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A $1.7M bet, a million-dollar conviction, and 4,000 contracts of doubt

This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ricardo Sarraf @nullcharts

When investing in the stock market, we always want to approach it as "a market of stocks."

Regardless of the environment, there...

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Dividend Aristocrats are easily some of the most desirable investments on Wall Street. These are the names that have increased dividends for at least 25 years, providing steadily...

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Here's why the market rewarded Verizon for reporting earnings & punished Domino's Pizza.

Yesterday’s action wasn’t about fireworks or extreme dispersion across dozens of names. 

But underneath the surface, it told a very clean story about where capital wants to go… and just as importantly, where it doesn’t.

On one side, a...

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The big money doesn't ask for permission. It just moves.

This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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Energy leads, bonds weaken, and new opportunities are emerging as the Supercycle roars on.
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From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza.

Welcome back to Under the Hood, where we'll cover all the...

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Big earnings week for tech companies. And today's trade is leveraging a couple of inputs: what the options market is pricing in for an expected move, and options skew.

Let's get into it.

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Intel erupts from a .com bubble base while Charter breaks down from a massive top.

Friday was one of those sessions that reminds you earnings season isn’t about the numbers, it’s about the reaction to the numbers. 

We saw a semiconductor stock deliver the best earnings reaction of the 21st century, while a telecom giant...

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Every weekend I dig through the names that experienced the most interesting unusual options activity. 

We’re looking for trades that stood out, whether it was large in size or a very aggressive strike selection.

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$16 trillion in market cap reports this week, and how the market reacts will decide what comes next.

Editor's note: In Q1, the Magnificent 7 underperformed the broader market as earnings sentiment was a major headwind.

And this week, 5 of those 7 names are set to report earnings, as a few of them are breaking out to new all-...

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Communications stocks surge. We’re buying a leader.

Welcome back for another Top Down Trade of the Week.

This is a classic leadership scan.

We start with the best sectors, then drill into the subgroups. We pick one, and then take a look at...

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The news is noise. The flow is signal.

This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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After a multi-week shakeout, energy looks poised to make a fresh leg higher.

The best trends don’t end with a bang. They pause, reset, and give you another chance. 

And that’s exactly what we’re seeing right now across the energy complex.

After one of the most explosive multi-month runs we’ve ever seen,...

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Today's trade is in a metal 3D printing (additive manufacturing) company that builds advanced machines and software used to produce complex, high-performance metal parts—especially for industries like aerospace, defense, and energy.

Those three...

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Our International Hall of Famers list is composed of the 100 largest US-listed international stocks, or ADRs.

We've also sprinkled in some of the largest ADRs...

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