IV Crush After Earnings: Why Options Lose Value
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Triple Witching Dates 2026-2027: What Expires and Why
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Golden Cross vs Death Cross: The S&P 500 Record Since 1975
Since 1975 the S&P 500 has logged 25 golden and 25 death crosses, and a year after a death cross the index was…
VIX Term Structure: Contango, Inversion and What It Signals
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U.S. Construction Spending Falls 1.9% in September, Far Below Estimates
September construction spending delivered a sharp miss, while a major upward revision to August complicates th…
The VIX Is Staying Unusually Calm—What Options Traders Should Watch
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Markets
- Global Payments Jumps on Reported CD&R Takeover Interest: What Traders Should Watch
- TSX Outperforms S&P 500 as US Tech Weakness Shifts Cross-Border Momentum
- Cameco Put Buying Surges as Uranium Traders Brace for a Pullback
- Sovereign Wealth Fund Interest Raises the Stakes in GFL Environmental Bidding War
Economy
- Treasury Yield Retreat Shows How AI Fears Are Rippling Through Markets
- Jobless Claims Near 1960s Lows Put Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Under Pressure
- Canada’s 14.5% PPI Surge Lifts Bank of Canada Rate-Hike Odds to 80%
- Hot September CPI Sends Stocks Lower as Energy Costs Lift Yields and the Dollar
Analysis
- Starboard Pushes Knife River to Lift Margins and Consider Strategic Alternatives
- Steve Eisman Warns the AI Trade May Be Near a Tipping Point
- Celestica’s Tight 200-Day Base Puts TSX and NYSE Traders on Breakout Watch
- Tesla Merger Speculation Puts Valuation and Options Volatility in Focus
Earnings
- Phillips 66’s Record Quarter Puts Refining Strength in Focus
- Frontier’s 71% Fare Increase Tests the Limits of Budget-Airline Pricing Power
- GE Vernova Raises Revenue Outlook Again as It Agrees to Buy Trench for $9 Billion
- Chipotle Options Traders Brace for a Volatile Earnings Move
Technology
- Nasdaq Posts Worst Month Since March 2025 as AI Spending Fears Pressure Tech Stocks
- Apple’s Ascension Labs Acquisition Signals a Faster Push Into Agentic AI
- DOJ Review of Nvidia’s $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal Raises AI Antitrust Stakes
- Lumentum-MRVL Deal Talk Puts Optical Components Back in the Trading Spotlight
IPO
- Tamarack Valley Energy and Headwater Exploration: A C$10 Billion Consolidation in the Canadian Oil Sector
- New Entrant XTEND AI Robotics Launches on NYSE: What Investors Should Know
- Bunker Hill Mining and Silver47: A New Era in US Silver and Critical Minerals
- Arbitrage Opportunities Arise from Francisco Partners' $7.40 Cash Offer for Weave Communications
