Tariff Pressures vs. AI-Driven Replacement Surge: What Will Apple's Earnings Show? After the market closes on May 1st, Eastern Time, $Apple(AAPL)$   is set to release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 (which corresponds to the first calendar quarter of 2025). Analysts expect Apple to achieve a revenue of $94.06 billion for the second quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.64%. The projected earnings per share (EPS) is $1.606, up 4.99% year-over-year. Year-to-date, Apple's stock price has declined by approximately 16%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (which fell by 10% during the same period), primarily due to concerns over gross margins and revenue cause

Options Market Statistics: SoFi Technologies Shares See Volatility Ahead of Earnings; Options Pop $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$   shares rose 2% on Monday. The most traded calls are contracts of $15 strike price that expire on May 16 and the total volume reaching 168,645 with the open interest of 20,532. SoFi Technologies will report its first-quarter results before the stock market opens on Tuesday. Investors are mainly watching how SoFi's student loan business is growing, which has helped push the stock higher recently. At the same time, the Department of Education will start collecting payments again on defaulted federal student loans next month. These collections had been paused since March 2020 becaus

Microsoft Earnings Preview: Cloud Power and AI Ambitions Take Center Stage. Should You Buy the Stock on the Dip Ahead of Earnings? With a market valuation of $2.88 trillion, $Microsoft(MSFT)$   stands as one of the most significant and influential technology giants globally. The company is set to release its fiscal year 2025 third-quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Analysts expect Microsoft to report revenue of $68.44 billion, reflecting a 10.63% increase from the previous year, and earnings per share of $3.22, representing a 9.39% growth. Driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and cloud computing—key forces in today's economic landscape—Microsoft's gr

Warren Buffett Stands Tall as U.S. Stocks Tumble: How the 'Oracle' Is Tackling Tariff Impacts? The annual event for investors—the Berkshire Hathaway 2025 Annual Shareholders Meeting—will be held on May 3rd in Omaha. Investors will focus on the Oracle's cash reserves, portfolio adjustments and succession plans, as well as his views on tariffs and the macroeconomy. Under the impact of Trump's tariffs, U.S. stocks had a rough start in 2025. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$   at one point fell nearly 19% from its all-time high, while the tech-heavy $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ dropped 23% from its peak. The stock market bloodbath has led to a substantial shrinkage in the wealth of the world's richest people. However, Wa

Positive Tech Earnings Kick-Off Temporarily Sweeps Away Tariff Gloom Upcoming Earnings Preview Several tech giants will release their first-quarter earnings reports next week. Microsoft: Analysts expect $Microsoft(MSFT)$   to report revenue of $68.44 billion, reflecting a 10.63% increase from the previous year, and earnings per share of $3.22, representing a 9.39% growth. Meta: According to Wall Street consensus, $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$   is expected to report Q1 revenue of $41.36 billion, up 13.46% YoY but down from the 20.6% growth in the previous quarter. EPS is projected at $5.219. Tesla and Alphabet released their

Grab's Q1 Earnings: Is Grab Stock a Buy Right Now? $Grab Holdings(GRAB)$   is set to release its Q1 2025 earnings after the US market closes on April 29th, followed by a conference call on April 30th at 8 AM Singapore time. Market watchers will be scrutinizing their progress on profitability and the overall quality of growth. Key Takeaways Analysts are generally forecasting a revenue of around US$767 million for Q1 2025, representing a year-on-year (YoY) increase of about 17.4%. This reflects a continuing expansion of Grab's business. Earnings per share (EPS) are projected at US$0.006, a turnaround from losses, indicating improved profitability. Previously, Grab's Q4 2024 revenue reached US$764 million, a 1

Strategy Earnings Preview: Bitcoin Assets Set to Feature More Prominently in Strategy's Financials $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$   will announce its 2025 Q1 financial results after the U.S. financial markets close on Thursday, May 1, 2025, and will host a live Video Webinar at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the results. As the world’s largest Bitcoin financial company, its earnings release is highly anticipated by investors. Institutional estimates suggest that Strategy is poised to report Q1 revenue of $117 million, a YoY increase of 1.23%. The company is projected to post a loss per share of $0.110, with the deficit narrowing by 64.42% YoY. Analysts have set an average target price of $510.38, while the current stock pr

Buy Bitcoin Before $100K? As Bitcoin claws its way back to $94,000, reclaiming its footing after a volatile first quarter, investors are once again confronting a critical question: Why allocate to digital assets in an increasingly uncertain macro environment? The answer lies in Bitcoin's unique properties as a non-correlated, scarce, and institutionally validated asset, a narrative reinforced by recent market dynamics, regulatory progress, and strategic corporate adoption. Bitcoin's Resilience: Retail and Institutional Demand Converge Bitcoin surged 11% last week, buoyed by a resurgence in retail buying and institutional inflows. Data from CryptoQuant reveals that Binance retail traders purchased over 15,000 BTC ($1.41 billion) between April 19–23, driving exchange whale ratios below 0.3—a

Options Market Statistics: Tesla Jumps 9.8% on U.S. Push for Self-Driving Cars $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   surged 9.8% to lead the Magnificent 7, driven by positive trade developments and a U.S. government decision on Thursday to accelerate self-driving car adoption. TSLA's significant investments in autonomous "robotaxi" technology further bolstered the gain. The most traded calls are contracts of $285 strike price that expire on Apr 25 and the total volume reaching 348,189 with the open interest of 13,148. $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$   shares rose 5% on Friday. The most traded calls are contracts of $370 strike price that expire on A

Nvidia Bulls Dominate Options Market Amid Signs of Resilient Demand $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   bulls dominated option block trades Friday as financial results from Google-parent $Alphabet(GOOGL)$   and OpenAI added to evidence of resilient demand for chips used to power artificial intelligence applications. While the biggest of the block option trades was neutral, the three transactions below that were all bullish with combined premiums of almost $34 million. Shares of Nvidia have rebounded from an 11-month low, paring this year’s decline, after President Donald Trump softened his tone on tariffs that investors feared could push

Earnings in Charts: Google's Core Business Prints Money as Always. Does High CapEx Even Matter? $Alphabet(GOOGL)$   announced its first quarter financial report for 2025 on April 24th (as of March 2025). Key points are as follows: 1) Overall Revenue Its revenue reached $90.23 billion, exceeding the expected $89.32 billion. The operating profit margin continued to improve to 34%, showing no signs of pressure from increased expenditures. Both costs and expenses were optimized, raising the gross margin to 59.7%. Sales expenses decreased year-over-year and continued to be strictly controlled. R&D expenses continued to expand, growing 14% year-over-year, and the 2,400 new employees added in Q1 are primarily

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Options Market Statistics: Strong AI Data Center Demand Boosts NVIDIA Stock $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   shares rose 3% on Thursday. The most traded calls are contracts of $105 strike price that expire on Apr 25 and the total volume reaching 135,286 with the open interest of 47,559. Amazon and Nvidia leaders said on Thursday that they are not slowing down their plans to build AI data centers, even though some investors worry about a possible recession. Kevin Miller, Amazon's vice president of global data centers, said at a conference that there hasn't been any big change. "We're still seeing strong demand, and when we look at the next few years and beyond, the need for data centers just keeps growing," he said.

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MicroStrategy Sees Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Option Block Trades MicroStrategy saw hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of block trades in options Tuesday just as shares were climbing more than 9%, buoyed by rising $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ prices.  At 11:52:05 a.m. in New York Tuesday, an active seller collected a premium of $211.9 million for issuing call options that give their holders the right to buy 26.4 million $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$   shares at $270 each in 24 days. That's the day's biggest block trade posted involving any stock option.  That multi-leg transaction came with a purchase of call options that give their holder the right to buy the same number of MicroStrategy shares at $330

Tesla Shares Rise After-Hours as Musk Says He'll Spend Less Time With DOGE $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   shares rose in extended trading Tuesday after CEO Elon Musk said he will spend less time running the Department of Government Efficiency and more time with the company, assuaging investors and analysts who worried he was losing focus on the electric vehicle maker. Shares rose 5.2% as Musk's reassurance outweighed the earnings and revenue miss posted by the company for the first quarter and the challenges that it said came with Trump trade policies. Before the financial results were released, Tesla shares closed 4.5% Tuesday, recouping some of the losses the previous day when perennial bull Daniel Ives, an analy

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Options Market Statistics: MARA Holdings Sees Bullish Bets as Bitcoin Rebounds $Marathon Digital Holdings Inc(MARA)$   shares surged 14% in Tuesday's trading. The most traded calls are contracts of $14 strike price that expire on Apr 25 and the total volume reaching 56,043 with the open interest of 44,219. Bitcoin's price bounced back on Tuesday as investors shifted toward riskier assets. Concerns over rising trade tensions had dragged stocks down on Monday, prompting some investors to turn to Bitcoin as a perceived safer option. There's been a big increase in bets that MARA Holdings's stock will go up. @TigerStars  

Options Market Statistics: Tech Stocks in Focus as Unusual Options Activity Signals Major Market Moves On April 21, 2025, the daily active stock options market was notably led by $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$  , demonstrating the highest activity with 3.13 million contracts traded and substantial open interest at 20.90 million contracts, reflecting strong ongoing investor attention. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   followed with significant options interest, recording a put-call ratio of 1.21, the highest among listed stocks, indicating a cautious sentiment with more puts traded compared to calls.  $Palant