Articles written by Chris Capre - Benzinga

How To Trade A Trump Win And A Trump Loss

A possible trading opportunity on DJT stock in relation to the US election. Trump win could lead to $70 high, loss could mean $30.

How To Trade Today's AMD Earnings

AMD earnings coming out today, options traders predict a $13 move. Calls outweigh puts, targets at $180 & $210 for bullish, $150 & $140 for bearish.

How To Trade Tesla's Weakness Ahead Of Wednesday's Earnings

Traders are uninterested in Tesla's upcoming earnings after the disappointing Robo-Taxi event. Options market predicts $17 move in stock price.

My Best Hedge Trade Going For This Tight Presidential Election

This week's op-ex has large options expiring & traders are hesitant to make major plays before election. Buying long VIX calls for protection.

China's Stimulus Creates Huge Bullish Option Trades

China announced changes to monetary policy, leading to strong inflows into Chinese stocks. $BABA is seeing solid equity inflows and long-term bullish options positioning.

The Next Big Trade Is Tesla's October "Triple Whammy"

TSLA is up 11% since Fed decision, more volatile than SPY, but making new highs. Q2 earnings, robo-taxi event, and deliveries could boost stock.

How To Trade Tomorrow's Fed Rate Cut

The FOMC event this week, combined with September option expiration, could heavily impact small caps and the $IWM index. I'm looking to trade call spreads for both short and medium term positions.

How To Trade PLTR Being Added To The S&P 500

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) added to S&P 500, causing buying frenzy. Stock currently at $34.50, with limited upside due to options positioning.

NVIDIA Will Keep Crashing Until This Happens

Stock of NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) drops 8%, but not due to bearish bets. Bullish traders selling calls and $110 strike is a bearish signal. Next targets: $105 and $100. Bears may buy puts at $100 or less to continue drop.

Walmart's Earnings Surprise Just Created This Great Trade Opportunity

WMT earnings beat expectations, creating a potential upside opportunity. Analysts predict a move to at least $80.

Two Best Trade Setups Heading Into This Friday's August Op-Ex

This Friday marks the monthly option expiry, bringing potential changes in positions. SPY is above key support and tickers are following its lead. Two potential trades are $TSLA for bearish and $XOM for bullish, with QQQ as an honorable mention.

Buy The Dip, But Only When THIS Happens

Market plummeted with major indicators showing panic. Next move depends on S&P 500 ETF reaching $540. Focus on risk management and safe havens.

Why Tech Stocks Are Set to Explode This Week

This week's stacked lineup of big tech earnings and the FOMC on Weds sets up for an explosive move. Position for profit with specific trade ideas.

Option Traders Buying Meta Platforms Calls, Yet Stock Keeps Falling: More Downside Ahead?

With the disaster earnings last week, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) had its biggest losing day in history, shedding over 26% of value and losing over $200 billion in market cap.

Option Traders Gorge On DWAC Calls

Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: DWAC) is having a strong day Wednesday, up 7.5% in afternoon trading. Trading over 9.6 million shares today, the stock is well above its 10-day average of 5.5 million shares.

AMC Shares Down On The Week Despite Heavy Option Buying, Renewed Retail Interest

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc (NYSE: AMC) is about the close the first week of 2022 trading down over 15%. AMC Apes and retail traders have shown no less interest to re-ignite the former gamma squeeze trade of 2021, but the stock isn't showing the upside yet, despite heavy options trading.

Lucid Group Options Explode, Increasing Total Volumes By More Than 60%

Lucid Group, Inc (NASDAQ: LCID) is having an incredibly strong day, up over 6% to close the week on high volume with over 63 million shares traded. But the real kicker is in the options market, with traders moving over 794,000 contracts.

Option Traders Heavily Bullish On Disney To End The Year

Heading into the last few days of the trading year, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is having a solid day of gains, up more than 1.5% with less than two hours of trading Tuesday.

Large Bullish Option Bet Detected On Roblox For Over $1 Million

Early in today's trading session, a trader placed a large option bet on Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), trading over 1,200 calls on the $115 strike for the Mar. 18 expiry next year (image below).

Nasdaq Pulling Back To Major Option Inflection Point, Potential Volatility Ahead

While the US markets are down mildly on the day, the Nasdaq ETF Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is only a couple of points from a major options inflection point.