Options Trade of the Day

While the equities market — particularly the technology sector — has bounced strongly from this week's chaotic opening round, a cloud of pessimism still lingers. Over the last several days, the business media ecosystem has been abuzz about the flashing of the dreaded death cross, both in the S&...

At first glance, athletic apparel giant Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) appears to be a compelling discount, down roughly 25% from the start of the year. Additionally, NKE stock plunged about 39% over the past 52 weeks, a stunning fall from grace. Since peaking in late 2021, NKE stock has struggled to sustain...

Software giant Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) easily represents one of the most important names in the broader technology sphere, although it doesn't necessarily come off as such. Dominating enterprise IT infrastructure, particularly the bread-and-butter database segment, Oracle doesn't command the...

President Donald Trump‘s mounting fierce criticism against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is unnerving the marker and taking down tech juggernaut Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL). Still, there may be a chance to extract quick profits for bold and opportunistic traders. To be...

After years of struggling, discount retailing giant Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) could be crafting a genuine comeback story. What's more, it's not just empty words. Serious money is flowing into DLTR stock, both in the open market as well as in the options arena, implying that the rally still has...

Thanks to the technology sector struggling badly on Wednesday — with a political matter dragging down Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) — big data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) unfortunately fell in sympathy with its peers. In theory, PLTR stock now offers contrarians a...

Amid the drama surrounding President Donald Trump's trade war — particularly the recently announced and subsequently heavily mitigated Liberation Day — it's easy to lose sight of another worrying headline: the rising of the CBOE Volatility Index or VIX. Commonly referred to as the "fear gauge," the...

Several tech giants cheered a surprise weekend decision from the White House which shielded key electronics from steep new tariffs on Chinese imports, most notably Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA). Previously, Alibaba was on a decisive turnaround effort until aggressive rhetoric and...

It's a terrifying time to be a market maker these days. Recently, the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index for April plunged to 50.4, its lowest reading since June 2022. It also represents a steep drop from March's reading of 57 points. Worrying investors is that the figure missed...

As it turns out, you can't just bend the market to your will, even if you are the most powerful person in the world. Despite the massive swing in sentiment sparked by President Donald Trump's about-face in the form of a 90-day pause on tariffs, the major equity indices plunged on Thursday. This...

President Donald Trump ignited a market rally Wednesday afternoon, announcing a 90-day pause on tariffs on some countries while simultaneously raising levies against Chinese goods to 125%. Trump appeared to telegraph the announcement earlier today on Truth Social, writing, "BE COOL! Everything is...

While Wall Street is celebrating the possibility of positive economic negotiations, the sentiment boost can be a bit of a nightmare for options traders. With the whipsaw effect, there's a strong likelihood that long or bullish contracts are overpriced, effectively meaning that speculators must pay...

President Donald Trump's Liberation Day is living up to its name, though perhaps not in the way the administration envisioned. Thanks to last week's sweeping wave of tariffs, technical analysts have sounded the alarm about the potential for a steep downturn reminiscent of the Great Depression....

To paraphrase legendary investor Warren Buffett, a market participant should acquire shares of good companies that find themselves in temporarily bad circumstances. Under this framework, consumer technology giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) ought to rank as a tremendous buying opportunity amid the...

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci probably said it the best: "Liberation Day is Liquidation Day." Describing the sweeping wave of new tariffs announced on Wednesday by President Donald Trump, the reciprocal levies are designed to help American workers and revive U.S....