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...

I voted Risk Avoidance in the poll 👇 because I hate taking realized losses. Instead of panicking when a trade goes against me, I use the Wheel Strategy to fix it.
The Situation:
I got assigned 100 shares of SOFI at roughly $23.50. With the price sitting around $21.84, I'm holding a bag—but I'm putting it to work to lower my cost basis.
The Moves:
• The Exit Plan (Covered Call): Sold the Feb 13 $23.5 Call. If it rallies, I break even and exit. If not, I...

The market is experiencing a sharp correction in AI software stocks, but my advice is: don't panic.
AI company Anthropic released a new automation tool that makes investors terrified. If AI can write code and handle legal work automatically, companies won't need to buy as much software, and they won't need as many human employees using that software. This threatens the per-seat pricing model that software companies rely on.
Wall Street is calling i...

Join me, Greg Boland, live for an options workshop!
In this exclusive workshop, Greg Boland, market strategist and options specialist, strips away the complexity of the options chain to provide a clear, step-by-step structured learning path, using Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN) as real-time case studies.
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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...