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Columns Nvidia’s IV "Crashes" to a 1-Year Low — The Short-Put Window Narrows. How Should Traders Position?
Nvidia has rallied for four straight sessions on renewed optimism around H200 supply to China, gaining a cumulative 11% from the Dec. 17 low of 170 to yesterday’s close. Technically, the stock has reclaimed its 20-, 50-, and 100-day moving averages, easing near-term downside pressure and pulling it out of the “bottoming” zone.
Market Analysis: IV Regime Shift
U.S. equity volatility has been grinding...
Market Analysis: IV Regime Shift
U.S. equity volatility has been grinding...
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The Christmas Eve Pivot
On Dec. 24, the market was primed for a blockbuster: CNBC reported $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ was closing in on a $20B all-cash buyout of AI chip unicorn Groq. Hours later, the narrative flipped. The acquisition vanished, replaced by a surgical "licensing + hiring" deal.
The Reality: Nvidia isn't buying Groq. Instead, they are absorbing Groq's founder Jonathan Ross, President Sunny Madra, and key technical staff. Groq remains an...
On Dec. 24, the market was primed for a blockbuster: CNBC reported $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ was closing in on a $20B all-cash buyout of AI chip unicorn Groq. Hours later, the narrative flipped. The acquisition vanished, replaced by a surgical "licensing + hiring" deal.
The Reality: Nvidia isn't buying Groq. Instead, they are absorbing Groq's founder Jonathan Ross, President Sunny Madra, and key technical staff. Groq remains an...
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Groq Founder, Jonathan Ross
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U.S. equities continued to trade on firm technical footing into the final days of 2025, even as Friday’s session saw a mild pullback following a five‑day advance.
Despite the pause, both the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ held close to their recent record highs, with SPX still up roughly 2.3% for the shortened week while DJIA and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ posted gains of about 1.6% a...
Despite the pause, both the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ held close to their recent record highs, with SPX still up roughly 2.3% for the shortened week while DJIA and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ posted gains of about 1.6% a...
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This isn’t a rally.
It’s a repricing of reality.
Central banks easing.
Debt exploding.
Investors sprinting into assets that don’t need permission.
Silver isn’t “precious metal” anymore.
It’s AI. EVs. Solar. Batteries.
And the world doesn’t have enough of it.
Heading into 2026?
Volatility goes wild.
Miners wake up.
Portfolios that ignored silver feel the regret creeping in.
Pullbacks? Sure.
Trend change? Already happened.
Silver at 80 isn’t noi...
It’s a repricing of reality.
Central banks easing.
Debt exploding.
Investors sprinting into assets that don’t need permission.
Silver isn’t “precious metal” anymore.
It’s AI. EVs. Solar. Batteries.
And the world doesn’t have enough of it.
Heading into 2026?
Volatility goes wild.
Miners wake up.
Portfolios that ignored silver feel the regret creeping in.
Pullbacks? Sure.
Trend change? Already happened.
Silver at 80 isn’t noi...
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Nvidia announced on Christmas Eve, that it is acquiring Groq IP and talent for $20B, with strong talent from Groq joining $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, could this be Nvidia gameplay to up its position in the leadership in both the AI infrastructure and also overall leadership in the AI market?
In this article, we would like to discuss Nvidia's announced agreement with Groq (reported at ~$20 billion) — specifically regarding whether it is likel...
In this article, we would like to discuss Nvidia's announced agreement with Groq (reported at ~$20 billion) — specifically regarding whether it is likel...
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Markets are buzzing. Timelines are on fire.
But here’s the plot twist nobody tells you:
Headlines scream trillions.
Data whispers “verify first.”
If this is real, 2026 could be a capital superstorm.
AI, chips, Big Tech… rockets ready.
If it isn’t, it’s just noise dressed as prophecy.
And noise makes investors rich… or wrecked.
👉 Don’t invest in tweets.
👉 Invest in earnings, cash flow, reality.
This story is just starting.
And the market loves drama.
$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ $NASDAQ (NASDAQ.US)$ $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$
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But here’s the plot twist nobody tells you:
Headlines scream trillions.
Data whispers “verify first.”
If this is real, 2026 could be a capital superstorm.
AI, chips, Big Tech… rockets ready.
If it isn’t, it’s just noise dressed as prophecy.
And noise makes investors rich… or wrecked.
👉 Don’t invest in tweets.
👉 Invest in earnings, cash flow, reality.
This story is just starting.
And the market loves drama.
$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ $NASDAQ (NASDAQ.US)$ $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$
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$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ Nvidia’s purchaseof a nonexclusive license from Groq, the artificial-intelligence chip start-up, has raised a lot of eyebrows. For now, many questions remain unanswered, including the exact contours of the deal. But the big one is that Nvidia chips dominate AI computing, so why would it want other chips?
Nvidia’s move is similar to Facebook—now Meta Platforms—buying Instagram in 2012. It was a purely defensive move, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg thought the upstart social network rep...
Nvidia’s move is similar to Facebook—now Meta Platforms—buying Instagram in 2012. It was a purely defensive move, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg thought the upstart social network rep...
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Watermelon Bull : good advice
no more deltaneutral plays now... its all delta plays
芠Zzai Watermelon Bull : What does it mean now? Are you suggesting NVIDIA might drop?
Maniac Fool Watermelon Bull : am still learning this.
Tyler Maltz : Finally grasped how assignment-intended short puts work differently from regular ones
alsmoov : How would you hedge the tail risk of sudden downturns when trading assignment-intended puts on a stock like Nvidia?
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