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?
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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.
CYTK: A $390K Options Bet Targets November FDA Catalyst
Cytokinetics (CYTK) is setting up as an interesting event-driven biotech trade into November, with the options market beginning to position around a major FDA decision while the stock sits near the lower end of its recent range.
CPI Meets Positive Gamma: The SPX Levels That Could Determine the Next Move
Wednesday’s inflation report could determine whether stocks extend their rally or face renewed selling pressure as rising Treasury yields threaten to disrupt a relatively calm options market.
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.
DKS Insiders Are Buying the Earnings Dip — Including a $1M CFO Purchase
DICK’S Sporting Goods (DKS) has quietly developed an interesting insider-buying setup following its sharp post-earnings selloff.
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.
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 […]
Trump Xi Summit and the Market Outlook
President Trump hosts Xi Jinping on September 24, days after the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023. Tariffs, rare earths, chip policy and Taiwan are all in play — and SpotGamma’s Compass shows cheap implied volatility across several China-sensitive names.