Gold at $3,210: Ride the Wave to $4,000 with These Options Plays
Gold is shining brighter than ever, closing at $3,210.68 per ounce on April 14, 2025, with the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) at $296.23. Major banks have raised their year-end price targets, projecting gold could hit $3,500 or even $4,000. The rally is fuelled by inflation fears, geopolitical tensions, and central bank demand, but some wonder if gold is the ultimate recession trade. With potential for both upside and volatility, options trading offers a way to profit in any scenario. Let’s explore the outlook and three options trades: one bullish, one bearish, and one neutral. Why Gold’s Rally Has Legs Gold thrives as a safe-haven asset amid uncertainty. Persistent inflation, central banks stockpiling bullion, and a weakening dollar are key drivers. Analysts see gold reaching $3,500 by year-e
bro Palantir $PLTR really got a whole deal with NATO today 😭 we’ve been waiting for this for literal years so much speculation that it would happen and now it’s here the company continues to just keep proving themselves to a world that doubted them from inception even the biggest doubters have to admit how serious the execution has been over the past 2 years Earnings May 5th confirmed today…truly don’t care about stock price fluctuation but just the continuation of them showing their story is in the early stages TAM is in the trillions, leadership is exceptional and Europe growth will eventually come big big day for the company, their employees, investors, and the entire community who felt the pure intuition around something special this company had all those years ago truly has been the r
Apple Leaps Over Tesla to Become Second Most Active Stock Option $Apple(AAPL)$ leapt over $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ to become Monday morning's second most active stock option after reports that US President Donald Trump temporarily exempted smartphones, computers and other popular consumer electronic products from 125% tariffs imposed on shipments from China. Shares of the iPhone maker that makes most of its smartphones in China jumped as much as 7.5% to $212.94 Monday morning. While the stock has given back about half of those gains, it's still up 3.2%. The rally pushed out of the money the put options that give the holders
Global Markets Rise on Tariff Relief 🇺🇸 S&P 500 Index: 0.79% 📈 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Index: 0.64% 📈 🇪🇺 Stoxx 600 Index: 2.70% 📈 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 Index: 1.18% 📈 🇭🇰 Hang Seng Index: 2.40% 📈 🇨🇳 CSI 300 Index: 0.23% 📈 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index: 1.04% 📈 • US stock markets closed higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rising 0.8% and 0.6% respectively, driven by gains in tech and auto stocks, after President Trump announced a waiver on a new round of China tariffs for smartphones and other electronics, and hinted at a possible exemption on auto-related tariffs. • Asia-Pacific markets mostly closed higher, with the Hang Seng Index and CSI 300 Index up 2.4% and 0.2% respectively, supported by gains in tech and financial stocks, following the US president's move to delay tariffs on some consumer elect
Hello everone! Today i want to share some trading analysis with you!1. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ filled the gap at 5400 and re-tested that area again today. All this chatter about the death cross going on right now. Do we get a surprise by MMs and go for that 5630 gap fill ???Image2. $Robinhood(HOOD)$ Whoops ... forgot to sell naked calls on HOOD. Adding it now. Wrote the April 17 expiry $55 call strike.Trying to help us out fellow [what are we calling ourselves these days] HOODians / HOODites / HOODigans ... let's see if MMs come chase our 55 strike. That would benefit our long position greatly!Image3.Sold naked and covered calls on $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$
TSLA, SPY, BTC, META& GOOG Welcome Great Recovery Here!
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some technical analysis with you!1. $Alphabet(GOOG)$ Long-term Alphabet investors have happily paid 17–18x earnings for a decade...We’re nearing that valuation again right now. Image2. $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ Flip it and reverse it. 🔄Image3. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Confirmed death cross on SPY today.First trigger since March '22. Image4. $Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ The "store of value" scoreboard YTD:💵 Dollar: -8%🥇 Gold: +20% ₿ Bitcoin: -10%So much for that “digital gold” narrative...Image5. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ bulls holding t
US Bancorp (USB) Share Repurchases And 2025 Revenue Growth Guidance To Watch
$U.S. Bancorp(USB)$ is expected to release its quarterly earnings result for fiscal Q1 2025 on 16 April 2025 before the market open. The consensus estimate for the quarterly revenues is expected to come in $6.92 billion, which would represent an increase of 3.6% from same period one year ago. The earnings per share consensus estimate is expected at $0.98 per share, this would represent a year-over-year change of +10%. US Bancorp (USB) Last Neutral Earnings Call Saw Its Share Price Decline By 24.06% USB had a neutral earnings call on 16 Jan 2025 and saw its share price decline by 24.06%, that is a significant decline. The earnings call highlighted solid revenue growth, successful capital management, and improved operational efficiency. However, nota
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Facebook Owner Meta Bought Instagram, WhatsApp Instead of Competing, FTC Says at Trial Reuters 18 minutes ago $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ Meta faces trial on claims it built an illegal monopoly through Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions Case threatens to unwind deals, poses existential threat to Meta Trial seen as test of Trump administration's resolve to take on Big Tech (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms bought up nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp after its attempts to compete had failed, an attorney for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said at the beginning of a high-stakes trial in Washington on Monday, where U.S. antitrust enforcers seek to unwind the deals. FTC attorney Daniel Matheson said t
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ PLTR managed to break and hold $90 level which is a very huge level for PLTR. Great to see some strength back at PLTR again. Quick scalp on PLTR again bought at $93.55, sold at $95. Some resistance at $94-$95 level, else watch for $98 for resistance.
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