Hello Mooers,
U.S. stock had a turbulent week (Feb 2–6, 2026), finishing with a powerful Friday rebound. The Dow hit fresh records and briefly cleared 50,000, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied sharply into the close—yet the week still showed rotation: Dow outperformed as parts of mega-cap tech stayed under pressure after several down sessions.
Macro...

In the previous episode, we covered the first—and most important—way to deal with drawdowns: cutting exposure. As a quick recap, what are the advantages of proactively trimming positions when markets start to fall?
In this episode, we move on to the second line of defense: hedging with options.
1. When to Hedge?
Before we dive deep into hedging strategies, it helps to identify differences between two types of drawdowns:
A tech...

In our previous post, we introduced three useful tools on moomoo that help investors read the pre-earnings options setup—so you can better judge whether it makes more sense to be an options buyer or an options seller. Starting from this episode, we’ll go step-by-step on how to build earnings strategies on buyer and seller.
This post focuses on buyer strategies. Next episode, we’ll cover seller strategies.
First of all, a hard truth: buyi...