to sustain a true breakout. Meanwhile, Binance’s Bitcoin perpetual funding rates have stayed negative for 46 consecutive days, a streak last...
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iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) announced a 5‑for‑1 stock split effective April 29, 2026. The split will increase the share count fivefold while proportionally reducing the price per share. OCC will adjust all HDV options on the ex‑date, changing the contract...
Goldman Sachs to Use Options Strategy for Planned Bitcoin Income ETF
Goldman Sachs has filed with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF that will generate yield by selling call options on Bitcoin‑linked exchange‑traded products while keeping at least 80% exposure to the crypto asset. The fund’s “overwrite” strategy...
GMX Rolls Out 24/7 Gold and Silver Trading
GMX has introduced synthetic gold (XAU/USD) and silver (XAG/USD) perpetual contracts on Arbitrum, pulling more than $10 million in trading volume on day one. The contracts settle on‑chain using WETH‑USDC liquidity and rely on Chainlink Data Streams for price accuracy. GMX...
Gold Stock Flashes An 87% Annualized Return Opportunity With This Put Option Strategy
Orla Mining (ORLA), a low‑cost gold producer in Mexico, is trading above its 50‑day moving average with strong accumulation. A cash‑secured put at a $17.50 strike generates roughly $125 premium, delivering a 7.69% return on capital, which annualizes to about...