Single Stocks
Posts where the underlying is a specific equity name (NVDA, GOOG, IBM, etc.).
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The one option flow I would actually pay attention to
Yesterday I sent the Jason Ruschel interview. This is a specific piece of it worth pulling out on its own.
The trader who learned VIX from GFC floor blogs
Sat down this week with Jason Ruschel from Three Peaks Trading.
Why single-stock names dump even on a beat
A lot of options traders learn how dealer positioning works on the index and carry the same logic into single stocks.
Single stock upside is priced too cheaply this season
Single stock upside is being priced too cheaply into these prints.
Match the expiry to your thesis
The most expensive mistake I see people make on options is picking the wrong expiry.
Every market maker's recurring fear
Every market maker I know has the same recurring fear
This earnings season was different
What the AAPL surface was telling me into earnings
AAPL has been on fire. The call wall has shifted up to 350, which tells you positioning has moved with the rally.
The earnings calendar trap on retail platforms
The single biggest mistake I see on earnings calendar spreads makes a good trade look twice as good as it actually is.
Google is the tell for the rest of Mag7
The semis just handed us a warning about tech earnings. Google is the next name to watch to see if it confirms.
Vol catching a bid on META's rally is the tell
Vol is catching a bid on the way up.
AAPL is at the highs but the surface says capped
AAPL is a clean example of a stock that looks strong on the chart but is quietly capped underneath.
Why tech vol isn't going back to old baselines
Every day into the close, there's a mechanical flow running through the tape.
How MMs killed the meme squeeze
Two mechanics are doing most of the work. Both live on the vol surface.
Why I'm playing NVDA back up here
NVDA has sold off hard. The thing I keep looking at is how calm the options market is staying about it.
The SPCX vol crush is underway
Following up on the SPCX vol crush thesis.
What 100% IV on launch day actually means
A market maker pricing the opening chain on a brand-new, retail-loved name has no realised vol history to lean on. He's looking at a flood of one-way call demand coming at him.
SpaceX options launch Tuesday. Here's the mechanic.
SpaceX options launch on Tuesday. The setup is worth understanding before the chains open.
When the surface goes parabolic with the spot
A stock rallies 20% in two weeks. Call skew runs from neutral to 7-8 vols into calls. Fixed-strike vol is bid only across the surface.
The invisible gamma driving these parabolic moves
A market-structure read on why these parabolic moves are getting more violent.