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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Spaced Repetition Unlocks Mastery of VIX Technical Analysis
Today's spaced repetition teaches you how to do technical analysis on VIX. This is how you manifest that orange lambo
Patience Beats FOMO: Wait for Confirmation Before QCOM Call
The feminine urge to YOLO into $QCOM 160C right before earnings… while it’s sitting perfectly on support 😮💨📈 This is where discipline gets tested. This is where patience gets expensive. Do you trust the level… or wait for confirmation? 👀 Because one move turns...
Build an Algo Trading Hedge Fund in Six Minutes
This guy literally explains how to build an algorithmic trading hedge fund from scratch in under 6 minutes. This is crazy:
June Gold Futures Slip Below Dec‑29 High $4
Looking at June #Gold Futures move decisively below the 12/29/25 HOD print at $4645.4 https://t.co/6XqLVzB8I5
Worth Charting Launches New Options Income Fund $WRTH
The Worth Charting Group is pleased to announce the launch of the Worth Charting Options Income Fund $WRTH Trade well, -Carter Braxton Worth https://t.co/BU65zIdo1N https://t.co/4RrNa4b3ip
Avoid Shorts Before Mega‑Cap Earnings; Hedge Elsewhere
The temptation to enter shorts today Let me say this… for those of you out there who try to jump into SPY and or QQQ shorts… whole all the mega companies report tomorrow? Just understand your GAMBLING AND NOT TRADING...
SPY Holds, But Shakeout Looms Ahead of Fed
A SHAKEOUT IS COMING & WHY OIL IS BACK ON WATCH 💌 VIP Mailing List: https://t.co/Rqp84Wg39F $SPY is still in a clean, powerful uptrend, holding above 8/21-day EMAs since early April. This “sequence” (higher highs + holding support) has created broad gains across...
Bought Sox and SOXL Puts to Cover Trailer Longs
$smh filling that gap. I’m glad we bought some $Sox’s and $SOXL puts yesterday on the VTF. It will help. I still have some trailer longs to manage and see how today plays out https://t.co/4YpND0hPHG
DynaTrace Call Interest Spikes 31% Amid Activist News
Of all stocks with more than 20,000 calls in open interest, DynaTrace $DT saw the largest call OI increase at +31% day/day And then gets news of Activist stake SEC snoozing away
AMD Needs
You need a ~20% move in $AMD for the calls to pay off The stock is up 50% this month Oil is >100 but you are betting that the rate of change of semis continues as unhinged upside GL https://t.co/smohuP8jKm
Grain Speculators at 3‑year High Amid Abundant Corn, Soybean Supplies
Specs are Long Despite Ample Corn, Soybean Supply Speculators in the grains are the longest they've been in about three years, despite elevated US corn stocks and substantial soybean supply from South America. Full report on the Bloomberg terminal here: https://t.co/SrDvq26ZtG {BI...
Brent Rebounds Above $109 as Ceasefire Stalls
Day 60 of the war -- Brent futures back above $109. Levels are back where they were before the fragile US-Iran ceasefire took effect, around Day 40, prompting optimism over a deal. 20 days of ceasefire have yielded no breakthrough, no...
Three Strategies to Ride the US Grain Bull Market
Three ways to play the ongoing bull market in U.S. grain prices https://t.co/Ghz72lxQY3 Corn $ZC_F Soybeans $ZS_F Rapeseed $RS_F
476k NVDA $215 Daily Options Surge, Stock Hits $216
In case you don't respect #MOAB (Mother of All Bubbles) yet... Over 476,000 of the DAILY (Monday Expiration) $NVDA C$215s traded today The stock closed at $216
S&P 500 Futures Breakout, Yet Internals Signal Weakness
S&P 500 futures hit 7,211 today on a breakout, but the internals are concerning. Areas of concern that the bears will point out are light volume on up-days and open interest declining into the rally. Looks a little more like...
Focus Shifts to May Silver Futures Delivery Window
Silver futures update: Following the excitement and speculation ahead of the March silver futures expiry and concerns about available deliverable supply, attention has now shifted to the May contract, where the next notice (delivery) period is fast approaching.
ORB: Simple, Consistent Trading Strategy Often Overlooked
People always make little jokey jokes about the ORB but it’s honestly one of the most simple & consistent trading strategies.
Options Reveal Pricing of Known Asset Bubbles
Today's spaced repetition is more thought fodder for assets that are being squeezed and option surfaces trying to price known bubbles (this is not the same as debatable bubbles and if you haven't considered the distinction, that's something else to think...
Brent Futures Hit Highest Since Ceasefire Announcement
Brent crude prompt (June) futures currently at their highest level since the ceasefire was announced. https://t.co/f85nQG5DVC
No Call Activity on Mag 7 or QQQ Yet
Call activity on Mag 7 is nowhere to be found so far this morning. Same deal with $QQQ.
System
CTAs are done. They flipped from max short to max long and exhausted their flow. Vol-control funds are just starting - and they manage 3x the capital. The real systematic bid is only beginning. BUTT - we need realized vol to...
War Drives Brent Futures to New 2026 High
What is the long-term impact of this war? A good measure might be to look at deferred futures contracts. The blue line is the December 2026 Brent Crude Oil Futures contract. It made a new high today, holding its uptrend, and up...
ETH CME Futures Finally Fill Predicted Gap
$ETH CME Futures have just filled the gap I warned you about this earlier… https://t.co/adHWAnbDQl
Judge Declares Swaps Remain Under State Law Post‑Dodd‑Frank
The judge who is presiding over the Kalshi v. New York lawsuit (and may soon be assigned the Coinbase, Titan & CFTC cases) ruled nearly 3 years ago that “swaps” are not subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction “and continue...
Avoid Selling Cash‑Secured Puts During Market Crashes
The 2 ABSOLUTE WORST TIMES To Sell a Cash Secured Put #investingforbeginners #optionstrading #cashsecuredputs #options
Stock Futures Return, Signaling Market Reopening Soon
Stock futures are back … we’re getting closer to the market being open again 🔴🔴🔴🔴
From Universal 2008‑style Volatility to No Spikes
We've gone from everything being '08 to nothing being '08 (or any variation of a single vol spike) https://t.co/FW7hAhiJdn
US NatGas Futures Slip to $2.52, Further Decline Expected
U.S. natural gas futures price fell $0.15 from $2.67 to $2.52 for the week ending April 24 Price is likely to fall on Monday based on 12-month spreads #energy #NaturalGas #shale #fintwit #oilandgas #Commodities #ONGT #natgas #LNG https://t.co/hEDoW0nq6u
Negative GEX at 1400 Signals Potential Reliance Surge
GammaGrid Insights on RELIANCE (26 May expiry):👇 Spot around 1330-1340 and this is where things get interesting. GEX flips around this zone, but the real story sits higher....1400 has heavy negative GEX. That’s not a magnet, it’s where things can get...
MAGS Implied Volatility Drops Below Historical Levels Ahead of Earnings
Coming into a big week of Mag 7 earnings, $MAGS implied volatility is low at 28%.. finally back below its historical/realized volatility @seekingalpha https://t.co/Sn2hdW5zUN https://t.co/vHayAb3ZUZ
USD Swap Lines Weaponized: Past Freeze Boosted CIPS, Gold
RE: “Weaponizing USD swap lines” - last time the USD system rails were weaponized (2022 Russia FX reserves frozen), CIPS payments more than doubled in 2 years, and gold rose 3x in 4 years. Let’s watch. https://t.co/ydeBLxbx6r
1-Year Inflation Swap Peaks; Stocks Hit All-Time Highs
The 1-year inflation swap is now at the highest level since last September Stocks all-time highs. @augurinfinity https://t.co/HrFvA54Sd7
CDNS Shows Bullish Trend Ahead of Earnings
$CDNS reporting Monday night, trend-inflection triggered the week before last, MACD went bull, 6K Aug. 400 calls bought 4/21, size June $290 and $300 calls bought in OI, member write-up on 3/10 https://t.co/msFif2WBqo
Structured $100 Portfolio Guarantees Bounded Losses
I manage my wealth this way in general and I am positioned this way within this framework today 101 I take $100 of cash And invest in DSSmart Beta which is always long global stocks bonds, gold, and commodity indices. ...
Dated Brent Falls to Futures, Disproving Manipulation Myth
I hear endless stories that the futures market is manipulated. It's an urban legend. Easiest way to debunk this is to look at Dated Brent versus futures. The gap has closed significantly due to Dated Brent falling towards futures not...
New Put/Call Histogram Enhances Timing Precision
This weeks session adds an additional timing indicator for perfection - the Put/Call Histogram on StrikeMoney
Treasury Swaps Shield GCC, Preventing UST Yield Spike
An important point of view (on Treasury-supplied USD swaps for GCC countries) comes from our very own, @GraphCall: https://t.co/RHN9TFGR1f This exchange of currency - without selling held collateral - avoids a GCC-forced dump of UST to get liquidity while oil revenue sales...
WTI Spreads Surge, 12‑month Up
WTI 12-month spread widened $7.84 (60%) for the week ending April 24 6-month spread widened $6.35 (69%) & price rose $10.55 (13%) from $83.85 to $94.40 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket https://t.co/SWXxGMx8Qy