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Sat, Mar 28th, 2026
Better Than BlackRock: Thursday’s Unusual Options Activity Highlights a Smaller Winner

WisdomTree had the highest Vol/OI ratio from Thursday’s options trading. The volume was not only 115.80 times the open interest on the Sept. 18 $15 call, but it was also more than eight times its average...

BLK : 933.85 (-3.57%)
WT : 13.90 (-4.47%)
Netflix Is Attractive to Value Buyers - Shorting Puts Can Set a Lower Buy-In Point

Netflix stock looks attractive to value investors here, given its strong free cash flow. Moreover, shorting 5% out-of-the-money puts yield 3.0% for an expiry of just over one month.

NFLX : 93.43 (+0.12%)
WBD : 27.07 (unch)
As Silver Prices Whipsaw, This 1 Options Trade Creates a Low-Risk, High-Reward Way to Profit

A collar is essentially a way to manufacture stability when the floor feels like it is falling out. By owning the underlying SLV shares while simultaneously buying a protective put and selling a covered...

SIK26 : 69.796s (+2.74%)
SLV : 63.44 (+4.39%)
META Stock Just Had Its Worst Day in Nearly a Year. Here's What Happened.

Why did Meta stock fall nearly 8% today? A combination of legal pressures, broad selling, and concerns about cash-burning all weighed on the Magnificent 7 stock.

MSFT : 356.77 (-2.51%)
META : 525.72 (-3.99%)
GOOGL : 274.34 (-2.34%)
GOOG : 273.76 (-2.49%)
$NASX : 20,948.36 (-2.15%)
RDDT : 121.84 (-4.26%)
CLK26 : 99.64s (+5.46%)
$SPX : 6,368.85 (-1.67%)
PINS : 17.76 (-1.11%)
SNAP : 3.93 (-2.00%)
AMZN : 199.34 (-3.95%)
IGV’s Unusual Options Activity Suggests Software Stocks Are at a Crossroads. Time to Go Bullish or Bearish?

One of the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF’s call options was the eighth-highest Vol/OI ratio in Wednesday’s trading. The software ETF looks to be at a crossroads. The question is whether...

IGV : 76.89 (-3.59%)
PLTR : 143.06 (-3.05%)
Out-of-This-World Options: 3 Larger, Diverse Spread Trades in Rocket Lab Stock

Rocket Lab is an emerging bet on the space industry, and options traders are clearly taking notice.

LMT : 615.84 (-1.83%)
RTX : 189.71 (-1.63%)
RKLB : 60.93 (-7.60%)
GE : 282.81 (-0.85%)
This Dell Technologies Option Strategy with Bullish Tilt Is Geared for Upside Gains

Dell Technologies (DELL) is holding nicely above rising 21, 50 and 200-day moving averages and is a highly rated stock among many analysts. Today, we are looking at an unbalanced iron condor, with a slightly...

DELL : 171.81 (-2.28%)
5 Best Stocks for Options Trading in April 2026

April 2026 is shaping up as a strong month for options traders because the market’s heaviest names are carrying an unusual mix of short-dated flexibility, AI-spending narratives, and earnings-season...

MSFT : 356.77 (-2.51%)
NVDA : 167.52 (-2.17%)
META : 525.72 (-3.99%)
TSLA : 361.83 (-2.76%)
AMZN : 199.34 (-3.95%)
Alphabet Stock Drops, But Huge Unusual Call GOOG Options Activity Highlights Its Value

Unusually large activity in GOOG call options that are out-of-the-money (OTM) signals that some institutional investors love Alphabet stock at these prices.

GOOG : 273.76 (-2.49%)
GOOGL : 274.34 (-2.34%)
Nvidia Stock Has Had a Monster Run. This Bear Call Strategy Pays You If the Party Is Over.

NVIDIA's rally may cool in 2026, but a bear call spread can still generate income in a neutral or slightly bearish market.

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Only 43% of S&P 500 $SPX stocks are trading above their 200-day moving average, the worst market breadth since May 🚨🚨 https://t.co/u8b5wWICOb
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BREAKING 🚨: Microsoft$MSFT closes below its 200-week moving average for the first time in more than 13 years 📉📉 Dear God 😱 https://t.co/rtb8gw2y91
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The Top 1% of U.S. earners now have more wealth than the entire middle class https://t.co/sJtZGv5n3W
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CBOE Volatility Index $VIX has now had 4 consecutive weekly closes above 25, the longest streak since 2022 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/asaDFNGNTx
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JUST IN 🚨: Stock Market plunges to an Extreme Fear reading of 10, the most amount of Fear since before Thanksgiving 👻😱🫂 https://t.co/HsswrrZMEp
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