Some investors focus excessively on stock price movements during the earnings season, while overlooking the expansion and contraction of Implied Volatility (IV)—which often provides more critical information and trading opportunities than price changes themselves. This article analyzes the shifts in the pre-earnings implied volatility market for $Apple (AAPL.US)$ and $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ , along with their corresponding ...

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On October 6th, a "transformative" partnership between OpenAI and $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ drove the latter's share price to surge sharply in a single day, with an intraday peak increase of 36% and settling around 23% at close. After a brief consolidation, AMD's stock price surged again by 11% intraday on October 8th, breaking through $235 to reach a new all-time high.
The rapid...

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This week’s 52-week high watchlist features Nvidia ( $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ +$0.09 → closing $188.89 last Friday) — the AI powerhouse that keeps redefining tech innovation 🤖.
While many traders are chasing the rally, I’m setting up a Diagonal Put option strategy — a smarter way to buy into strength, manage risk, and stay ready for short-term dips. This is a replicable opt...

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Hey traders, we are entering the new trading month of October 2025. Let’s break down this week’s big picture → market impact → simple options strategy to potentially buy the dip!
🔎 October 2025 Must See Financial Events - the Big Picture that can potentially impact $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$ and ...

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For newbies in the OPTIONS world; This was a credit spread with a width of $10 i created soon after lulu’s Q1 earnings.
I anticipated another weaker outlook, based on Calvin McDonalds guidance - so I SOLD TO OPEN a strike of 210 and BOUGHT TO OPEN a strike of 200 - creating a credit spread.
If the strike price of the 200 were to fall in the money, i would SELL TO CLOSE that leg, bringing in a good premium, dropping my cost basis down.
In this...

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This article will delve into the outlook for the U.S. stock market in September.
The market has rebounded strongly since the end of April. In retrospect, the minor pullbacks during this period were merely opportunities for subsequent upward movements and provided relevant liquidity; during this time, the market has remained resilient, as evidenced by its ability to withstand negative news and instead adopt a pattern of high-level fluctuations.
Crucially, the key potential interest rate cut in September is approaching. Regardless of whether a rate cut occurs, it is essential to implement effective risk management and hedging strategies. A 'sell the news' pullback could materialize; there may also be consolidation at high levels. Therefore, it is important to manage risk through hedging and position management. For instance, allocating gold stocks as a hedging position or short-term speculative choice could be beneficial. $Newmont (NEM.US)$   $ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK)$ $VanEck Gold Miners Equity ETF (GDX.US)$ $SPDR Gold ETF (GLD.US)$ The gold positions were allocated as early as mid-August, in collaboration with like-minded friends from the Niu Niu group.
Interest rate cuts are favorable for stocks.
A decrease in interest rates will lower financing costs and discount rates, resulting in future cash flows being discounted at lower rates. This will lead to an increase in the valuation multiples of growth stocks and a shift in capital preference towards risk assets, driving prices up. Small-cap stocks, such as those in the Russell 2000 index, have relatively high debt burdens and are more sensitive to interest rates; thus, a rate cut could improve interest expenses and refinancing conditions, making them more likely to benefit.
$iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM.US)$ $Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X ETF (TNA.US)$ If interest rates are cut, direct benefits will ensue.