Option Movers | NVDA, TSLA, PLTR, and AAPL Turn Hot; SOXL Sees 70% Call Options
Market OverviewThe S&P 500 soared 9.5% on Wednesday (Apr. 9) for its biggest daily gain since 2008 after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an immediate 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some relief to investors worried about the global economic impact of U.S. trade policies.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 75,604,103 contracts was traded, up 24% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $VIX(VIX)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$,
Why Gold To Shoulder Impact From Stagflationary Pressures
On Thursday (20 Mar), Gold briefly surged to $3,065 before retreating about $20, this follows the post-Fed decision volatility. While this move might get some bulls back into action, several technical warning signs suggest caution is warranted. We saw that there is a move to the overbought region with Gold trading above the 12-EMA, but this is what might be seen as a “bull trap”, which is a surge before a potential reversal. Gold has historically been considered a strong hedge during stagflationary environments, which combine high inflation, stagnant economic growth, and rising unemployment. The recent price action in precious metals, copper, and related markets deserves careful examination, especially in the context of Thursday’s Federal Reserve decision and broader market dynamics. Fed D
Walgreens Go Private, The Disasterous Stock Decline Ends!
$Walgreens Boots Alliance(WBA)$ Walgreens Announcement and Investor Lessons Walgreens announced today that it will go private in a deal worth around $10 billion with Sycamore Partners. I wanted to discuss some lessons investors can take away from this, as well as why I personally don't invest in turnaround stocks. This example really highlights why avoiding certain investment strategies can save you from making costly mistakes. My Investing Journey and the Rise of Dividend Growth Investing I first started writing about investing nearly 10 years ago, back in the third quarter of 2015. At that time, Seeking Alpha was a hotspot for dividend growth investors (and still is), but this was especially true before AI and other trends took over. Because bond
I closed 500.0 share(s) $Walgreens Boots Alliance(WBA)$ ,WBA: Take 10% profit from these sold WBA stocks when sold af $11 and cashed out from the trade. These are part of covered calls on WBA that expired in the money and the stocks were called away at $11. The market close at $11.23 so the pricing strategy we're quite close.
Influence Of AIPCon Event On Palantir (PLTR) Share Price Movement
After $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ announced that it will be hosting its sixth artificial intelligence conference for customers on Thursday (13 Mar 2025), this comes after a sudden gloom for AI stocks in the market. Palantir closed 7.17% higher on Wednesday (12 Mar) as analysts focused on potential new customers such as $Walgreens Boots Alliance(WBA)$ and others previewed in a news release. I have a long-term position for Palantir in my portfolio and I believe there is still much potential coming up despite the recent price volatility move. Stock Performance Likely To Be Influenced By Potential New Customer Gains Palantir's stock performance after its AIPCon 6 event on 13 March 2025, is expected to b
Palantir Attracts Millions of Dollars in Bullish Option Trades $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ attracted bullish option block trades worth millions of dollars Wednesday after the software company unveiled a list of new customers. The biggest of the block trades involved an active buyer paying a $1.59 million premium for call options that give the holder the right to buy 190,000 Palantir shares at $125 by Nov. 21. That block trade, posted at 10:40:12 a.m., represented about 95% of that contract's total volume for the day. Bulls were emboldened as the stock price rallied 7.2%, recovering from a bruising sell-off that wiped off more than a third of its value from its peak. While Wednesday's jump sen
Market OverviewU.S. stocks fell on Tuesday (Mar. 11), adding to the biggest selloff in months, as investors worried about the impact of the latest tariff threats on the global economy.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 53,381,261 contracts was traded, down 12% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $NIO(NIO)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $SMCI(SMCI)$,
Option Movers | Traders Bet on Tesla Rebound; NIO Sees 81% Call Options
Market OverviewU.S. stocks plunged on Monday (Mar. 10) as relentless tariff wrangling and mounting anxieties from a possible federal government shutdown gave rise to fears that the U.S. economy could be careening into recession.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 60,944,100 contracts was traded, down 6% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $HOOD(HOOD)$,
Option Movers | Palantir Shows Highest Bullish Sentiment; Nvidia and Broadcom See 62% Call Options
Market OverviewU.S. stocks finished higher on Friday (Mar. 7), rebounding from early declines after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy was "in a good place," but uncertainty about U.S. trade policy led to Wall Street's biggest weekly decline in months.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 34,328,292 contracts was traded, up 14% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $AVGO(AVGO)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $P
1. $Walgreens Boots Alliance(WBA)$ Walgreens soars in after hours after announcing it's being taken private in a $10 Billion DealImage2. $VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH)$ Semiconductor Stocks form a Death Cross ☠️ for the first time in 3 years 👀Image3. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ S&P 500 had its 3rd highest put volume in history yesterday 🚨 The previous 2 spikes marked the bottom in the stock market 📈Image4. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Chair Robyn Denholm just sold $33.7 million worth of $TSLA shares. She has now sold more than $200 million worth in the last 12 months.Image5. $Invesco
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Thursday (Feb 27), weighed down by a slump in chipmaker Nvidia after its quarterly report failed to rekindle Wall Street's AI rally, while investors focused on data pointing to a cooling U.S. economy.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 59,959,360 contracts was traded on Thursday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$;
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. operates as a pharmacy-led health and beauty retail company. It operates through two segments, the United States and International. The United States segment sells prescription drugs and an assortment of retail products, including health, wellness, beauty, personal care, consumable, and general merchandise products through its retail drugstores. It also provides central specialty pharmacy services and mail services. The company operates under the Walgreens and Duane Reade brands in the United States. The International segment sells prescription drugs; and health and wellness, beauty, personal care, and other consumer products through its pharmacy-led health and beauty retail stores and optical practices, as well as through boots.com and an integrated mobile application. It also engages in pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution business in Germany. The company operates retail stores under the Boots, Benavides, and Ahumada in the United Kingdom, Thailand, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Chile. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.