I am optimistic about the long term potential of the AI sector. I will choose to stay on for now, will add if more dropped or opportunities come.

Google Parent Alphabet, Amazon Bulls Keep the Faith Despite Bubble Fears The AI trade has taken a beating, putting to the test the conviction of deep pocketed investors and speculators who have piled onto the Magnificent Seven stocks. Two big block trades signal continued confidence in $Alphabet(GOOGL)$   and $Amazon.com(AMZN)$  .  An active seller collected a $9.68 million premium for put options that give their holder the right to sell 125,000 Amazon shares at $290 each in 770 days. That trade could be profitable for the seller should the stock price climb above that strike price over the next two years, allowing the cont

Options Market Statistics: Despite Strong Earnings, Broadcom Stock Falls 11.4% $Broadcom(AVGO)$   saw elevated activity with a put/call ratio of 0.6 and an IV rank of 20.37%, suggesting steady positioning as volume reached 1.6 million contracts against open interest of 2.36 million. Despite reporting earnings after the bell Thursday that beat analyst expectations, AVGO shares slipped 11.43%. Some market watchers speculated that the decline was due to concerns about margin compression. $Oracle(ORCL)$   ranked fourth with a put/call ratio of 0.73 and a IV rank of 45.52%, suggesting volatility as volume reached 0.86 million con

Visa and Citi Attract $100M in Calls Signaling Further Upside In the latest round of unusual options activity, $Visa(V)$   and $Citigroup(C)$   saw large blocks of call options executed within nearly the same time window, with total premium exceeding $100 million. The scale, timing, and structure of these trades strongly suggest that institutional investors are positioning for upside in both stocks over the coming quarters. Such transactions go well beyond typical speculative activity and instead point to deliberate, medium-term bullish exposure being built through the options market amid ongoing macro uncertainty. Visa: ~$58.7 Mi

2025's Big Three: Trump, AI, and the Fed — And What's Next in 2026 2025 delivered another rollercoaster for global markets. From tariff shocks and AI disruptions to trillion-dollar milestones and a historic policy pivot, investors faced one catalyst after another — each one reshaping sentiment, volatility, and opportunity. Here's a look back at the key moments that moved the markets this year. Taken together, these events tell a dramatic story — but the real insight emerges when we connect them. Beneath the headlines, five powerful themes drove nearly every surge, selloff, and sentiment shift in 2025. Here's what truly defined the year. The 3 Big Themes That Defined Markets in 2025 1. Protectionism Strikes Back With Donald Trump returning to the White House on January 20, 2025 opened under

Broadcom Beat Estimates: So Why Did the Stock Tank? Global AI ASIC leader $Broadcom(AVGO)$   released its FY2025 Q4 earnings after hours. Although the quarterly results exceeded expectations across the board, the stock price took a sharp dive shortly after the earnings call began. So, what exactly was discussed during the call? Why Did the Stock Plunge? The $73 Billion AI Revenue Guidance: Bright, But Not Dazzling Enough The recent explosive popularity of $Alphabet(GOOG)$  's TPUv7 has once again ignited market enthusiasm for the ASIC sector. As Google's core partner for TPUs, Broadcom stands at the forefront of this trend. The m

Options Market Statistics: Nvidia Drops 1.6% on Oracle's Neutral Stance to AI Chips $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   led options volume with a neutral put/call ratio of 0.64 and a low IV rank of 14.50%, suggesting subdued trader anticipation as volume hit 2.50 million contracts against 20.65 million in open interest. Shares fell 1.6% after Oracle's executive chairman Larry Ellison remarked that his firm is pursuing a "chip neutral" approach, purchasing Nvidia processors while remaining open to alternatives based on client preferences.   $Oracle(ORCL)$   saw strong activity with a bearish put/call ratio of 0.87 and a high IV rank o

AI Semiconductors in 2026: Peak Boom Before the Shakeout In 2026, the AI boom is projected to peak in intensity as CreditSights expects the top five hyperscalers to increase combined capex by approximately 36% to about 602 billion USD, up from roughly 443 billion USD in 2025, with nearly 75% allocated to AI semiconductors. $Microsoft(MSFT)$   has already recorded 34.9 billion USD in quarterly capex and projects an increase in 2026, while $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$   has raised its 2025 guidance to 70–72 billion USD with models suggesting a 2026 figure near 100 billion USD. On the supply side, 

Google, TSMC Spark Massive Bearish Option Flows as Tech Risk Reprices After AI tech stocks repeatedly notched fresh all-time highs, short-term risk signals in the options market are heating up significantly. $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$   set a record at $313.98 yesterday but slipped 2% to around $302 today; $Alphabet(GOOG)$   also pulled back from recent highs to $313. Though the declines aren't steep, both companies saw large, directionally clear options flows right at critical high-volatility levels, making “short-term risk repricing in mega-cap tech” a key market focus. TSMC: $6.8M in concentrated Put sweeps

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Oracle Shares Tank 11% After-Hours as Cloud Revenue Misses Estimates $Oracle(ORCL)$   shares declined more than 11% in extended trading Wednesday after the company reported fiscal second quarter cloud revenue that missed analysts' estimates, overshadowing an earnings beat and better-than-expected bookings.  Cloud revenue rose 34% to $8 billion, falling short of the $8.035 billion expected by analysts, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Total revenue jumped 14% to $16.06 billion, compared with the average estimate of $16.205 billion.  Those misses outweighed a 15% increase in the company's remaining performance obligations, a measure of bookings, to $523 billion. That's better than the a

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AI Data Centers Breathe New Life Into Old Power Gear $GE Vernova Inc.(GEV)$   is an energy technology company that builds and services gas and renewable power plants and grid equipment, providing generation and electrification solutions for utilities, industry and increasingly AI data centers worldwide. GE Vernova's stock price closed over 15% higher at a new all-time high, pushing its market capitalization close to $200 billion, with year-to-date gains already exceeding 120%. The key numbers behind the pop GE Vernova's spike after the update is anchored in a much steeper growth path. Management now guides 2025 revenue to 36–37 billion USD and 2026 to 41–42 billion USD, and has lifted its 2028 target to 52 b

Oracle Q2 Review: The Market No Longer Buys the RPO Story Oracle's Q2 FY26 results showcase a soaring AI cloud backlog and strong OCI growth, but also sharply higher capex, negative free cash flow and rising debt, putting Oracle's balance sheet in the spotlight. From here, the story is less about signing even bigger AI deals, and more about turning the existing backlog into revenue, earnings and cash while keeping the balance sheet under control. Key Financial Results For Q2 FY26 (quarter ended Nov. 30, 2025), Oracle reported: Revenue: USD 16.06 billion, up 13% YoY, slightly below consensus of around USD 16.2 billion. Non-GAAP EPS: $2.26, well above the Street at $1.64 – but this headline number is flattered by a one-off gain. During the quarter, Oracle sold its stake in Arm-based server c

Options Market Statistics: Oracle Plunges Over 11% After-Hours on Cloud Miss $Oracle(ORCL)$   ranked sixth with a neutral put/call ratio of 0.53 and a sky-high IV rank of 81.38%, signaling extreme volatility anticipation as volume hit 0.64 million contracts against 2.05 million in open interest. Shares tumbled more than 11% in extended trading after the company reported underwhelming cloud segment growth, with overall cloud revenues up 34% to $7.98 billion and infrastructure climbing 68% to $4.08 billion—figures that fell short of forecasts and highlighted delays in converting recent large AI contracts into actual income.   $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$&

Coreweave Faces Heavy Call Selling After $2B Bond Offering $CoreWeave, Inc.(CRWV)$   has shown an unusual — almost counter-intuitive — pattern in its options market over the past two days. On December 8, amid a sharp intraday drop of more than 9%, a massive $67 million block of Jan 2028 150C was sold in a single print. Today, another $9.45 million block of Jan 2028 130C was hit. In total, more than $76 million worth of long-dated, deep-out-of-the-money Calls were sold by institutions in just 48 hours, triggering heated debate: Is this bearish on CoreWeave — or a different kind of bullish? Structurally, these trades are not short-term bets. They are three-year LEAPS Calls, far above spot, rich in premium and vega, and extremely lucrative

Broadcom and Lululemon Hit by Big Pre-Earnings Option Bets. What's Next? Earnings season is often when institutional positioning becomes most transparent, and ahead of the December 11 after-hours results, $Broadcom(AVGO)$   and $Lululemon Athletica(LULU)$   have both recorded notable pre-earnings options activity that quickly drew market attention.  The two companies show completely different structural bets: Broadcom's option flow suggests institutions expect “limited upside and rising dispersion,” while Lululemon's deep in-the-money put selling looks more like “using short-term fear to accumulate shares at a discount.

Can Oracle and The Fed Unlock the Year-End Breakout? We have moved from the season of hope to the week of proof. After weeks of navigating the crosscurrents of AI skepticism and liquidity withdrawal fears, the market arrives at a critical convergence. The test is binary and unforgiving: $Oracle(ORCL)$   is tasked with underwriting the AI narrative, while the Fed must thread the needle with a delicate 'Hawkish Cut' to cool expectations without freezing the market. This dual audit of corporate fundamentals and central bank policy is the last barrier standing between the $S&P 500(.SPX)$   and a decisive year-end breakout. M

H200 Green Light: What Nvidia, AMD and Intel Really Gain $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   just won political cover to ship its H200 AI accelerator to approved customers in China, with President Trump saying the United States will take a 25% cut of revenue on those chips and applying a similar framework to $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   and $Intel(INTC)$   . The Commerce Department now has to turn that headline into actual licenses and compliance rules. For investors, this is not only about reopening a giant end market. It is also about what happens to the whole system of performance

Options Market Statistics: Nvidia Rises 1.7% on Trump Export Nod for H200 Chips $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   topped options volume with a bullish put/call ratio of 0.36 and a moderate IV rank of 15.23%, suggesting optimistic positioning as volume hit 2.49 million contracts against 19.93 million in open interest. Shares gained 1.72% following President Trump's statement authorizing shipments of Nvidia's H200 processors to vetted clients in China and elsewhere, easing fears of tighter trade curbs.   $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   ranked second with a bearish put/call ratio of 0.68 and a low IV rank of 5.08%, indicating protective sentim