Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! The price action in both $S&P 500(.SPX)$$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$is getting tighter this week. We should see an expansion out of this range in the net 2 days. If you see $SPX reclaim 7700 and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ reclaims 712, it's RISK ON for the upside. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ to 7745-7550 and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ to 715-718 in play once the levels above line up. $Dell Technologies Inc.
The last two times the Fed hiked in a midterm September: one crash, one bottom. Round three is in two weeks, here’s how to trade into the event 👇 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ closed at 7,631, its lowest level since August 4, after losing the 7,650-7,700 zone it defended for two weeks. Oil is surging on the Strait of Hormuz escalation, the 10-year is pressing 4.8%, and rate markets flipped to pricing a September hike. Jobs Friday, then FOMC mid-month. Three paths from here. Scenario #1: The September Flush Oil and yields don’t let up and the breakdown follows through. $SPX loses 7,600, bounces get sold, and the flush runs to 7,500 (roughly 4% off the highs) where the market finally bottoms out. If the midterm playbook holds, that’s the low o
Sharp sell off today in $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ after the gap down. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ 7620 is a key support level.. if this level fails we can see a sell off to 7580,7550 next. Puts can work under 7620 tomorrow. I'd wait for 7700 for calls. $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ if 702 breaks we can see a flush to 693. Puts can work under 702. There's been more escalation in the Iran war and the Treasury yields + Oil are also rising. Lots of headwinds over the next 2 weeks. Risk off for now as long as $SPX stays under 7700 and
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! 1 $Palo Alto Networks(PANW)$ announces earnings on Tuesday after market close. Expected move is ~9%. Am looking at writing cash-secured puts around the 200EMA area of 257 and put credit spreads at the 300 short strike, all trades Sep 18 expiration. 2 Was going to trade $Dell Technologies Inc.(DELL)$ for earnings this week thinking that it was still in the 100s. How TF did it get into the 400s !!! 3 $Broadcom(AVGO)$ announces earnings on Wednesday after market close. Expected move is ~7-8%. Gonna write the Sep 18 expiry $290 strike put. 4 Really w
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! $Strategy(MSTR)$ Trade Idea: Sept 11 135C Trigger: 127 ✅ Targets: 137, 151 🎯 Stop: 122 🛑 MSTR ran from 118 to 139 last week. MSTR closing at 127 on Friday as BTC rejected at the 80k resistance. If BTC can breakout above 80k in the next 2 weeks, MSTR can move back up to 151. Calls can work above 127 for this week.
$NVDA$ $DECU$ $TVIX$ By Lawrence G. McMillan Traders were a bit leery of some potentially volatile events this week, but so far they have not proven to be troublesome. The NVIDIA (NVDA) earnings were positive, and the stock rose. That was a relief to the market. Also, Fed Chair Warsh made the Keynote Address at the Jackson Hole Monetary conference this morning. The market's reaction is muted. There is still resistance at 7740 to overcome (blue horizontal line on the chart in Figure 1), but that is certainly doable. There is major support in the 7600-7640 area, which not only is the level of the previous all-time high, but is also where a gap exist
$GOTU$ By Lawrence G. McMillan Yesterday, I joined the team at tastylive for a conversation about the current market, some of the strategies I’m trading today, and how my approach to options has evolved over the years. We started with the broad market. I remain cautiously bullish, particularly as long as the S&P 500 holds above the 7,600 level. The subdued $VIX and positively sloped volatility term structures are also encouraging, although breadth and new highs versus new lows remain somewhat shaky. From there, we got into some of the strategies I’ve been using recently, including 0DTE index options, put credit spreads combined with upside calls, broken-wing butterflies, and rolling positions as the market moves. We also spent some time
INVST Acquires McMillan: Two Teams. One Standard. One Mission.
$SMP$ By Lawrence G. McMillan We’re excited to announce that INVST has acquired McMillan, bringing together two firms built on a shared belief in disciplined investing, deep expertise, and putting clients first. Founded by Larry McMillan, McMillan has spent decades at the forefront of options strategy, investment research, and risk management. Larry’s Options as a Strategic Investment has sold more than 300,000 copies, and the McMillan team has built its reputation around a repeatable, rules-based approach to managing risk and opportunity. Now, that expertise becomes an integrated part of the INVST investment team. For INVST clients, this means greater access to sophisticated options and risk-management strategies, additional resources for ad
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading ideas with you! TRADE PLAN for Wednesday 📈 Another consolidation day today as expected before PCE data premarket tmrw + NVDA earnings after hours. SPX needs 7700 and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ above 715 to trigger more bullish movement. Wait for these levels to align. If SPX fails to hold 7600 and QQQ breaks 700 after Jackson Hole we can see the market make a deeper correction. $Robinhood(HOOD)$ closed up 8% today, it's been basing for almost a year. If it holds 100 into September we can see a push to 120-125 next. Calls can work above 110 this week. $Micron Technology(MU)$ an
NVTS: Three Major Things Happened With this Acquisition
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! 1 😮 $Navitas Semiconductor Corp(NVTS)$... three major things happened with this acquisition: 1. Expanding the Commercial Footprint: By increasing its 2030 serviceable addressable market (SAM) to over $8 billion, Navitas opens up multi-billion dollar revenue pipelines in vertical power delivery (VPD) and integrated voltage regulators (IVR) that it previously could not access. 2. Solving the AI Power Bottleneck: As AI clusters scale, traditional power distribution suffers from severe energy loss and voltage drops over short physical distances. Claros’ technology enables power delivery directly underneath or inside the chip package. Moving the power conversion fro
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! TRADE PLAN for Tuesday 📈 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ 7 days of consolidation since touching the ATH at 7816. Let's see if SPX tests the 7620 level before a bottom forms. I don't see any real signs of strength in SPX or $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ yet. QQQ can fill the gap near 701 next. If we see a quick flush to 693 this week, this should mark a short term bottom. BE patient and wait until after Core PCE/NVDA earnings before taking any bigger trades this week. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ dropped 200 points from last night's highs at the open on Sunday. SNDK held at 14
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! 1 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ TRADE PLAN 📈 📉 SPX bullish plan: SPX above 7700 | SPX Aug 25 7750C 📈 T: 7759, 7800 SL 7661 SPX bearish plan: SPX under 7620 | SPX Aug 25 7550P 📉 T: 7578, 7550 SL 7661 SPX dropped 150 points from last week's highs. SPX almost dropped to the previous all-time high near 7620 this past week. If SPX can start to carve out some higher lows above 7660 this week and reclaim 7700 we can see a push back to 7800 again. Fed Chair Warsh is speaking at Jackson Hole on Friday. This can be the big catalyst for the week. 2 $Strategy(MSTR)$ Trade Idea: Aug 28 125C Trigger: 120 ✅ Targets: 127, 137 🎯 S
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! 1 $Marvell Technology(MRVL)$ announces earnings after the closing bell on Thursday Aug 27th. Expected move is ~11% for earnings, and ~16% for the Sep 18 expiry. We're gonna write the Sep 18 expiry $160 or $165 put. 2 $IREN Ltd(IREN)$ announces earnings after the closing bell on Thursday Aug 27th. Expected move is ~13% for earnings and ~20% for the Sep 18 expiration. We are long shares (very small position) and have the 35/30 put credit spread in play. We'll probs close out that PCS and re-write at the 30/25 strikes, same expiration. If IREN dumps and stays down by the Sep 18 expiry, then we'll probably
$TVIX$ $UVIX$ $DECP$ By Lawrence G. McMillan A week ago, it seemed that $SPX had a renewed upside momentum, as it was making new all- time highs and internal indicators were improving. But there has been no follow-through this week, and it seems that bullish momentum has been lost. The "culprit" seems to be an increase in T-Bond rates, although that hasn't mattered much before. Even so, the $SPX chart remains positive as long as $SPX remains above support at 7600-7620 (the previous all-time highs). The pullback this week nearly reached that level and was a minor test of that support. There is now resistance at 7744 (where a gap was closed on the $
TRADE PLAN for LOTTO Friday 📈 Next is OPEX. Expect to see more volatility. SPX failed at the 7700 level and dropped 50+ points today. SPX can test the previous ATH at 7620 next. If this levels fails another 70 pt drop possible. QQQ needs to get back above 715 to test 722 next. $Micron Technology(MU)$ lots of relative strength today. MU to 1000 in play tomorrow if memory stocks can rally. MU Aug 21 990C can work above 970 $Marvell Technology(MRVL)$ winding up for a move to 300 next. IF MRVL can get through 250, I'd consider the Aug 21 255C. QQQ 700-707 is the buy range for a swing long to 726-728 again. IF you see a dip here I'd start loading up calls as well. SPX near 7620 is
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! 1 Back-to-back meetings from 9am - 12pm are done. Let's do some lunch time #Optionselling trades. Was looking at $Alibaba(BABA)$$Deere(DE)$$Wal-Mart(WMT)$ but not liking either the chart set-up or the premium at the strikes we want. Only one that look tempting is $BILL HOLDINGS INC(BILL)$ Sep 18 expiry $32.5 strike puts.
TRADE PLAN for Thursday 📈 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ another consolidation day today near 7700. SPX needs to get back above 7745 to start looking at calls. if SPX starts to fail, we can see 7620 again. $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ is stuck under 722, once it reclaims this level it can pop back up to 726-730. If 712 fails it can drop to 707. $Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ finally starting to show some signs of life after ten months of consolidation. IF BTC can reclaim 72k it can move to 80k again. $Strategy(MSTR)$ to 115-120 if BTC runs to 72k this month. Chip and memory stocks a
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! 1 Supporting the store we bought clothes at while growing up. $TJX Companies(TJX)$ announces earnings before the opening bell tomorrow morning. Writing puts at the 135 strike, Sept 18 expiration.
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! The price action in both $S&P 500(.SPX)$$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$is getting tighter this week. We should see an expansion out of this range in the net 2 days. If you see $SPX reclaim 7700 and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ reclaims 712, it's RISK ON for the upside. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ to 7745-7550 and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ to 715-718 in play once the levels above line up. $Dell Technologies Inc.
The last two times the Fed hiked in a midterm September: one crash, one bottom. Round three is in two weeks, here’s how to trade into the event 👇 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ closed at 7,631, its lowest level since August 4, after losing the 7,650-7,700 zone it defended for two weeks. Oil is surging on the Strait of Hormuz escalation, the 10-year is pressing 4.8%, and rate markets flipped to pricing a September hike. Jobs Friday, then FOMC mid-month. Three paths from here. Scenario #1: The September Flush Oil and yields don’t let up and the breakdown follows through. $SPX loses 7,600, bounces get sold, and the flush runs to 7,500 (roughly 4% off the highs) where the market finally bottoms out. If the midterm playbook holds, that’s the low o
Sharp sell off today in $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ after the gap down. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ 7620 is a key support level.. if this level fails we can see a sell off to 7580,7550 next. Puts can work under 7620 tomorrow. I'd wait for 7700 for calls. $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ if 702 breaks we can see a flush to 693. Puts can work under 702. There's been more escalation in the Iran war and the Treasury yields + Oil are also rising. Lots of headwinds over the next 2 weeks. Risk off for now as long as $SPX stays under 7700 and
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! 1 $Palo Alto Networks(PANW)$ announces earnings on Tuesday after market close. Expected move is ~9%. Am looking at writing cash-secured puts around the 200EMA area of 257 and put credit spreads at the 300 short strike, all trades Sep 18 expiration. 2 Was going to trade $Dell Technologies Inc.(DELL)$ for earnings this week thinking that it was still in the 100s. How TF did it get into the 400s !!! 3 $Broadcom(AVGO)$ announces earnings on Wednesday after market close. Expected move is ~7-8%. Gonna write the Sep 18 expiry $290 strike put. 4 Really w
$NVDA$ $DECU$ $TVIX$ By Lawrence G. McMillan Traders were a bit leery of some potentially volatile events this week, but so far they have not proven to be troublesome. The NVIDIA (NVDA) earnings were positive, and the stock rose. That was a relief to the market. Also, Fed Chair Warsh made the Keynote Address at the Jackson Hole Monetary conference this morning. The market's reaction is muted. There is still resistance at 7740 to overcome (blue horizontal line on the chart in Figure 1), but that is certainly doable. There is major support in the 7600-7640 area, which not only is the level of the previous all-time high, but is also where a gap exist
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! $Strategy(MSTR)$ Trade Idea: Sept 11 135C Trigger: 127 ✅ Targets: 137, 151 🎯 Stop: 122 🛑 MSTR ran from 118 to 139 last week. MSTR closing at 127 on Friday as BTC rejected at the 80k resistance. If BTC can breakout above 80k in the next 2 weeks, MSTR can move back up to 151. Calls can work above 127 for this week.
$GOTU$ By Lawrence G. McMillan Yesterday, I joined the team at tastylive for a conversation about the current market, some of the strategies I’m trading today, and how my approach to options has evolved over the years. We started with the broad market. I remain cautiously bullish, particularly as long as the S&P 500 holds above the 7,600 level. The subdued $VIX and positively sloped volatility term structures are also encouraging, although breadth and new highs versus new lows remain somewhat shaky. From there, we got into some of the strategies I’ve been using recently, including 0DTE index options, put credit spreads combined with upside calls, broken-wing butterflies, and rolling positions as the market moves. We also spent some time
INVST Acquires McMillan: Two Teams. One Standard. One Mission.
$SMP$ By Lawrence G. McMillan We’re excited to announce that INVST has acquired McMillan, bringing together two firms built on a shared belief in disciplined investing, deep expertise, and putting clients first. Founded by Larry McMillan, McMillan has spent decades at the forefront of options strategy, investment research, and risk management. Larry’s Options as a Strategic Investment has sold more than 300,000 copies, and the McMillan team has built its reputation around a repeatable, rules-based approach to managing risk and opportunity. Now, that expertise becomes an integrated part of the INVST investment team. For INVST clients, this means greater access to sophisticated options and risk-management strategies, additional resources for ad
$TVIX$ $UVIX$ $DECP$ By Lawrence G. McMillan After the monster rally of 400 points in just a few days in early August, $SPX took a few days to consolidate. Now it is making new all-time highs once again. There should be some support in that consolidation area (7700-7800), with stronger support at the old highs (7620). There is also a gap at the 7600 level which would act as support as well. There has been a good deal of reluctance on the part of the investment community to climb on board this northbound train. But it finally looks like put buying is slowing down, and the rally is spreading out to more and more issues (i.e., breadth is improving).
$TVIX$ $UVIX$ $DECP$ By Lawrence G. McMillan A week ago, it seemed that $SPX had a renewed upside momentum, as it was making new all- time highs and internal indicators were improving. But there has been no follow-through this week, and it seems that bullish momentum has been lost. The "culprit" seems to be an increase in T-Bond rates, although that hasn't mattered much before. Even so, the $SPX chart remains positive as long as $SPX remains above support at 7600-7620 (the previous all-time highs). The pullback this week nearly reached that level and was a minor test of that support. There is now resistance at 7744 (where a gap was closed on the $
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! 1 Am loving $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Finance. Doing research on a bunch of stocks this evening for potential buys on Monday. First up - $IREN Ltd(IREN)$ - synthesis of Accumulation vs Distribution indicators: The analysis of IREN Ltd across multiple data vectors — options flow, dark pool prints, price action, and institutional filings — converges on a single conclusion: the asset is currently in a state of high-conviction institutional accumulation. This process is driven by the fundamental re-rating of the company as an AI infrastructure player, a transition that has attracted some of the world's most sophis
"Stock God" Leopold was margin-called and forced to transfer his holdings — Citadel Securities swooped in and picked them up at a bargain price. The very next day, the market rebounded sharply with a massive surge. There's something worth reminding everyone about: Citadel Securities acquired Morgan Stanley's options market-making business in 2025 and is likely the largest options market maker in the market today. As we all know, options liquidity is provided by market makers, so Leopold's large block buy orders were essentially visible chips in the eyes of the market makers. This reminds me of the old saying — "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." The large block trades I've been tracking might just be fat lambs waiting to be sheared in the eyes of the market makers
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! 1 $Marvell Technology(MRVL)$ announces earnings after the closing bell on Thursday Aug 27th. Expected move is ~11% for earnings, and ~16% for the Sep 18 expiry. We're gonna write the Sep 18 expiry $160 or $165 put. 2 $IREN Ltd(IREN)$ announces earnings after the closing bell on Thursday Aug 27th. Expected move is ~13% for earnings and ~20% for the Sep 18 expiration. We are long shares (very small position) and have the 35/30 put credit spread in play. We'll probs close out that PCS and re-write at the 30/25 strikes, same expiration. If IREN dumps and stays down by the Sep 18 expiry, then we'll probably
NVTS: Three Major Things Happened With this Acquisition
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! 1 😮 $Navitas Semiconductor Corp(NVTS)$... three major things happened with this acquisition: 1. Expanding the Commercial Footprint: By increasing its 2030 serviceable addressable market (SAM) to over $8 billion, Navitas opens up multi-billion dollar revenue pipelines in vertical power delivery (VPD) and integrated voltage regulators (IVR) that it previously could not access. 2. Solving the AI Power Bottleneck: As AI clusters scale, traditional power distribution suffers from severe energy loss and voltage drops over short physical distances. Claros’ technology enables power delivery directly underneath or inside the chip package. Moving the power conversion fro
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you! 1 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ TRADE PLAN 📈 📉 SPX bullish plan: SPX above 7700 | SPX Aug 25 7750C 📈 T: 7759, 7800 SL 7661 SPX bearish plan: SPX under 7620 | SPX Aug 25 7550P 📉 T: 7578, 7550 SL 7661 SPX dropped 150 points from last week's highs. SPX almost dropped to the previous all-time high near 7620 this past week. If SPX can start to carve out some higher lows above 7660 this week and reclaim 7700 we can see a push back to 7800 again. Fed Chair Warsh is speaking at Jackson Hole on Friday. This can be the big catalyst for the week. 2 $Strategy(MSTR)$ Trade Idea: Aug 28 125C Trigger: 120 ✅ Targets: 127, 137 🎯 S
SK Hynix Range-Bound Strategy: Annualized Yield Reaches 103%!
$SK hynix(SKHY)$ In the current range-bound market, U.S.-listed SK Hynix has a key weapon that the Hong Kong-listed 7709 $CSOP SK Hynix Daily (2x) Leveraged Product(07709)$ lacks: options! The Hong Kong ticker can only trade the underlying stock for price differences, while U.S.-listed SKHY allows you to Sell Puts during high volatility, turning range-bound movement directly into cash flow. Indeed, we've seen many large Sell Put orders over the past two days. Why is now particularly suitable for Selling Puts? SK Hynix reports earnings on 7/29, and pre-earnings IV has been pushed very high, making premiums especially rich. In addition, while the memory sector may not rally much in the short term, its long
SK Hynix Earnings Options Strategy: Long-Term Narrative Strengthens, But Near-Term Sentiment Has Col
I. Fundamentals: Long-Term Visibility Improves, Valuation Attractive SK Hynix is signing more amended long-term agreements with hyperscale data center customers, covering both DDR5 and NAND. Contract terms exceed five years, with approximately 60–70% of expected volume/pricing already locked in, significantly boosting future earnings visibility — this serves as micro-level confirmation of the large-capex-backed memory storage thesis. This earnings report is expected to deliver unprecedented operating profit exceeding 100 trillion won. Yet, with such strong expectations, the stock has still plunged dramatically, indicating that near-term market sentiment has completely broken down. II. Volatility Estimates and Scenarios Monday's pre-market reference price was 154.57, with implied movement o
Big Tech's Massive Capex Is the Floor Under Memory Stocks
I haven't written an article in a long time, and choosing to pick up the pen today feels rather meaningful—Big Tech's valuations got collectively marked down on this day, because the nature of their business has changed, from asset-light to asset-heavy. Some may remember the HALO (heavy assets, low obsolescence) concept that Goldman Sachs championed in the first half of the year. As it turns out, HALO just means "hard to die"—it doesn't mean "won't fall." When Big Tech collectively goes HALO, the broad market falls, and when the market falls, all stocks get dragged down with it. But on Thursday, semiconductor stocks—especially memory chips—held up remarkably well, because memory is the party being paid: it absorbs the cash flow coming from the HALO names. So when other stocks get marked do
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading strategies with you! TRADE PLAN for Tuesday 📈 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ 7 days of consolidation since touching the ATH at 7816. Let's see if SPX tests the 7620 level before a bottom forms. I don't see any real signs of strength in SPX or $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ yet. QQQ can fill the gap near 701 next. If we see a quick flush to 693 this week, this should mark a short term bottom. BE patient and wait until after Core PCE/NVDA earnings before taking any bigger trades this week. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ dropped 200 points from last night's highs at the open on Sunday. SNDK held at 14