Moo Options Explorer wrote a post · Sep 22 18:20

Weekly roundup: TSLA pops, NVDA–INTC pact; Core PCE on deck

Hello mooers!

U.S. stocks pushed higher into and after the Fed, with a late-week pop on a slightly dovish read and tech tailwinds. $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ rose 2.22%, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ 1.22%, and $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ 2.16%.

The FOMC delivered a well-telegraphed 25 bp cut and flagged cooler job gains and a tick up in unemployment, while the dots penciled in three cuts this year and one more in 2026. Markets took it as risk-management easing: when cuts arrive without a recession, history leans constructive.

On the stock side, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ drew fresh interest on a ~$1B insider buy and better-than-expected Q3 deliveries, though the story remains a high-beta ride. $Intel (INTC.US)$ made waves with a chip tie-up with $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ (alongside a reported NV stake), a strategic nudge even if timelines stretch. And with talk of $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ CoWoS allocations into 2026 boosting names like $Broadcom (AVGO.US)$ and $Amazon (AMZN.US)$, AI plumbing stayed in focus.

With the first cut on the tape and AI still setting the tone, mooers stayed busy with option strategies across macro and single-name setups. Let’s dive into this week’s highlights.

📊 Riding the Market Wave

@Thomas oh: $Opendoor Technologies (OPEN.US)$ 2.50C (Jan 16, 2026), conviction hold: +910.07%. Read more>>

@Newbies 87: $D-Wave Quantum (QBTS.US)$ momentum run, screenshot to prove it: +276.4%. Read more>>

@doctorpot1: $Baidu (BIDU.US)$ LEAPS $90C (Jan 15, 2027), “ride the dragon” thesis; up to +178.51% with ~481 DTE still on the clock. Plan: exercise into shares at expiry and keep pressing the trend. Read more>>

@BigPlayer007: $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ calls went parabolic: +1,024.44%—a clean 10×. Read more>>

Weekly roundup: TSLA pops, NVDA–INTC pact; Core PCE on deck

@Gambit_: $Wolfspeed (WOLF.US)$ calls from $0.04 → $0.70; +1,187.50% on tape. Read more>>

@iloveoptions: $Tradr 2X Long CRWV Daily ETF (CWVX.US)$ vertical spread on Tradr 2× Long CRWV ETF; hit max gain — +13,900%. Read more>>

@101825933(Kim): $Intel (INTC.US)$ calls; +2,143.94% — here we go. Read more>>

@ZSS: $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ calls; +892.42% profit. Read more>>

🧠 Trading Insights

@squirrel in my pants — FOMC playbook in three moves.

Go long calls in rate-sensitives if a dovish dots path lands;

Hedge “sell-the-news” with index puts if a plain-vanilla 25 bps cut sparks profit-taking;

Short puts in beaten-up, high-IV names to play rebounds. Read more>>

@Options Hunter — Triple-witching edge, two ways to ride it. Ten years of seasonality (40 events) shows a ~65% bullish tilt for $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$/ $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ on the Mon–Tue after witching. His setup: enter Fri close on a dip or Mon open if momentum carries; choose between a straight long call for max gamma, or a bull call spread for defined risk. Read more>>

@nerdbull1669 — Are cuts priced? Don’t sleep on tariffs. He frames best/base/worst paths: a dovish cut with easing ahead (bullish continuation), a choppy up-bias (selective leaders), or a tariff/inflation shock (defensive). Read more>>

@Jinta HONG CFA — $Tesla (TSLA.US)$’s AI pivot for small accounts.

Cash-Secured Put: aim 10–20% below spot to either keep premium or buy shares at a discount.

Bull Call Spread: long $430C / short $450C same expiry to lower cost and cap risk. Read more>>

🎯 September's Play

@Will AU — First green on the board. Closed an $Oracle (ORCL.US)$ put for +$63 in the Sep P/L challenge, pairing moving-average signals with the Fed cut rumor mill to snag a clean dip. Takeaway: start small, have a trigger, exit fast—confidence > size. Read more>>

@eatdrinkdayswingmoo — Cash-secured income, rules first. A “$3K capital / ~90 DTE” framework with examples across $Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL.US)$, $Opendoor Technologies (OPEN.US)$, $YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (MSTY.US)$, $Quantum Computing (QUBT.US)$, $SoFi Technologies (SOFI.US)$ (illustrative yields ~9–30%). Theme: define collateral, take profits early (~80%), and remember higher IV = higher risk. Read more>>

@MoneyCome2 — Barbell of patience and time. Core stocks held 1–3 years + LEAP calls (190+ DTE) to reduce timing stress. This month’s lesson: cut position size to cut emotion, so you can hold longer and stick to plan. Read more>>

Looking ahead, several key catalysts will steer market sentiment in the coming days:

🏦 Macro Watch (ET)

Thu: Q2 GDP, Q2 Real PCE, and Q2 Core PCE Price Index.

Fri: August Core PCE (YoY/MoM) and Personal Spending (MoM).

📊 Earnings: $Costco (COST.US)$, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$, $Accenture (ACN.US)$, $AutoZone (AZO.US)$, and $KB Home (KBH.US)$.

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