SPX Holds Positive Gamma; 7025 OI Leads Upside
SPX overall positive gamma still holding. -7,025 is the biggest 0DTE OI right to upside. -Downside eyes on 6,965 Now trial it in BLOOMBERG: APPS SPOTGAMMA Updating every minute of every day - not that stale bank stuff + see SPX gamma map +5 days ahead https://t.co/XqhebaQTX7
AXTI Calls
Big calls went off on $AXTI 15k August $115 calls hot on $AXTI Mizuho Optical Expert call on now $LITE $AAOI $AXTI
60M QQQ Call Options Set to Expire Today
QQQ $60M of Jan. 575 and March 590 calls look to be cashing out today
Delivery-Month Trade: Potential Lcj/Lcm Upside Post-Correction
It's in delivery and not for everyone, but wonder if the Lcj/lcm doesn't smoke higher right into expiration after a nice correction. Not a recommendation and this trade is in the delivery month.
QQQ Buyer Shifts 20k Calls, Signals Overbought
Nasdaq (QQQ) buyer 20,000 June $675 calls $4.26, adjusts June $640 taking off some Delta into overbought
Negative BTC Funding Signals Impending Short Squeeze
$BTC is preparing for a short squeeze. Why do I think so? Well, funding rates are negative on futures. The best part: futures are back on centralized exchanges in Europe. @okx launched X-Perps on their exchange. Available for EU clients, with up to 10x...
Buy April 185/187.5 Call Spread, Sell 177.5 Put
$MS "Trade Idea 2: Buy the April 185/187.50 Call Spread ($1.25) and sell the April 177.50 Put for 40 cents." puts expire, sell to close call spread on any weakness in stock or can watch to see if maxes out...
Buy BAC 54/55 Call Spread, Sell 52 Put
$BAC "Trade Idea 2: Buy the April 54/55 Call Spread (34 cents) and sell the April 52 Put for 1 cent.' puts expire, sell to close call spread on any weakness in stock price.
January Gas Expected Below $4.40 in Q4
January Gas: Above $5.40 or Below $4.40 in 4Q? A year ago, the January 2027 natural gas future was roughly the same as the $4.60 per MMBtu on April 14, indicating the price to expect in 4Q. A move below the...
Bitcoin Poised for Short Squeeze, Eyeing $85‑88K
The markets are preparing for a short squeeze on #Bitcoin. The markets have rallied to $75,000 and rejected there. A 'shooting star' was made on the daily timeframe, and people freaked out. However, that's not the only indicator that we should be...
IV Collapse Threatens Nifty50 Call Upside Without Recovery
From Monday’s close, IV on this call has seen a sharp collapse....Despite the gap up, premiums aren’t expanding the way they should. That’s a concern. For this move to sustain, need to see IV on 23550 CE push back above ~25.5. Without...
Low‑Volatility Index Underperforms 17 Years, Cycle Uncertain
The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index's underperformance commenced 17 years ago. Let me say it again: seventeen years ago. The previous cycles were 9 years one way, then 10 years the other way. How long this factor can remain washed...
Timing, Not Luck, Drives 10x Options Gains
Is it luck or timing? How some traders make 10x on options in a single trade.
Netflix Trade Aims to Flip $2.50 Loss Into $6 Gain
$NFLX 1/20/26 Earnings Trade, short Aug. 80 puts, long Aug. 100/115 call spreads at $2.50 credit With it back to 200-MA and into next report, can take this off at $6 Turning -2.50 into +6 always nice
SPY Volatility Near Pre‑war Levels, Gamma Gains Focus
Implied vol on $SPY is practically back to pre-Iran war levels. As vol compresses, exogenous drivers become less dominant, and dealer hedging flows have a greater influence on price action, making gamma exposure increasingly important to monitor.
Low Implied Correlation Reveals High Single‑stock Volatility
From 3M implied correlation of .14 to avg single stock vol: √(15.6²/.14) Moontower V2 is Agent forward yo https://t.co/HLau7SGzXo
Portfolio Shifts to Cash, Short US Equities, and Put Spreads
On the close. Raised cash in Beta by 10% of AUM trimming commodities, gold, and US and ROW Equities. Up to 30% Cash. In Alpha went max short US Equities. Two and Six Month Put Spreads totaling 4%...
Institutions Hedge Tail Risk as SKEW Near Resistance
SKEW is pinned just below 5-year resistance at 156. Institutions are quietly paying up for far out-of-the-money put protection. They're hedging a low-probability, high-impact tail event. That's not typically a buy-the-dip environment. Time will tell.
SPY 8‑MA at 676, Trim Positions
SPY 8-MA way back at 676 now, quite extended near-term along with that NYMO, not a bad time to trim, take profits, write covered calls imo, annual outlook to start the year put out SPX 6350 as the BTFD level...
Huge FX Options Set to Expire Tomorrow Across Major Pairs
Interesting FX options that expire tomorrow 1.64 bln euros $1.18 2 bln euros at $1.1750 $1.5 bln at JPY158.85 A$2.1 bln $0.7125-30. https://t.co/SuL5KID8ce
Profit Spikes Aren't the Lesson—Focus on Strategy
From $400 to $1,300 in 2 Days… But That’s Not the Point #optionstrader #tradingstrategy #stocks #tradebreakdown
Netflix Earnings Spark Surge in July Call Buys
Netflix (NFLX) earnings week sees 135,000 July 120/140 call spreads buy as 90K August call spreads adjust higher that nailed the lows
FIG Plunge Redirects Put Buyers to Anthropic News
$FIG smashed lower, big put buyers yesterday into Anthropic news today (though other providers thought they were sold) https://t.co/IuNwoKYfvh
SPX Straddle Cheap Despite Recent
Tomorrows SPX straddle is $41/58bps SPX last 2 days: +111bps +100bps also VIX EXP tomorrow
XBI Dec $135 Calls Added After 120% Surge
Biotech (XBI) 10,000 December $135 calls bought adjusting the $120 calls from Oct. 8th that are up over 120%, a top Q1 group with M&A and approval upside
Extreme Brent Backwardation Pushes Physical Prices $20 Above Dated Brent
Charting the Brent complex today to add some context to the numbers bouncing around. Pretty well everything weird in the current oil market can be explained via *extreme* backwardation (i.e., near-term delivery premia), and as you can see the intense futures...
Buy Deep OTM SPX Puts on Potential Tanker Attack
a pretty good asymmetric trade would be buying some WAY OTM SPX puts for May on the off chance Hegsweth decides to torpedo a Chinese oil tanker... thoughts?
Earn $2/Hour via Funding Fee on Leveraged Positions
Just look at this funding fee, if you know how to make money from funding fee, this is one of your biggest opportunities. Right now, the funding fee is about $2 per hour. What this means is: if you open a...
Ethereum 10% Swing Threatens $4.3B in Positions
🚨UPDATE $1,550,000,000 in shorts will get liquidated if $ETH spikes 10%. $3,800,000,000 in longs will be wiped out if Ethereum drops 10%. https://t.co/CYw0mYMcTp
Amazon Call Spread Positioned for Earnings Swing
AMZN earlier a buy of 37,500 May 9th (W) $260/$290 call spreads targeting earnings adjusting June 225/265 spreads
Strategy Equals Wide Butterfly Plus Eight Strangles
i won't comment except to point out that this is algebraically equivalent to buying 1 really wide butterfly and 8 strangles (the butterfly is technically an "iron fly") Also, they used the word "deep" when traders say "far", so the target audience...
Falling VIX Masks Ongoing Geopolitical Risks
$VIX spiked to 29.3 in late March. It's now at 18.75. The market is telling you the fear is gone. But is it? VIX dropping while geopolitical risk stays elevated and Q1 earnings loom is either a relief rally — or dangerous...
Sell Covered Call on HOOD After 8.5% Jump
STO - Covered call - $HOOD Up 8.5% today so the perfect time to sell a covered call on Robinhood. 5/15 for $90 at the $100 strike. Are you trading today?
April 14 Tactical Update: New Portfolio Tweaks Unveiled
(PREMIUM) "Tactical Update: April 14, 2026 - All The Trimmings..." Tuesday A.M. portfolio tweaks... via The Lyons Share https://t.co/imbOEcrTTV https://t.co/cMdMjNVjrm
VIX Drops 38% in Two Weeks, 7th Largest Crash
The 38% decline in the $VIX over the last 2 weeks is the 7th biggest volatility crash in history. https://t.co/WG93PaZexq
Amazon Calls Near 100% Gains as Stock Cheapens
Have to bank some $AMZN calls nearing that +100% mark Yet another name that got stupid cheap https://t.co/Hui9LDG1bd
Buy April 84/82.5‑82 Put Spread, Credit 5¢
$WFC "Trade Idea 1: Buy the April 84/82.50-82 1×2 Put Spread for a 5 cent credit." sell to close a 84/82.50 put spread on any strength in the stock. Let IV fall then can buy to close remaining put...
April 124/121 Put Spread Busted, Credit Lost
$C "Trade Idea 1: Buy the April 124/121 1×2 Put Spread for a 5 cent credit." a bust, will expire
High‑Leverage Options Needed to Escape Salary Slavery
Leverage 20x-50x in options is only way to make it in Indian market. If you are trading option selling like old uncle, you will never come out from salary slavery.
Oil Futures Lag Spot Prices Amid White House Influence
Excellent @wsj dive into what's driving the growing divergence between relatively tame oil futures prices and much higher prices on the spot market https://t.co/MLJoHMhDx5 One thing: oil traders convinced prices will go higher don't want to bet against White House...
TRACE Predicts S&P Resistance, Confirms Flat Close
Two hours before Thursday's close, TRACE showed a massive call position that formed overhead resistance at SPX 6,830. Sure enough, the S&P 500 hit that level and flatlined into the close. TRACE unlocks that same edge for S&P 500 traders every day...
Front‑month Brent Under $100; Peace Deal Could Drop to $90
The oil price that matters is the front-month Brent futures contract (orange), which is now just below $100 per barrel. This is what people trade and where a peace deal will get priced if and when we get a deal....
TVTX Surges 45% After FDA Approval, Long Calls Lead
$TVTX jumps 45% on FDA approval, always liked this one, continues to work 5K Apr. 32.5 long calls leads the way https://t.co/g7Ga8FIJve
Second‑largest VIX Expiry Since 2020, 1.
Tomorrow AM appears to be the 2nd largest VIX exp since 2020, including ~1.9mm puts which are concentrated in the 20-17 strike range. This, as VIX is 18... 1-month lows https://t.co/zBsYODY5nH
Institutional Money Quietly Buildup Amid Media Hype
Hey @grok Analyze the last 30 days of unusual options flow and institutional 13F filings. Which stocks, asset class, or theme are big players accumulating while the media is obsessed with headlines?
Hormuz Tensions Shift Oil Prices: Spot vs Futures
The Hormuz Crisis and the Oil Market: Spot vs. Futures – A Straightforward Classroom Explanation https://t.co/T7wjTKmYFV
Dated vs Prompt Brent Futures Spread Widening
Dated Brent crude vs prompt Brent futures Normally pretty tight, but not right now. Mind the gap. https://t.co/sTrTsmJpQs
April VIX Futures Will Mirror Spot Until Expiry
Monthly public service announcement. The April VIX futures contract will expire Wednesday morning. It will stick like glue to spot VIX between now and then. In the meantime, I guess uncertainty in the Middle East is a nonissue. https://t.co/8eThjEF0EO
Bitcoin CME Futures Activity Hits 14‑Month Low
Futures activity on $BTC on the CME exchange has dropped to a 14 month low. https://t.co/XqBt86UlmD
Earn Income While Waiting, Then Multiply Microsoft Returns
My Exact Microsoft Trade: Getting Paid to Wait + Multiplying Returns #msft #optionstrader #stocks #tradingstrategy