President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariff push on Wednesday during an event in the White House Rose Garden. Trump’s tariffs target imported vehicles/parts. While Tesla produces domestically, CEO Elon Musk warns of “significant impact” due to reliance on foreign components.Tesla’s implied volatility is at 96.3% for April 4 puts, favoring sellers. Post-announcement IV collapse (if tariffs are benign) could reduce premium attractiveness but lower assignment risk. Let’s dive into the potential sscenarios and related options strategies.US Automakers Make Mad Dash to Persuade Trump to Temper Tariffs$Ford Motor Co.(F)$, $General Motors Co.(GM)$ and Stellantis NV are lobbying the administration to exc

Tesla stock dropped in recent trading days as investors considered tariffs, weak Chinese sales data, and the impact of a "buyers strike" on the electric-vehicle maker. However, it’s not all bad news for Tesla as Trump says he wants to make interest payments on car loans tax deductible if the cars are made in America. Let’s dive into the potential sscenarios and related options strategies with Tesla stock.1. Bullish OutlookTrump to Make Interest Payments on Car Loans Tax DeductiblePresident Donald Trump delivered the biggest speech of his presidency yet, he stopped short of saying if he would claw back some of this week’s levies on Canada and Mexico, though Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has suggested a partial reprieve from the duties could be coming.On taxation, Trump proposed sweeping

$Microsoft(MSFT)$ stock dropped in three consective trading days. On the one hand, investors may worry that the selling pressure would accelerate as it cancelled leases for AI data centers. On the other hand, falling stock price may just be a “misread” story. Let’s dive into the potential sscenarios and related options strategies with Microsoft stock.1. Moderately BearishMicrosoft stock is trading between $397.9 and $418.98 this month. A bear put spread strategy may be less risky if you are not optimistic about Microsoft’s near-future performance.Microsoft Cancels Leases for AI Data CentersMicrosoft Corp. has begun canceling leases for a substantial amount of datacenter capacity in the US, a move that may reflect concerns about whether it’s buildi

Tesla stock has fallen 18.3% this month, with its stock price closing at $330.53 as of Feb 24. On the one hand, investors may worry that the selling pressure would accelerate. On the other hand, they don’t want to miss the opportunity to buy the dip. Let’s dive into the potential sscenarios and related options strategies with Tesla stock.1. Moderately BearishWhile Tesla’s technicals and sentiment skew bearish on weak sales, a sharp drop below $300 within a month (requiring 9% decline) would need a catalyst. The options market just assigns a 21% probability to this scenario. A bear put spread strategy may be less risky if you are not optimistic about Tesla’s future performance.Tesla Sales Fall 45% in Europe as Rivals’ EV Registrations SoarTesla Inc.’s sales plunged 45% last month across Eur

$Trump Media & Technology Group(DJT)$ stock is back in sight as Trump's inauguration date approached, whose shares were up about 21% on Monday while slid 8% in the following session.The Truth Social operator's shares, which sometimes move on traders' viewpoints regarding Trump's political fortunes, have more or less treaded water since early December. Now, with Trump set to be inaugurated for a second time next Monday, those traders may once again be looking to buy ahead of a big event. The upward move in "DJT" shares is the latest in a wild recent run for the stock. In the pre-election fall, the shares dropped below $12, weighed down by fears that Trump and other insiders might dump their shares once they became eligible to do so. Since t

Quantum computing stocks saw sharp declines last week after Huang’s comments, with $IonQ Inc.(IONQ)$ falling 32%, $Quantum Computing Inc.(QUBT)$ dropping 49%, and $Rigetti Computing Inc.(RGTI)$ tumbling 53%.$Meta Platforms Inc.(META)$ CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreed with $Nvidia Corp.(NVDA)$ CEO Jensen Huang‘s cautious outlook on quantum computing, saying that the technology remains years away from practical implementation.“I’m not really an expert on quantum computing, but my understanding is that it’s still quite a ways off from being a truly practical paradigm,” Zuckerberg said.Hi