Recently, the U.S. stock options market has ushered in an upgrade that is not considered a "explosion" but has a profound impact on traders: options on some highly liquid stocks have begun to be addedDue on Monday and WednesdayThe contract series is no longer just the traditional Friday expiration. Let's talk about which stocks first. At present, the new ones expiring on Monday and Wednesday are mainly concentrated on the targets with the largest trading volume and high participation of institutions and retail investors, including$Apple (AAPL) $、$Microsoft (MSFT) $、$Amazon (AMZN) $、$Google (GOOG) $、

On January 26, the international gold price once again set a new historical record. As of today's intraday session,Spot gold once exceeded $5,090 an ounce, standing at the psychological barrierUS $5000/ozAnd hit a new high, continuing the strong upward momentum this year,The increase has exceeded 16-17% during the year。 COMEX futures gold prices strengthened simultaneously, precious metals were overall active, and silver and other metals also hit highs. The overall institutional views are on the high side. Goldman Sachs' latest research report willGold price forecast raised to $5,400/oz from $4,900 at the end of 2026, and pointed out that private investors and central banks continue to increase their holdings of gold as the main supporting factor; Some analysts even believe that gold price

The market has really not stopped recently. One side is Greenland-related geopolitical issues are making waves again, the other side isJapan's uncertain fiscal outlook directly ignites selling sentiment in global bond markets。 The "pretending that the years are quiet", which lasted for several weeks, was instantly broken. Investor confidence in U.S. policy is beginning to loosen. "Sell America ( Sell U.S.)"This old script has been turned out again by the market. Risk aversion is heating up rapidly, and global risk assets are collectively under pressure. This is no longer just a matter of an emergency, but the market's response toFuture uncertainty is obviously on the riseThe real reaction of.As soon as the market opened on Tuesday, the U.S. stock market directly gave everyone a show ⚠ ️ ——

Yesterday, the largest U.S. retailer$Walmart (WMT) $The gap opened more than 2% higher to a record high of $117.6. According to the news, Walmart will replace AstraZeneca as a constituent stock of the Nasdaq 100 Index, replacing AstraZeneca's position in the Nasdaq 100 Index. The adjustment will take effect on January 20, 2026.Strategic trends: Cooperate with Google to launch AI shopping assistant Sparky to promote the transformation of "conversational e-commerce"; Expand cooperation with Google subsidiary Wing to cover emergency merchandise delivery across the United States.Market sentiment and institutional views: Among the 43 institutions, 14 "strongly recommend" and 29 "buy", with an average target price of $121.71 (a 3.2% premium to the current p

$Amazon (AMZN) $The stock price has shown an upward trend in recent days. On 2026-01-07, it rose 3.08% intraday, and closed at 246.29 USD on 2026-01-09, up 1.96% from the previous day).Amazon's strategic actions in the field of AI have become a key driving force. For example, the company plans to invest US $10 billion in OpenAI to strengthen AI technical barriers, which is seen by the market as a signal to improve long-term competitiveness. At the same time, the Bank of America Securities report predicts that 2026 will be the "first year of independent AI", and Amazon is listed as one of the leading stocks due to its layout in cloud services (AWS) and smart commerce.Amazon is currently facing technical overbought, rising short pressure, uncertainty i

Intel shares rose more than 6% on Wednesday, becoming one of the biggest gainers in the S&P 500. Intel recently launched the next-generation PC platform processor Core Ultra3 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for more than 200 AI personal computers. Analysts attributed Wednesday's enthusiasm to market expectations of higher server CPU prices.INTC Bear Call Spread Strategy1. Strategy structureInvestors inIntel (INTC)Establish a * * Bear Call Spread * * strategy on options.The strategy passesSell lower strike price Call while buying higher strike price CallConstitute, belonging toBearish or volatile strategies with limited returns and limited risks。(1) Sell Call with lower execution price (main source of income)Investors sell a strike priceK ₁ = 45Call option to receive premium$0.76

Michael Widmer, head of metals research at Bank of America, expects gold to remain a key portfolio hedge in 2026, with prices likely to average an ounce$4538, and silver may be inUS $135-309Range-bound. Widmer pointed out that falling gold supply and rising production costs will support prices, while producer profitability will be greatly improved.He believes that there is still room for underinvestment in the gold market, and the bull market may continue. Investment demand only needs to increase by 14% to push the gold price to $5,000. He emphasized that the allocation ratio of gold in the investment portfolio is low, and both retail investors, high-net-worth investors and central banks can obtain diversified returns by increasing gold allocation.In addition, silver may outperform gold at

$Tesla (TSLA) $It opened higher last Friday, but turned down quickly during the session. The stock price of Tesla (TSLA) has been weak in the past two weeks (2025-12-22 to 2026-01-05), with a cumulative decline of 10.4%, mainly driven by factors such as lower-than-expected delivery volume, intensified competition, and negative market sentiment.Model 3/Y deliveries in the fourth quarter were 406,585, compared with market expectations of 421,796. Automobile production in the fourth quarter was 434,358 units, compared with market expectations of 470,780 units; Model 3/Y production was 422,652 units, compared with market expectations of 452,494 units. For the full year of 2025, Tesla delivered 1.64 million vehicles, compared with 1.79 million in 2024.The

Near the end of the year, the U.S. stock market has gradually entered the rhythm of holiday trading, the activity of institutional funds has declined, and the overall trading volume has continued to decline. Indexes and individual stocks have generally shown a narrow range of fluctuations, and directional opportunities have been significantly reduced. In an environment of weak liquidity and limited volatility, the winning rate of simply betting on rising or falling decreases, while the option strategy with "range judgment" as the core has more advantages. Based on the current market characteristics of light transactions in U.S. stocks at the end of the year and the lack of trend in stock prices, investors can consider$Google (GOOG) $On options, a sel

$Baidu Group-SW (09888) $It rose more than 7% during the session. As of press time, the stock price rose 6.97% and is now quoted at HK $127.40, with a turnover of HK $977 million.On December 22, American online ride-hailing platforms Uber and Lyft announced that they had reached a cooperation with Baidu and planned to launch a pilot project of driverless taxis (Robotaxi) in the UK in 2026. According to public information, at present, the number of unmanned orders of Carrot Kuaipao per week has exceeded 250,000, and the cumulative number of travel services provided worldwide has exceeded 17 million. The cumulative number of service orders has surpassed Waymo, becoming the world's number one self-driving travel service provider.It is worth noting that