A VIX skew slide, an unchanged volatility surface and negative forward gamma explain why this tech-led rally looks transient to options traders.
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GOOGL & MSFT Earnings Preview: Two AI Hyperscalers, One Big Test for the Options Market
Wednesday evening brings one of the most consequential earnings events of the quarter as Alphabet and Microsoft report results within an hour of each other.
Tech Selloff Looks Like Rotation: Brent Kochuba on Schwab Network
Tech options positioning shows light put demand and short-vol bets into Meta and SPCX earnings, a mix that reads as rotation rather than de-risking.
META Earnings Preview: Will Volatility Outrun the Options Market?
Meta Platforms (META) reports Wednesday with investors weighing AI monetization against an increasingly expensive infrastructure buildout. For options traders, the question is different: Is the market charging enough premium for another outsized earnings gap?
Tesla & SpaceX Earnings Preview: Two Reports, One Merger Question — What Are Options Pricing?
Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX (SPCX) report earnings on consecutive evenings this week, but growing merger speculation introduces an unusual wildcard for options traders.
Delta Earnings Preview: Options Price a Meaningful Move as Fuel Costs Test the Bull Case
Delta Air Lines (DAL) reports third-quarter earnings before the market opens Friday, October 9, with investors watching whether strong premium travel demand can continue to offset rising fuel costs.
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.
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.
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 […]
S&P 500 Negative Gamma Below 7,600 — Brent Kochuba on tastylive
Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma, joined tastylive Thursday to map S&P 500 negative gamma below 7,600, a lifting vol surface and Oracle’s call skew.