Derek and Jay look at some that seem like crazy options trades in GameStop. Plus, examining Nvidia passing Apple as the second largest stock in the S&P 500, and can it pass Microsoft for #1?
HiPOS Conservative Closes Out Early to Take Profits - Today we closed out the short put spread early. Most of the profit was already made even though there were still 16 calendar days left until the June 28th expiration day.
HiPOS Conservative Update - With 18 trading days to go until expiration after market close on Monday June 3rd, despite a little momentary down move, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) reversed over the past two days forming two hammers.
Derek and Jay talk about Nvidia’s earnings report and how they are catching up to Apple in total market cap. Will they cash Microsoft? Then they note the percentage of companies mentioning AI on earnings calls.
New HiPOS Conservative Trade - On Thursday May 23rd, the ZEGA trading team executed a new short put spread on the underlying S&P 500 Index (SPX).
Derek and Jay start by looking at GameStop’s (GME) call option open interest and activity in the days prior to Roaring Kitty tweeting . They notice the increase in options activity ahead of the surge in the stock’s price and volume spike and whether the options market led the stock market on GME.