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Options Alert: Calls Surge as Coca-Cola Rallies
by David Russell | Feb 12, 2025
Options activity surged in Coca-Cola yesterday as strong results triggered the biggest rally in years. More than 206,000 calls traded in the beverage giant on Tuesday, according to TradeStation Data. It was the highest total since June 2021, with transactions focused...
Options Alert: Are Puts in Gold Fields Bearish?
by David Russell | Feb 11, 2025
Gold Fields has been surging along with bullion, and yesterday someone took a position with options. This large transaction occurred less than an hour into Monday's session as the South African miner pushed above $19: 8,000 March 18 puts traded for $0.55. 8,000 March...
Quadruple Witching Dates for 2025: How Can They Impact Stock and Futures Trading?
by David Russell | Feb 11, 2025
What Is Quad Witching? Quadruple witching is an event in financial markets when four different sets of futures and options expire on the same day. Futures and options are derivatives, linked to underlying stock prices. When derivatives expire, traders must close or...
Stocks May Be Battered, But Are They Broken?
by David Russell | Feb 10, 2025
Stocks are trying to hold their ground amid a flood of bearish headlines and negative sentiment. For the second week in a row, the S&P 500 fell sharply on Monday before rebounding into Friday. The index held potentially important levels both times. (See "Charting...
Options Are Now Live via TradingView Connection
by David Russell | Feb 7, 2025
For years, stocks and futures have been supported by our integration with TradingView. Now options have joined the mix. TradeStation Securities is the first U.S. broker to launch options trading on TradingView, a platform used by millions for its charts and social...
Chart of the Day: Boeing May Be Attempting a Turnaround
by David Russell | Feb 5, 2025
Boeing has struggled for years, but now there may be signs of a turnaround in the aerospace giant. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of lower highs between December 2023 and early December 2024. The stock has now pushed above that falling trendline,...
Tech: Smaller Names Break Out as the ‘Big 3’ Lag
by David Russell | Feb 4, 2025
Technology is the worst-performing sector this year. A lot of the weakness is at the top, but some smaller names are breaking out. Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are the three biggest technology stocks, accounting for more than 40 percent of the...
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Tech: Smaller Names Break Out as the ‘Big 3’ Lag
by David Russell | Feb 4, 2025
Technology is the worst-performing sector this year. A lot of the weakness is at the top, but some smaller names are breaking out. Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are the three biggest technology stocks, accounting for more than 40 percent of the...
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Option Trader Follows Super Micro’s Slide
by David Russell | Jan 29, 2025
Super Micro Computer has been sliding for almost a year, and one options trader seems to be following the trend.
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Option Alert: Can Micron Rebound?
by David Russell | Jan 29, 2025
Micron Technology has struggled along with other chip stocks lately, but one trader is positioning for a rebound. Check out this unusual options activity yesterday: 17,000 July 120 calls were purchased for $3.80. 17,000 July 130 calls were sold for $2.54. Volume was...
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Chips Push Higher Before Big Tech Earnings
by David Russell | Jan 22, 2025
Fourth-quarter earnings season has begun. Financials were the first major sector to report and the agenda will soon turn to large technology companies like Microsoft and Apple. This article will cover some key dates and recent news on these major growth stocks. It...
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Options Alert: Trader May See a Top in AI Stock
by David Russell | Jan 9, 2025
C3.ai rallied in late 2024 on a mix of bullish news, but some options traders may think the AI software company is done going up. Check out this large transaction that appeared about 55 minutes after the opening bell on Wednesday: 19,152 January 36 calls were sold for...