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12/4 ETF Options: BofA Warns of Limited Gains in 2026, U.S. ETF Rotation Expected

$SPY$Key News:BofA Research indicates limited upside for the S&P 500 in 2026, with a year-end target of 7100, below recent strong performance.Analyst Savita Subramanian notes that 14% earnings growth in 2026 could be offset by a 10% P/E compression. Tech faces an “air pocket” risk, with power supply remaining a key bottleneck.Market leadership is expected to rotate from Technology to Financials, Real Estate, Materials, Healthcare, and Energy sectors.Options Analysis:Current SPY price: $683.89. Implied Volatility (IV): 17.40% (39.60th percentile), indicating relatively moderate market expectations.Call/Put Ratio: 0.91, showing a slight bearish tilt.This Week (Dec 5 Expiry): Expected range: $675–690. The 680 Put (OI 26,467) is key support; 685 Call (OI 41,158) is resistance.Next Week (De
12/4 ETF Options: BofA Warns of Limited Gains in 2026, U.S. ETF Rotation Expected
$SPY$The biggest uncertainty before year-end is whether the market will pull back to 650. SPY put activity shows various strategies hedging for this scenario, e.g., buy $SPY 20251231 680.0 PUT$  sell $SPY 20251231 650.0 PUT$ .$NVDA$Next week is still expected to trade between $170–190, with potentially higher volatility than this week. For a straightforward approach, consider selling the 200 call $NVDA 20251219 200.0 CALL$ , or even a January expiry.Put activity also reflects significant uncertainty ahead of Christmas, which makes sense—if the stock can’t rally, it will likely move lower

【Options Insights】How Tiger Investors Turned Tech Swings into Options Trading Wins

Against the backdrop of shifting Fed policy and divergence in the AI sector, U.S. stocks have seen significantly heightened volatility recently. On one hand, institutions still stand by the long-term thesis for the AI space; on the other, tech stocks have swung more sharply since November. Some AI names are seesawing wildly amid shifting sentiment, and institutions remain deeply divided on whether AI valuations have overheated.Looking to lock in gains amid market swings? Options strategies could be the answer. Many Tiger investors nailed the market rhythm this week. They earned premiums amid AI stock volatility and held onto upside for their positions, turning market uncertainty into tangible profits![Smart]NVIDIA’s recent performance is a classic case of opportunity within volatility. Goo
【Options Insights】How Tiger Investors Turned Tech Swings into Options Trading Wins

A Familiar Shorting Pattern Is Back

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ NVIDIA reports earnings this week. Analyst reports give favorable expectations, and the valuation looks attractive, but the options opening activity is extremely poor.Long-time followers of my articles should find this put opening activity familiar. It's the same pattern we saw during the sharp plunge in March and April this year, where cliff-like strike prices topped the opening rankings.Unlike Tesla, NVIDIA rarely sees extreme, lottery-ticket style shorting openings due to its stable valuation. When such openings do appear, it generally signals that risk appetite is likely increasing, and the overall market is tilting towards a risk-off stance, which could correspond with a sharp spike in the VIX.Put openings can roughly be divide
A Familiar Shorting Pattern Is Back

Option Strategies: .SPX, META& QQQ

1. $Strategy(MSTR)$ The Risk/reward is finally favoring the upside 📈 MicroStrategy has finally reached a level where the risk-to-reward is starting to lean heavily to the upside. Lots of bearish sentiment surrounding this name lately which could provide opportunity when many are scared. After ripping to the mid 400s earlier this year, the stock has pulled back over ~60% from the highs, landing right into the 150–160 demand zone that held multiple times in 2024. Last week, price finally showed signs of strength, catching a bid off that level while Bitcoin itself is stabilizing above 90k.As you can see the 185 is a big level that has gotten rejected many times in the past. If we can break and hold above this level we could see an aggressive move bac
Option Strategies: .SPX, META& QQQ

11/19 Hot Tech Stock Options: META Management Turmoil, TSLA Sales Decline, PLTR Targeted by Big Shor

$META$Key News:Wins key antitrust lawsuit—court rules company did not monopolize social media (Bullish)Chief Revenue Officer John Hegeman announces departure, raising management stability concerns (Bearish)Former Chief Scientist Yann LeCun publicly questions internal AI strategy, talent drain sparks innovation worries (Bearish)Stock closed at $597.69, down 0.72% on the day—mixed news sentiment overall.Options Analysis:This Week (Nov 28 Expiry): IV 39.81% (65th percentile), pricing in elevated volatility. Key technical support at $580 (Aug low trendline extension), resistance at $615 (Oct rebound high).Option chain shows $595 Put concentration (OI 1,829), $620 Call acting as overhead supply.Next Week (Nov 21 Expiry): IV dips to 38% but remains elevated; expected range $570–630.Put/Call Rati
11/19 Hot Tech Stock Options: META Management Turmoil, TSLA Sales Decline, PLTR Targeted by Big Shor

11/19 AI Supply Chain Options: NVDA Earnings Tonight, Chip Stock Options Volume Surges

$NVDA$Key News:GMI Cloud Partnership: NVDA and GMI Cloud are building a $500 million AI factory in Taiwan, equipped with 7,000 GPUs, serving as a core node for AI infrastructure in Asia.Anthropic Investment: NVDA plans to invest $10 billion in AI firm Anthropic, pushing its valuation to $350 billion and strengthening its position in generative AI.Supercomputer Deployment: Japan’s RIKEN institute will deploy 2,140 NVDA Blackwell GPUs to build a next-gen AI/quantum computing system, expected to go live in 2026.Market Sentiment & Stock Price: NVDA fell 4.69% over two days (closed at $181.36 on 11/18). Market focus is on Q3 earnings (expected after market close on 11/19) and supply chain bottlenecks.Options Analysis:Implied Volatility (IV): 58.89% (81.6th percentile), indicating expectatio
11/19 AI Supply Chain Options: NVDA Earnings Tonight, Chip Stock Options Volume Surges

11/19 ETF Options: Key Support Levels at Risk — SPY Defends 660, QQQ Faces Test at 568

$SPY$Key News:Hedge Funds Buying Heavily: SPY and IVV were among the largest buys for major hedge funds in Q3, indicating institutional bias toward large-cap exposure (Nov 18).Record Inflows: SPY saw $7.4 billion in net inflows last month, ranking first in liquidity. However, the recent "Black Monday" sell-off raises near-term technical correction risks (Nov 18).Unusual Options Activity: Concentrated opening of 630–635 OTM Puts this week suggests potential for a ~3% short-term pullback (Nov 18).Options Analysis:Weekly (Nov 21 Expiry): Expected range: $652–668. Current IV percentile 88% (overbought), pricing in elevated volatility. The 660 Put shows high open interest, likely acting as key support.Next Week (Nov 28 Expiry): Expected range: $645–675. IV moderates to 25–27%, with time premium
11/19 ETF Options: Key Support Levels at Risk — SPY Defends 660, QQQ Faces Test at 568
$NVDA$This week's closing range: $170–185. Expected range for next week is similar, oscillating between $160–190.Institutions continue selling the 185 call $NVDA 20251205 190.0 CALL$  as a hedge, making a significant breakout above this level difficult.The 160 put $NVDA 20251205 160.0 PUT$  saw 29k contracts opened with unclear direction, indicating support expectations are shifting lower. Additionally, heavy put opening for next week's expiry suggests strong pullback expectations, potentially creating a volatility selling opportunity. Consider short-dated sell puts if that materializes.$SPY$Closed above 680 on Friday. Likely tests 690 next week before

【Options Insights】Weekly AI Trends & Options Trading Wins from Tiger Investors

Against the backdrop of Fed policy expectations and tech giants’ earnings, the US stock market has been volatile recently. NVIDIA, which just released better-than-expected earnings, has once again ignited the enthusiasm for the AI sector, while Tesla, AMD and other targets have also made exciting moves amid market sentiment. In this trading window, let’s check out the practical wisdom and experience sharing of options trading from Tiger Investors this week~[Cool]Tesla faces sales pressure and litigation in China, yet secures new autonomous ride-hailing permits and sees its price target raised to $508 by institutions. Amid this mix of bullish and bearish news, the market is full of gambling. What unique moves have Tiger Investors made in Tesla options trading? Let’s move on~
【Options Insights】Weekly AI Trends & Options Trading Wins from Tiger Investors
$NVDA$New bearish narratives are gradually gaining traction.Narrative A: An analyst claims that the circular financing within the AI supply chain resembles a Ponzi scheme and constitutes fraudulent activity.Narrative B: Another analyst refutes the "Ponzi scheme" claim as nonsense, arguing that stock volatility and financial data reflect normal valuation adjustments and standard industry practices. However, this narrative introduces a new bearish element: the $500 billion in orders through 2026 – does this represent genuine computing demand or overbuilding of infrastructure?Frankly, Narrative B might be more damaging. Orders from overbuilding can "evaporate," potentially triggering a bubble burst. Cisco faced a similar situation back in 2000 – the stock chart tells the story.For now, mainta

Earn Extra Income from Your Stocks: The Covered Call Strategy

Hey everyone, let's talk about a classic options strategy often called "buy-write" or simply selling Covered Calls. If you've ever felt like your stocks are just sitting in your portfolio, this strategy can be a way to put them to work and generate income. It's one of the most reliable and beginner-friendly ways to dip your toes into the world of options. To help you master such strategies, Tiger Brokers offers the "OPTIONS HANDBOOK-From Beginner to Pro" – your ultimate guide to navigating options with confidence.At its heart, think of a Covered Call like collecting rent on a house you own.You believe in your property's long-term value, but you don't expect its price to double next month. So, you rent it out, collecting monthly checks for as long as you own it. A Covered Call does the same
Earn Extra Income from Your Stocks: The Covered Call Strategy
$NVDA$Following Trump's hints about the Fed chair nominee last night, the market gapped up then sold off, printing a bearish upper wick. Interestingly, a significant number of puts were closed, including 28k contracts of this week's 165 put $NVDA 20251205 165.0 PUT$ , signaling shorts are backing off from an immediate assault.Notably, bearish news like OpenAI pausing ads to accelerate new models and Amazon's chip development challenging NVIDIA had little impact.The likely closing range for this week now looks like $180–185.$SPY$The immediate risk of a sharp drop to 650 has diminished. However, a pullback to 670 is still possible. Overall, the bias remains toward retesting the previous high around 689.$AAPL$Apple is leadin
$SPY$Quick take: It's Thanksgiving week—closed Thursday, half-day Friday. Expect the selling to pause this week, with SPY finishing above its 5-day MA. But the trend hasn't reversed. Next week still looks bearish—shorts are already positioned, targeting 635.$NVDA$Same logic applies to NVDA. It'll likely hold above $165 this week, but $160 is on the menu for next week. Even though the Dec 5th 160 put is a sell, the overall open interest tells us the expected price level has shifted lower.The strategy for NVDA remains selling calls on rallies and positioning short into strength. "Strength" here means any approach toward near-term resistance or high open interest strike zones.$AMD$AMD looks done around $180 for now. Same story—watch for a pullback next week.$META$Showing some signs of basing.

Passing NVIDIA Earnings, Disappointing Price Action

$NVDA$Theoretically, this was a very strong earnings report, with FY2026 EPS projections at $9. A stock price reaching $200 would be reasonable, and last Wednesday's option openings indeed saw bets placed right at that $200 threshold:For instance, single-leg, near-expiration call buys at 200 $NVDA 20251128 200.0 CALL$ , 190 $NVDA 20251128 190.0 CALL$ , and even in-the-money at 170 $NVDA 20251128 170.0 CALL$ .More aggressive traders opted for call spreads, like the 205–235 $NVDA 20251219 205.0 CALL$ 
Passing NVIDIA Earnings, Disappointing Price Action

Option Strategies: .SPX, PLTR, HOOD& NVDA

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you!1.The Market just spent the week building a base right under the all-time highs for $S&P 500(.SPX)$ 📈 Breadth is improving, big tech is still doing the heavy lifting, and dips have been getting bought up every day this week. $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ $Robinhood(HOOD)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ all want a new all time high by early next year.FOMC is on deck next week, which means we’re one catalyst away from either the breakout or another big reload zone.Stay patient, trade the levels, and let the Fed be the trigger—not the excuse. 📈💵 I will post my
Option Strategies: .SPX, PLTR, HOOD& NVDA

Trading Strategies: NFLX, SOFI& RDDT

Raise your hand if you wrote puts on stocks that were rumored to be included in the S&P rebalance on Friday ... trying to take advantage of potentially elevated IV and betting on a big move up. 🙋🏻‍♂️Wrote the following on Friday:- $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ Dec 19 $24/$22 put credit spread- $Reddit(RDDT)$ Jan 16 $155 naked putWill check on Monday to see if IV comes back down and we can buy back for profit (obviously, assuming that the market is flat or up instead of down big).Also took advantage of the Netflix dump on Friday and wrote:- $Netflix(NFLX)$ Jan 16 $83 naked putFor SG users only, Welcome to open a CBA today and enjoy access to a trading limit o
Trading Strategies: NFLX, SOFI& RDDT
Brief update given the holiday-thinned trading schedule.This market squeeze is a rebound, not a trend reversal. Two unusual moves caught my attention:Tesla's long call position $TSLA 20260220 440.0 CALL$  was closed. This is the same position that was just rolled on Friday. Closing it just one day later is highly unusual. This likely indicates strong expectations for an impending pullback, prompting an early risk-off move.Google's options flow shifted defensive. The top open interest calls are being closed, while put opening is active. For example, 21k contracts of the Dec 19th 310 Put $GOOGL 20251219 310.0 PUT$  were opened as buys. This clearly shows

Option Strategies: RBRK& PATH

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading ideas with you!1. $Rubrik Inc.(RBRK)$ announces earnings after the closing bell tomorrow (Thursday). Expected move and IV are big ... 13.5% and 243%.Am 👀 the Dec 12 expiration $50 strike puts for an optionselling trade.Not sure if we're gonna strangle this trade with naked calls, but if we do it will be on the Dec 5 expiration, strike tbd.Image2.Getting in some power hour optionselling from the porch. Put-write trades on $Salesforce.com(CRM)$ … 👀 that 210 put strike.Also, put-write trades on $UiPath(PATH)$ … 👀 put strikes in the 11-13 zone, and a risky bet on the 15 ATM strike.ImageFor SG users only, Welcome to op
Option Strategies: RBRK& PATH

The Big Short Unwinds His Hedge Fund – Is There More to the Story?

Reports today indicate that Michael Burry, "The Big Short," deregistered his hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, earlier this week. Before deregistration, the fund's assets under management reached $155 million.He also clarified what his short positions consisted of: 50,000 contracts of $PLTR 20270115 50.0 PUT$  and 10,000 contracts of $NVDA 20271217 110.0 PUT$ .In theory, after deregistering a hedge fund, capital is returned to investors, and short positions should be closed. The open interest data seems to confirm this.Looking at the PLTR open interest leaderboard, the $PLTR 20270115 50.0 PUT$&n
The Big Short Unwinds His Hedge Fund – Is There More to the Story?