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May Outlook: A Divided Market, Divided Strategies

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ The market digested Trump’s dovish talk on Wednesday and split into two camps—one bullish, one still bearish.You see this reflected in SPY options positioning. The extreme bears are still pressing their bets, with institutions putting on June expiry butterfly spreads targeting below $475. The more moderately bearish are sticking to defined-risk strategies, like selling the $570 call, buying the $525$ put, and selling the $490 put.Bulls are more aggressive, choosing strategies like selling the $540 put and buying the $560 call.Here’s some of the notable action:Buying $SPY 20250430 560.0 CALL$ , volume: 14,000 contractsSelling
May Outlook: A Divided Market, Divided Strategies

Option Strategies: .SPX, TSLA& AMZN

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you!1.TRADE PLAN for Thursday ✅ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ price action weaker into the close. SPX dropped 100 from the highs. IF SPX can reclaim 5400 we can see 5465.SPX 5450C best above 5400 $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ 251 line in the sand for the upside. If TSLA can hold 251 tomorrow it can move up to 265+ by next weekTSLA 260C is best above 251 $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ to 185-188 in play if it can hold the 180 support levelAMZN May 2 185C is best above 1802.The biggest lessons I’ve learned as a trader is:1. Less is more. You don’t need 20 trades a day to make money. Focus on a few high quality setups per month.2.
Option Strategies: .SPX, TSLA& AMZN

Option Strategies: Wait for the GOOGL's Earning

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you!1. $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ releases earnings after the close. Expected move is ~6%. Looking at a few pptionselling trades today.- put ladder at 120, 130, and 140 strikes- covered and naked calls at 165 or higher strikeVolume point-of-control and support is at 140. Overhead resistance looks to be at 168.Gamma exposure (as of today, subject to change tomorrow) shows a put wall at 140 and a high-level of call gamma at 165.We also have shares and longer-dated covered calls at the 200 strike. Might take off the covered calls and will hold shares thru earnings.ImageImageImage🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US sto
Option Strategies: Wait for the GOOGL's Earning

Tesla Earnings – Presidential Support

Tesla really lives up to its status as a “presidential stock”—even the earnings release got a presidential boost. After Tuesday’s close, Tesla reported earnings, and then Trump just happened to announce after hours that he won’t fire Powell and will lower tariffs on China.Remember, Trump previously made a big show of announcing “buy DJT” at the open and then, intraday, announced a 90-day tariff freeze. This time, making the announcement after hours looks an awful lot like he was giving his old friend a hand.Of course, being Trump, he couldn’t hold back—he had Bessent come out at noon Tuesday to talk up the China ADRs, sending them higher during the session.Normally, an intraday leak is enough for the market to price things in, but institutions stayed rational—options volume didn’t spike, i
Tesla Earnings – Presidential Support

Option Strategies: .SPX& TSLA

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you!1.0DTE $S&P 500(.SPX)$ iron condor trades expired worthless for max profit. 5100P & 5415C on the short strikes.Also wrote more positions on $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ to capture elevated IV. Sold a strangle. Looks like both the 297.5C and 162.5P will expire worthless for max profit. Might bring in the trade on both sides to try and squeeze out more premium.Image2.Gonna sell more naked calls on $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ tomorrow. This pump in AH is great, gross margins are improving, but the numbers are still bad.Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 comm
Option Strategies: .SPX& TSLA

Was the Forced Unwinding of This Week’s Chip ETF Sell Put Block a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

$VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH)$ The massive sell put at $175$, $SMH 20250425 175.0 PUT$ , was closed out on Monday.As mentioned in the April 15 article, someone sold 120,000 contracts of the $175 put expiring this week back on April 14. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t make much—by April 21, just four days before expiration, the position was hastily closed.Even though $175 is a deep out-of-the-money strike and close to expiration (so time decay should be fast), Monday’s chip stock crash caused put prices to rise instead of fall. The price ended up about the same as a week earlier, so the sell put didn’t make money.It’s the classic scenario: a huge put position gets closed, and chip stoc
Was the Forced Unwinding of This Week’s Chip ETF Sell Put Block a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

Friday’s Update: Big Moves Possible This Week

Caught a cold over the weekend, and after looking at the market, things played out pretty much as expected last Friday—so I just stayed in bed to recover on Monday.But I just pulled up Friday’s data, and wow, it really surprised me.For $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ , let’s check institutional sell calls as usual: strikes at $106$ and $107$, hedged by $116$ and $117$. So, the upper bound for this week is around $110$.But the lower bound is where things get scary. Take a look at where traders are opening bearish positions on NVIDIA—strikes at $20$, $30$, $55$, and some even at $10.If this were before, I’d have written this off as a joke—buying $1$-dollar puts is basically lighting money on fire. But if you review previous years’ opening records, you’ll see that un
Friday’s Update: Big Moves Possible This Week

Option Strategies: META, BTC, NVDA& .SPX

1. $Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ to $250K coming once this consolidation ends. BTC is starting to decouple from the stock market...Bitcoin broke out above $75k in Nov'24 and rallied to nearly $110k. Since then, it’s been consolidating for the past six months within that same range - $75K to $110K. Now the big question is: Are we gearing up for the next leg higher, or is a massive correction around the corner?So far, BTC has held up extremely well. We recently retested the 2024 all-time highs and held strong, which is a bullish sign. A breakdown below $75K could open the door to a move back toward $62K, but at this point, that scenario looks highly unlikely.Bitcoin adoption continues to grow, especially among institutions. This long consolidation has
Option Strategies: META, BTC, NVDA& .SPX

Option Strategies: TSLA

1. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ has earnings tomorrow. Here is the optionselling game plan for our current positions.- Will probably take profit on the 580 and 600 strike calls, and then write covered calls at the 260, 280, and 300 strikes- Am debating on holding the 180P position in place, but might roll it down for net credit and then roll it back up in strike after earnings (depending on what TSLA does in post-earnings price action) What can we do for the next volatility!Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!For whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:Find out more here:Trade on a Cash Boo
Option Strategies: TSLA

Option Strategies: META, PLTR& .SPX

1. $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ Trade idea: META April 25 485PTrigger: 500 ✅ Targets: 481 🎯 Stop: 507 🛑 META- closed at 501.48. META sold off from 557 to near 496 last week. IF META breaks under 500 this week it can retest 481 again. Puts can work under 500. l'd wait for near 514 before considering calls. META above 514 can set up for 533.Image2. $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Trade idea: PLTR May 2 95CTrigger: 89 ✅ Targets: 95,100 🎯 Stop: 84🛑 PLTR- closed at 93.78. PLTR has bounced from 66 to nearly 100 the past 2 weeks. If PLTR can start to form a higher low above 84 we should see a breakout above 100 again in the next month. PLTR above 100 can test 105-107. Let's see if PLTR can back test 89 this w
Option Strategies: META, PLTR& .SPX

Emergency Hedging for Next Week

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ TSMC reported earnings and maintained its original 20%–30% growth forecast, with robust AI demand. Still, this isn’t enough to reverse the overall weakness in chip stocks—prices are likely to retest previous lows.The largest bearish options position opened on Wednesday was the $NVDA 20250417 65.0 PUT$ , with 45,000 contracts. Not that anyone thinks it's going to $65$—this is more about trading volatility.So there are basically four bearish camps: $100$, $90$, $80$, and sub-$80$. Below $80$, it’s more about playing volatility, while most people see the range as below $100$, above $90$.Chances are, NVDA closes above $100$ this week. But if you’re holding short puts an
Emergency Hedging for Next Week
$VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH)$ Yesterday, we mentioned in our article that someone made a big move—selling 120,000 contracts of the $SMH 20250425 175.0 PUT$ , which is a “sell put” strategy. Literally speaking, this means he believes SMH won’t break below its previous low before April 25.But here’s the question: if you rewind to before Tuesday, was this strategy really in line with the current trend? New options traders probably think it’s fine, but seasoned players might raise an eyebrow after seeing this.Then on Tuesday, there was another big trade—44,000 contracts opened on the $SMH 20250425 175.0 PUT$ , but th

Option Strategies: .SPX, PLTR& AAPL

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you!1.TRADE PLAN for Wednesday ✅ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ day 2 of consolidation today. SPX 5500 is a big breakout level for a move to 5750-5800. Watch this level closely over the next week. I'd lean more bearish under 5339 $Apple(AAPL)$ nasty reversal lower last 2 days. AAPL under 200 can test 192 again. AAPL 195P is best under 200 $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ setting up for 100 test. PLTR 63 is the bottom for the year. PLTR to 125 in play in the next 3 months.The market is holding well above last week's lows ( SPX 4835 QQQ 402). As long as these hold over the next 4 weeks, The bottom can form t
Option Strategies: .SPX, PLTR& AAPL

Option Strategies: TSM Earning Report is Coming!

1."Smart traders look to sell premium" when the VIX is over 40, thus taking advantage of the elevated volatility and hence elevated premiums. $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ over 40 isn't a sustainable event, and eventually fear subsides and the VIX calms and comes back down.2. $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ announces earnings on Thursday, April 17 before market open. Been seeing some differences in expected move from various data providers, but essentially the move is in the 5-7% range.Optionselling Trade :Am looking to write a put ladder, selling-to-open the April 25 expiration and targeting the following areas - recent bottom at 134 - unfilled gap at 103 - and maybe the 115 areaPoints To Conside
Option Strategies: TSM Earning Report is Coming!

More Insider Trades! A Tycoon Bets Big That Chip Stocks Won’t Break Previous Lows

Fellow traders, there’s more drama to watch.Someone has placed a massive bet that chip stocks won’t fall below their previous lows before April 25th. Specifically, the trades involve selling $SMH 20250425 175.0 PUT$ , $TSM 20250425 130.0 PUT$ , and $MU 20250425 60.0 PUT$ . The positions are for 120,000 contracts, 70,000 contracts, and 50,000 contracts, respectively.If this isn’t based on insider information, then something’s definitely fishy.However, as my regular readers know, such blatantly targeted large trades are like waving cash in front of market makers—they’re irresistible bait.It’s
More Insider Trades! A Tycoon Bets Big That Chip Stocks Won’t Break Previous Lows

Option Strategies: .SPX, MSTR& TSLA

1.Trade plan for TUESDAY 📈 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ tried to reverse lower today but held up well. SPX 5500 in play by Thursday as long as 5400 holdsSPX 5470C can work above 5430 $Strategy(MSTR)$ is setting up for a move to 324 if #bitcoin can hold the 85k support level this week. MSTR possible we see 337+ by Thursday if Bitcoin breaks out above 85kMSTR 325C can work above 310 $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ earnings coming up in a week. TSLA to 265-276 possible if TSLA defends 251 tomorrowTSLA 260C best above 2512.The big clue you'll see that a true bottom has formed will be based on how the market reacts to next big piece of negative tariff news in the market. IF we see more
Option Strategies: .SPX, MSTR& TSLA

Option Strategies: HOOD& .SPX

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 $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$
Option Strategies: HOOD& .SPX

U.S. Government Confidentiality Concerns: Insider Trades Everywhere

$KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF(KWEB)$ The level of information leakage has reached absurd proportions.Over the weekend, news broke that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new tariff rule on April 11th (Eastern Time). This rule exempts categories such as automatic data processors, computers, communication devices, displays and modules, and semiconductors from the "reciprocal tariffs" imposed by the Trump administration.However, prior to the official announcement, on Friday, April 11th, unusual activity in KWEB options was observed. A massive order for 110,000 contracts of $KWEB 20250425 35.0 CALL$  was opened, with a total transaction value of over $5 mi
U.S. Government Confidentiality Concerns: Insider Trades Everywhere
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Option Strategies: .SPX, MSTR& NVDA

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading ananlysis with you!1. $Strategy(MSTR)$ Trade idea: MSTR April 17 320CTrigger: 300 ✅ Targets: 324,337 🎯 Stop: 281 🛑 MSTR- closed at 299.98. MSTR looks like a double bottom forming above 245. IF MSTR can breakout above 300 and Bitcoin gets through 85k we can see MSTR back to 337-351 range again. Bitcoin through 90k is much more bullish for crypto and risk assets. Calls can work above 300 for MSTR.Image2. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ Trade idea: NVDA April 17 114CTrigger: 108 ✅ Targets: 113,120 🎯 Stop: 105🛑 NVDA- closed at 110.93. NVDA dip was bought up at 86 on April 7th. NVDA looks like it may have bottomed in the 88-90 range in the short term. IF NVDA can base above 10
Option Strategies: .SPX, MSTR& NVDA
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