Practical Insights: Stop Gambling at High Levels, Learn to Align with Market Makers
Early 2026, the market is still hovering at high levels. Many friends have asked me: 'Is it still safe to add shares of NVDA now? AI is so powerful!'
Every time I pour cold water on the idea: NVIDIA at $190 isn’t really any more 'AI-driven' than NVIDIA at $170.
Don’t laugh—this is a harsh reality. For a trillion-dollar giant, fundamentals don’t suddenly skyrocket within weeks. Earnings reports haven’t changed, orders haven’t surged, and there’s been no technological breakthrough—so where does that extra $20 premium come from?
The answer lies in two words: structure.
It’s the change in option structures, liquidity, and sentiment giving it a higher valuation. The stock price rises not because the company suddenly became amazing overnight, but because of gamma squeezes, dealer positioning, and retail investors aggressively buying call options, which push prices up artificially.
Once you see through this, you won’t stubbornly cling to “value investing” at high levels. You’ll shift your focus away from earnings reports and toward the real battleground—the options chain and dealer positioning.
My core advice: Put away the one-sided gambler's mindset and switch to a combination of 'Pair Trading + Calendar Strategy.'
I. Macro Layout: Survive Using Pair Trading
Many people say, 'Don’t short, it’s too risky,' but if you’re playing with options cycles, lacking a short-selling mindset is like dancing with one leg tied.
At high levels, I don't blindly stay bullish, nor do I stubbornly stay bearish. I use Gamma to choose my battleground:
When going long, I only pick the 'Positive Gamma King'
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