SpotGamma founder Brent Kochuba joined tastylive to explain why index put protection stays cheap with the 10-year at 5.3% and bond volatility climbing.
Market Analysis
Friday Jobs Report Preview: What the Market Wants to See
The stock market faces its biggest economic test of the week Friday morning when the September jobs report is released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Micron Earnings Preview: Can the AI Memory Boom Keep Delivering?
Micron (MU) reports earnings Wednesday after the close, and this may be one of the most important semiconductor reports of the week.
Index Put Demand Returns Ahead of Friday’s Jobs Report
Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma, on tastylive: index put demand, same-day options flow, and why weekly vol prices almost no risk premium.
AI Trade Drives Nasdaq, Small Caps Lag Behind
Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma, joined CNBC on September 29 to discuss the AI trade market breadth split and why Micron is the next test.
META Rewrites the AI Trade
Meta’s new Muse AI Agent has done what a year of capex headlines could not: it has convinced the market that the company’s $200 billion investment in AI has a consumer-facing payoff. META rallied 13% over the past week and pushed toward 52-week highs as the personal agent app topped the download charts. The enthusiasm […]
Salesforce: A $1 Million Insider Buy Near a Key Options Level
Salesforce director David Kirk bought about $1 million of CRM stock. A look at the fundamentals, key chart levels and SpotGamma options positioning.
Erasca’s November Catalyst: Promising Data, High Expectations and Strategic Optionality
The company’s lead drug, ERAS-0015, has shown encouraging early results. On November 20, Erasca will provide updated clinical data that could produce a large move in the stock.
NDX Call Skew Has Room While S&P Vol Contracts: Kochuba on tastylive
Brent Kochuba of SpotGamma joined tastylive September 22 on vol expansion, NDX call skew and the dispersion rebuilding across tech.
Costco Earnings: What Shoppers—and Options—Are Telling Us
Costco reports Thursday, September 24, after the close, giving investors a timely consumer check during a quieter earnings week. The key question: Are shoppers spending confidently, or turning to Costco to stretch tighter budgets? Costco can benefit under either scenario. But the answer matters for the rest of retail: gaining customers who are hunting for […]