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Tesla And The S&P 500: Expected Moves And Option Spread Trades
The long anticipated addition of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to the S&P 500 this Friday will be a source of volume and volatility in both Tesla and the SPY in the days leading up to and after. We'll look at the expected moves for both and options trades in Tesla based on the expected move.
What You Need To Know In Options For This Week - 12/14
The Markets The VIX was higher last week, closing on Friday above 23. SPY options are pricing in about a 1.7% expected move this week, corresponding to about $360 on the downside and $372.50 on the upside, via Options AI:
What You Need To Know In Options This Week - 12/7
The Markets The VIX closed the past week below 21, for the second week in a row, matching the lowest implied volatility across the market since the March sell-off. The lower level of implied volatility means compressed expected moves across the major indices.
What You Need To Know In Options This Week
The Markets The VIX closed the past week below 21, its lowest levels since the market sell-off in March. With that lower level of implied volatility comes compressed expected moves across the major indices. SPY options are pricing in about a 1.4% expected move into Friday, corresponding to about $358 on the downside and $369 on the upside:
What You Need To Know In Options This Week
In the News Markets indicated higher with more positive vaccine news, this time from Astra Zeneca. Here's a weekly expected move comparison of some of the vaccine stocks, via The Options AI Calculator:
How To Trade Nvidia Earnings Via Options
The Set-Up Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reports earnings after the close. The options market is pricing in about a 5% move between now and Friday's close (via Options AI):
What You Need To Know In Options This Week: SPY, Disney, Cisco, Draft Kings, Pfizer And More
The DJIA and S&P 500 are soaring this morning following a promising Covid vaccine announcement from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). The more tech heavy Nasdaq is mixed. Implied volatility in options continues to fall after the election, with the VIX now ~23.
What You Need To Know In Options This Week: Election Moves, Uber, Roku, Alibaba Earnings And More
Another busy earnings week ahead and the election on Tuesday. Here's a look at the expected moves by Friday's close. First, a look at the broader market ETFs, all indicated high this morning following last week's selloff. The bulk of their expected moves for the week occur before Wednesday's close (as seen in SPY), the first trading day after election results:
What You Need To Know About Big Tech Earnings, Expected Moves And Options
A Sneak Peek At Expected Moves For Big Tech Earnings: Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook And Google
Next week is one of the more important weeks of the earnings season when we hear from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:
What You Need To Know In Options For This Week: Tesla, Snap, Netflix And More
The VIX sits about 27.50 and its futures curve is upward sloping into election week. Options expiring that week will have higher implied volatility, even in individual stocks. Speaking of individual stocks, we're now entering the heart of earnings season so keeping an eye on the earnings calendar is crucial.
What You Need To Know This Week In Options
The stubborn elevated implied volatility across the major indices finally fell a bit at the end of last week with the VIX dropping from 29 to 25. That means slightly narrower expected moves into earnings season. Earnings kicks off tomorrow morning with Citi, JP Morgan and Johnson & Johnson.
The Week Ahead In Options: Expected Moves, Earnings
Stocks open the new week higher following a bounce on Friday. With that comes a slight contraction of expected moves in the major ETFs from last week: Expected moves via Options AI technology,
Expected Moves For The Week Ahead: SPY, QQQ, Costco, Nike, Apple, Tesla and More
With markets opening lower, volatility and expected moves are seeing a  pop this morning. One interesting thing is when the sell-off started a few weeks ago, the downward volatility was primarily coming from some the frothy tech names, essentially rolling over from their August gamma ramps higher. This week volatility seems to be converging, as seen with the SPY vs QQQ comparison.
Expected Moves For The Week Ahead: SPY, QQQ, Oracle, Peloton, Lululemon, Slack And More
Last Week
The Week Ahead For The Market, Earnings, Expected Moves: Zoom, Broadcom, DocuSign, Cloudera, Macy's And More
Last Week The VIX closed Friday at 22.96, up slightly on the week but still near the lowest levels since the spring. Last week's expected move in SPY +/- 1.2% Last week’s actual move SPY: +3.3% This Week
The Week Ahead, Earnings, Expected Moves: SPY, Autodesk, Salesforce, Workday And More
Last Week
The Week Ahead: Earnings, Expected Moves and Volatility. Alibaba, Walmart, Target, NVIDIA, SPY and More
VIX closed Friday at 22.05, down slightly on the week and the lowest level since the Spring. Last week's expected move in SPY +/- 1.2% Last week’s actual move SPY: +0.7%  The Week Ahead
Weekly Expected Moves For SPY, INO, DKNG, CSCO, LYFT And More
VIX closed Friday at 22.20, down on the week and the lowest level since the Spring. Last week's expected move in SPY +/- 1.4% Last week’s actual move SPY: +2.4%