U.S. stocks swung between policy tailwinds, beat earnings, and bearish pushes this week. News that the Trump administration plans to issue an executive order to boost the robotics industry ignited the humanoid robot sector — Tesla’s stock rose 3%, iRobot surged over 50%, and Tesla even released a video of its “Optimus” humanoid robot walking to amplify momentum.[Surprised]Yet beneath the market enthusiasm, divisions are growing: Big short-seller Michael Burry publicly announced a short position on Tesla, warning of shareholder dilution via stock-based compensation. Coupled with the 13% year-on-year decline in Tesla's first-quarter deliveries and falling sales in the European market, the tug-of-war between bulls and bears is causing significant stock price volatility. This week, many Tiger

$UVXY$  By Lawrence G. McMillan The stock market sold off fairy heavily into the 6500-6550 support zone for $SPX on November 14, but then it rallied strongly off of that support area. That support has been tested several times and continues to get an A+ on the test. But overhead, there is a myriad of resistance, so for now $SPX remains in a trading range. The index has rallied back to and slightly exceeded its declining 20-day moving average, near 6750. Above that, however, there is a downtrend line at about 6850 and then the all-time highs, at 6900. Equity-only put-call ratios have continued to march higher, though, as traders have been steadily buying puts probably more as a protective measure than a bearish speculation. Regardless, as long

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

By Lawrence G. McMillan We have been trading this seasonal spread annually every year since 1994, except for 1995.  Last year, we were stopped out with a rather large loss after 53 trading days.  The spread was sitting very near our stop one day, and then jumped over six points higher the next day, costing an additional $2,520 per contract.  In its current form, we buy RBOB Gasoline futures and sell Heating Oil futures, with both contracts expiring in February of the following year.  The spread is entered in late November and is normally exited in late December or early January.  We do not use options in the spread.  We have looked many times at trying to incorporate options, but the time value premium of February options bought in November is just too damagin

By Lawrence G. McMillan Stocks sold off early in the week, but traders were sort of waiting around for the NVDA earnings, which were released after the close on Wednesday, November 19th. When those earnings were positive and guidance was positive, a monster rally took place. NVDA itself was up 10 points, but $SPX really took the news in a very positive way, and it rose 110 points on Thursday morning. Then, a harsh dose of reality set in, and $SPX experienced one of the sharpest drops in recent months losing nearly 240 points from its highs, to finish near the lows of the day. Not only that, but signs of panic in the volatility space accompanied that massive price reversal. This has produced some oversold conditions, but "oversold does not mean buy," as we've said hundreds of times before.