QS Finds Bullish Interest on Solid State Battery Outlook
In December I posted on the potential of solid-state batteries and one of the stocks I discussed was Quantumscape Corp (NYSE: QS). Quantumscape is a development stage company that is on the cusp of producing a solid-state battery for commercial use. If you’re not familiar with solid-state battery technology, how does a battery that can…
Bond Yields Break Out as Equities Placed on Notice
Bond Unusual Option Activity Report Last week I posted on the burgeoning sell-off in U.S. Treasury bonds as option activity picked up in TBT. The selling in the Treasury bond market materialized today as 10-year yields approach 1.3%. That’s the highest year since just before the “Corona Crash” and may soon put pressure on equities…
Is the Market Ready for a Sell Off?
Join Brandon in tonight's video as he explains why the market may be ready for a sell off. Brandon explains that as we angle down off the highs of today's session, we may be at a point where the market may start to sell off. Is pressure on the market going to yield more to…
MA Option Activity Rising with Retail Spending
MA Unusual Option Activity Report Bank of America released the details of its card data that shows an uptick in in spending following the stimulus, which is good news for payment processors like Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA). This is why the Federal government loves giving stimulus…people spend it. As spending activity has been rising sharply…
Option Bears Finally Show Up to the Russell 2000 Party
If you haven’t been paying attention, you may have missed the incredible run in the Russell 2000 (RUT) in 2021, which can be represented by the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWM). It’s not uncommon to see the RUT take a leadership role in January. In fact, there’s a whole indicator called the January Effect…
CCJ Glowing on Report and Trend Toward Nuclear
COVID policies have hurt many industries, and mining companies like Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) felt the impact as well. For a uranium producer like CCJ, that meant closing a productive, remote mine at Cigar Lake, Saskatchewan. The closure and other measures taken took their toll on Cameco as it posted an annual loss of $53…
Bond Bears Find Opportunity in TBT Options
TBT Unusual Option Activity Report As the era of $3 trillion federal deficits is wide open and another $1.9 trillion stimulus is moving through Congress, the bond market is getting skittish and option traders are looking to TBT. The option activity on Tuesday is pointing to significantly higher prices on ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury…
NVDA Breaks Out as Global Chip Shortage Escalates
NVDA Unusual Option Activity Report No, this isn’t a Super Bowl story about chip consumption, but rather U.S. based chip-maker Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA). This is a dynamic that has been playing out for months and is continuing to get more real. The shortage is leading many semiconductor companies to ramp production back up and…
GME Plays Frenzied Gamma Squeeze Game of Chicken
GME is up 56% today, traded as high as 80%, and was halted multiple times. With a move like that, you would assume that the company had some major announcement that fundamentally alters the company’s future profitability. In the case of GME, you would be wrong. Apparently, a Reddit community post can direct the hordes…
Option Activity Signals Early Rotation into Defensive Sectors
Over the past few trading sessions, option activity has been picking up in defensive sectors and may be signaling an early rotation. The concept of sector rotation is that the market will allocate capital in the area that is likely to outperform. If noncyclical parts of the market are starting to gain relative strength, it’s…