Options Market Statistics: Meta Gains 3.4% Amid Metaverse Cost-Cutting Plans $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ led overall volume with a neutral put/call ratio of 0.64 and a low IV rank of 14.50%, indicating subdued engagement as volume reached 2.50 million contracts versus 20.65 million in open interest. Shares climbed 2.12% amid reports suggesting a proposed rule prioritizing U.S. customers for AI chips over international ones is unlikely to be included in the annual defense bill, easing concerns about potential supply constraints for Nvidia and similar firms. $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ ranked first with a neutral put/call
I wish I could make a 500% return goal as even 5% is considered good for me ( until now still in red and negative) One thing that I want to tell myself back in 2025 is to invest in a more relaxed style. Since it is already red, I don't need to keep track so much and keep worrying. Just assumed the money is lost, at least I have a better life and mental health. Maybe my 5% return will be coming soon [LOL] [Facepalm] Come join have try your lucky spin @melson @koolgal @Aqa @rL
Meme-Stock Darling GameStop Is -25% YTD. What Its Chart Shows Ahead of Earnings One-time meme-stock darling $GameStop(GME)$ has fallen more than 25% year to date and trails the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ in almost every time period from one month to five years. What does GME's chart and fundamental analysis say as the video-game/collectibles retailer prepares to report earnings next week? GameStop's Fundamental Analysis GME will go to the tape with the firm's fiscal Q3 results after the close of business next Tuesday. The company isn't well covered by analysts, but the one estimate that I can find calls for $0.20 in adjusted ear
Meta Attracts Bullish Option Trade Amid Reports of Metaverse Cost Cuts $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ attracted a bullish block trade worth almost $7 million of optionsas the stock advanced after a report that the social media giant is considering cutting spending for the company's metaverse group. Shares rose as much as 5.7% Thursday after Bloomberg reported that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is looking at cuts of as much as 30% on a business segment that investors viewed to be a drain on the company's financial resources. That cut could lower Meta's operating expenses by between $5 billion and $6 billion, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Mandeep Singh and Robert Biggar wrote in a note Thursday. At
Marvell Technology and Rigetti Computing See Heavy Bullish Call Buying On December 4, tech trading sentiment strengthened notably, with AI infrastructure and quantum computing emerging as two high-beta themes attracting aggressive capital flows. Both $Marvell Technology(MRVL)$ and $Rigetti Computing(RGTI)$ recorded sizable bullish call buying accompanied by significant increases in open interest, reflecting clear directional positioning by institutional investors. Marvell: Earnings and M&A Reinforce AI Narrative as Institutions Take a $3.65M ITM Call Position MRVL saw a notable options anomaly today:2,900 contracts of the 90C (2026-01-02) were pur
Robot Fever as Trump Eyes a National Plan: Where Is the Upside? Five months after unveiling an executive order to boost American leadership in artificial intelligence, the Trump administration is now openly discussing a national robotics strategy. Politico reports that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been meeting with robotics CEOs and that an executive order focused on robotics is under consideration for 2026. Policy spark, robot stocks react The idea is to treat robots as the physical expression of AI and a tool to reshore manufacturing and compete with China, which already has about 1.8 million industrial robots in its factories, roughly four times the US installed base. That headline was enough to move markets. $iRobot(IRBT)$
Options Market Statistics: Tesla Rallies 4% on Trump's Robotics Push $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ ranked second in options activity with a neutral put/call ratio of 0.65 and a low IV rank of 2.81%, suggesting balanced trader sentiment as volume reached 1.84 million contracts against 7.56 million in open interest. Shares rallied more than 4% amid reports that the Trump administration is gearing up to fast-track robotics advancements, with sources indicating that Commerce Secretary Lutnick recently held discussions with several CEOs in the sector to boost development. $Netflix(NFLX)$ saw elevated engagement as a new entrant with a
Google's Surge Has Amazon Seething With Envy. Will the AWS Conference Spur the Ecosystem to Strike Back? $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ is one of the few companies besides Google that possesses a full-stack AI value chain. Despite net profit growth of 64.2%, 34.7%, and 38.2% in the first three quarters, the stock is up only 6.85% year-to-date. Its P/E multiple sits at the 28th percentile over the past decade. In addition, looking at cumulative revenue for the first three quarters of 2025, AWS revenue is more than twice that of Google Cloud. Although AWS is growing more slowly (and is gradually accelerating; see chart below), its larger absolute scale means the value it drives across the industry chain is not necessar
Netflix Sees Rising Demand for Options That Can Shield Against Slump $Netflix(NFLX)$ saw increasing demand for put options that can protect their holders against a continued slump for shares that have already tumbled 23% since the end of June. Shares declined almost 5% Wednesday to close at its lowest level since April, amid concerns that a potential deal to buy $Warner Bros. Discovery(WBD)$ could weigh on the stock of the dominant streaming company. Put options that give their holders the right to sell Netflix shares at a specified strike price saw volume climb to 254,610 contracts, each representing 100 shar
Google Sees $12M Bearish Put Sweep as Stock Hits Recent Highs $Alphabet(GOOG)$ shares have continued to strengthen, rising rapidly from $285.6 on November 17 to around $320 today—an increase of nearly 12% in just two and a half weeks, making it one of the strongest performers among mega-cap tech stocks. However, just as the stock reached a short-term high and sentiment appeared stretched, the options market saw two rare and clearly directional Put Sweeps, signaling that some institutional investors have begun positioning for short-term downside risk at elevated levels. $12.11 Million in Bearish Premium Signals Short-Term Pullback Expectations Intraday, large orders aggressively swept the Jan. 9, 2026 / $3