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.
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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.
Celsius Insiders Are Buying the Dip — And Options Are Cheap Into the Catalyst
Three CELH insiders bought roughly $1.8 million of stock on the open market within six days in mid-September, one of them paying above the close. A look at why they bought when they did, and why the options market has not repriced for any of it into the November 5 print.
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.
FOMC Preview: The Hike Is Priced. The Dots Aren’t.
A 25bp hike is overwhelmingly expected on September 16, which makes the dot plot the real surprise vector. A look at what the options market is pricing, where the big volatility hedges are showing up, why September VIX settles before the decision, and why Friday’s expiration may be the bigger structural event.
UBER Insider Buying: A $10 Million Vote of Confidence
Uber’s CEO bought roughly $10 million of stock on the open market at just under $71, his first such purchase since 2022. A look at the fundamentals behind the buy, the flat options skew, and the gamma and technical levels that frame the setup.
CPI Is the Catalyst. 7600 Is the Trade.
Markets are pricing a roughly 70% chance of a rate hike at the September 16 FOMC, and August CPI is the last inflation print the Fed sees before deciding. A look at what the option market is implying, the gamma setup into Friday’s expiration, and the three scenarios that matter.
Oracle Earnings Preview: $638B AI Backlog vs. an 11.5% Options Implied Move
Oracle reports fiscal Q1 2027 after the close on Thursday, September 10. The September 11 options are pricing an unusually large move, dealer gamma is tilted positive below current prices, and CPI lands before Friday’s open.