Moo Options Explorer wrote a post · Sep 28 15:56

Weekly roundup: ORCL–TikTok buzz, NVDA–OpenAI play; NFP week on deck

Hello mooers!

U.S. stocks slipped on a “no fresh catalysts” week as quarter-end flows, blackout-period buybacks, and thin headlines kept the path of least resistance tilted lower. $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ fell 0.50%, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ 0.31%, and $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ 0.59%.

Policy and AI stayed in the spotlight. A new U.S. executive order would shift TikTok’s U.S. operations to American ownership with Oracle front-and-center—potentially steering more data and cloud spend onto $Oracle (ORCL.US)$’s rails while rattling the digital-ads pecking order. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, meanwhile, is set to “invest” in OpenAI largely via cash that boomerangs into long-dated GPU leases—less equity risk, more pre-sold compute. And in China tech, $Alibaba (BABA.US)$ jumped ~8% on stepped-up AI spend and a fresh Nvidia tie-up, underscoring how cloud build-outs (and a looming price war) are becoming a global race.

With the pullback still shallow and dip-buyers active, mooers kept pressing their advantage with option setups across AI, cloud, and rate-sensitive names. Let’s dive into this week’s highlights.

📊 Riding the Market Wave

@102819499 — Locked a six-figure score on $Synopsys (SNPS.US)$ calls, cashing +$106,100 and calling it a day. Read more>>

@DancingCoww — Rode $Apple (AAPL.US)$ momentum with calls, booking +$49,374 as the name pushes toward $260. Read more>>

@TheRetailInvestor — Patience paid: $UnitedHealth (UNH.US)$ calls up +$111,545, still eyeing a $500 price target. Read more>>

@Novice Trades — With < $5K active capital, scalped $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ 0–2DTE calls/puts both ways and finished green, pulling P/L back to an S&P-like pace. Read more>>

Weekly roundup: ORCL–TikTok buzz, NVDA–OpenAI play; NFP week on deck

@fishhuat: $Intel (INTC.US)$ calls ripped to +7,316.67%—easily his best one yet. Read more>>

@Djordje77: Still holding $IREN Ltd (IREN.US)$ calls, sitting on +722.5%. Read more>>

@Thomas oh: Still riding $Opendoor Technologies (OPEN.US)$ calls at +709.21%. Read more>>

@103588386Miracle: The $BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI.US)$ trade popped to +443.75%. Read more>>

🧠 Trading Insights

@Michael McCarthy CEO — Lock the win, cap the risk. For investors sitting on big gains, he walks through protective puts and the classic collar (buy a put, sell a call) to hedge downside while offsetting cost. Read more>>

@nerdbull1669 — $Apple (AAPL.US)$ $300 is plausible, not base case. With iPhone 17 tracking strong and Wedbush at $310 PT, he assigns ~30–35% odds to Apple >$300 by 12/31/25—contingent on sustained sell-through, a guidance lift, and services momentum. Read more>>

@optimistic Moose_946 — Crash history, modern echoes. From tulips to dot-com to GFC, the common threads are leverage, hype, and concentration. Today’s tell: MAG7 >30% of the S&P, AI euphoria, and regulatory pressure. His stance: keep sizes sane, hedge tail risk, and remember—cash is a position. Read more>>

@squirrel in my pants — Missed the rip? Trade the aftermath. After +20–40% one-day gaps ( $Oracle (ORCL.US)$, $NEBIUS (NBIS.US)$, $Quantum Computing (QUBT.US)$), he avoids chase entries and buys the pullback with options:

High IV: favor short puts 3 months out near pre-gap ranges ( $NEBIUS (NBIS.US)$ example).

Low IV: consider ATM long calls for rebounds (worked in $Intel (INTC.US)$; $Broadcom (AVGO.US)$ shows the risk). Define stops and take profits on IV decay. Read more>>

@Options Hunter — Earnings IV: double calendars in focus ( $Micron Technology (MU.US)$, $Costco (COST.US)$, next $Nike (NKE.US)$). With MU and COST calendars already green into rising IV, he lines up NKE next: Oct 3 (short) / Oct 24 (long) strikes around $65/$77 to build a defined-risk “profit tent” that benefits if price stays in range and front-month IV crushes. Read more>>

🎯 September's Play

@Troncoparati — Options Price Calculator: plug in spot/IV/DTE and use sliders to stress-test scenarios with live Greeks and payoff curves (e.g., $Apple (AAPL.US)$ weeklies), so you don’t overpay into vol—fast, visual, and great for diagonals. Read more>>

@102086811 — Volatility Analysis: compare IV vs. historical vol to spot overpriced/underpriced options, time entries/exits, and size hedges with data instead of vibes. Read more>>

@Drawbridge Finance — Strategy Builder: start with a bull put, layer a bull call spread and a long call on the same chain ( $JD.com (JD.US)$ example) to craft a custom, multi-leg bullish package in one ticket. Read more>>

@SnappingTwigs — Strategy Builder: pick a view (e.g., “ $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ up”) and moomoo surfaces multiple option structures with defined risks/rewards, making plan-before-you-trade dead simple. Read more>>

Looking Ahead

🔭 Volatility Check

October lives up to its reputation: since 1928, average $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ vol ≈ 18 vs. ≈ 15 in other months. Index levels look tame, but single-name IV remains elevated. Into quarter-end, flows are a headwind—rebalancing and a buyback blackout remove a key bid.

Source: Goldman Sachs

🏦 Macro Watch

Shutdown risk is elevated, adding uncertainty.

Wed: September ADP employment.

Fri: Nonfarm payrolls, unemployment rate, avg hourly earnings, plus S&P Global Services PMI (final) and ISM Services PMI.

📊 Earnings

Q3 season kicks off Oct 6. Before that, a few late Q2 prints still on deck: $Paychex (PAYX.US)$, $Nike (NKE.US)$, $Carnival (CCL.US)$, $Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI.US)$.

Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!

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Example:

NKE Short Strangle — looking to position ahead of earnings.

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With the collective wisdom of the moomoo community and the tools at our disposal, we’re ready to tackle whatever comes our way. Let’s stay informed, trade smart, and make this week one to remember!

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GOPAY BM1WZ7T2 : This week I’m watching TSLA Sep-26-25 $450 calls, focusing on a long call or debit spread strategy. Tesla shows strong options flow, reduced implied volatility, and potential upside momentum, making bullish exposure attractive.

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AEON BANK AB235048 : I’m focusing QQQ (Nasdaq-100 ETF) October puts, using them as a short-term hedge. With tech heavyweights facing earnings soon and volatility muted, protective puts provide downside insurance while retaining upside participation.

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ASteffie : Whatever the world feels is the thing they ought to get really dramatic about.

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CCCX is NVDA Quantum : check out $Churchill Capital Corp X (CCCX.US)$ they are merging with $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ backed infleqtion

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Peza420 : goverment shutdown

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74818550 : earning

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ianxue : macro

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