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Sat, May 9th, 2026

Gavin McMaster

Sat, May 9th, 2026

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster has a Masters in Applied Finance and Investment. He specializes in income trading using options, is very conservative in his style, and believes patience in waiting for the best setups is the key to successful trading. He has been trading options since 2004 and teaching traders since 2010. Follow him on Twitter at @OptiontradinIQ.

Most Recent Stories

HOOD Stock Bullish Diagonal Trade Targets a Price of $85 by June 18th

Robinhood Markets looks to be sparking back up after crossing above the 50-day moving average on Monday.

HOOD : 77.03 (+0.98%)
Positioning for a Big Move: SBUX Long Straddle Trade Idea

When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re looking for stocks with a low IV Percentile which could be good candidates for a Long Straddle trade.

$VIX : 17.19 (+0.64%)
SBUX : 104.93 (+0.64%)
DDOG Earnings Play Has a HUGE Return Potential

Selling put options before a company's earnings announcement can be a valid strategy for options traders seeking to capitalize on higher than normal volatility.

DDOG : 200.16 (+6.06%)
DAL : 73.33 (+0.30%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For May 4 - 8

We have Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices, Coinbase, Coreweave, Arista Networks, Arm Holdings, Shopify and Uber Technologies all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.

MSTR : 187.59 (+4.31%)
GOOG : 397.05 (+0.44%)
ANET : 141.77 (+0.01%)
COIN : 201.16 (+4.25%)
SHOP : 110.41 (-1.19%)
CRWV : 114.15 (-11.40%)
TSLA : 428.35 (+4.02%)
AMD : 455.19 (+11.44%)
RKT : 15.69 (+10.88%)
PINS : 21.27 (-1.30%)
ARM : 213.27 (-0.02%)
MRNA : 54.35 (+11.97%)
Jobs, Earnings and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a big week following last week's Federal Reserve meeting and mega-cap technology earnings convergence, with focus now shifting to Friday's April jobs report at 8:30am that will provide insights...

PYPL : 45.37 (-1.84%)
MSTR : 187.59 (+4.31%)
APP : 468.55 (-6.08%)
ANET : 141.77 (+0.01%)
RKLB : 105.47 (+34.22%)
ABNB : 141.49 (+0.73%)
COIN : 201.16 (+4.25%)
PFE : 25.68 (-1.42%)
DIS : 108.02 (-0.59%)
MCD : 275.75 (-2.80%)
SHOP : 110.41 (-1.19%)
OXY : 53.03 (-1.69%)
These Low IV Stocks May Be Setting Up for an Explosive Move

Market volatility has dropped since the recent correction, but with plenty of items on the news front, we could see a volatility spike at any point.

NFLX : 87.49 (-0.86%)
PBR : 20.33 (-0.20%)
TSLA : 428.35 (+4.02%)
SBUX : 104.93 (+0.64%)
BAC : 51.31 (-2.73%)
WBD : 27.11 (-0.04%)
EA : 200.44 (-0.20%)
VALE : 16.63 (+2.72%)
UNH : 379.98 (+2.77%)
ANET Earnings Play: Using Puts to Get Paid While You Wait

Selling put options before a company's earnings announcement can be a valid strategy for options traders seeking to capitalize on higher than normal volatility.

ANET : 141.77 (+0.01%)
DAL : 73.33 (+0.30%)
AMD Earnings Bull Put Spread has a High Probability of Success

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the worldwide leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the graphic processing unit, or GPU.

AMD : 455.19 (+11.44%)
Option Volatility and Earnings Report for April 27 – May 1

It’s a mammoth week of earnings with loads of big names due to report this week. We have Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Robinhood Markets and Caterpillar all reporting in what shapes...

MSFT : 415.12 (-1.34%)
META : 609.63 (-1.16%)
GOOGL : 400.80 (+0.71%)
NVDA : 215.20 (+1.75%)
AAPL : 293.32 (+2.05%)
INTC : 124.92 (+13.96%)
CAT : 897.45 (+0.20%)
LRCX : 294.05 (+2.63%)
AMD : 455.19 (+11.44%)
HOOD : 77.03 (+0.98%)
AMZN : 272.68 (+0.56%)
Mega-Cap Earnings, FOMC and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a pivotal week with key Mega-Cap earnings and Fed policy the main tings to watch along with any news from Iran.

META : 609.63 (-1.16%)
GOOGL : 400.80 (+0.71%)
AAPL : 293.32 (+2.05%)
CVX : 181.62 (-0.48%)
KO : 78.42 (-0.01%)
F : 12.32 (+1.15%)
GM : 78.80 (+0.50%)
MRK : 111.38 (-0.82%)
AMGN : 331.70 (+0.79%)
BMY : 56.16 (-0.16%)
MSFT : 415.12 (-1.34%)
SBUX : 104.93 (+0.64%)

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Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A is now underperforming the S&P 500 $SPY by 43 percentage points since Warren Buffett announced his retirement in May 2025 🚨 It just keeps getting worse 📉📉 https://t.co/9huCCLIgzp
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JUST IN 🚨: Michael Burry, the man who has predicted 50 of the last 2 market crashes, says the current stock market feels like the last few months of the Dot Com Bubble 🤯👀 https://t.co/RHxAEh3DDx
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Shiller PE Ratio has the Dot Com Bubble all-time high in its sight 🚨🤯👀 https://t.co/XDfXBeDyxL
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LIVE SHOW NOW: 1) Time to Sell or Time to Press? 2) $GOOGL passes $NVDA 3) Berkshire Hathaway Stumbles 4) Commodity SuperCycle Coming? https://t.co/hiKutCWxN7
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Intel $INTC - Dot Com Bubble vs. Now 🤯👀 https://t.co/6ByifTlkfW
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There's a "generational opportunity" shaping up in the market right now, says our columnist - but if you're only focused on stocks, you might miss it:https://t.co/n4gh3s1ryG
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