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Super Micro Computer Stock Tumbles, But Investors Are Piling Into Its Call Options - Time To Buy SMCI?
SMCI stock has tanked, as investors lost faith in this AI server company. However, large and unusual call option activity in SMCI may indicate that it may be time to buy.
Strong 7Y Treasury Sale Sends Yields To Session Low In Final 2025 Auction
The sale of $44BN in 7Y notes priced at a high yield of 3.930%, up from 3.781% in November and the highest since July.
If Santa Claus Should Fail To Call, Bears May Come To Broad And Wall
Since 1950 there have been sixteen negative returning Santa Claus Rally periods.
Will 2025 End With A Santa Claus Rally?
Whatever the reason, the Santa Claus rally that Hirsch identified 53 year ago still comes around most years.
Bitcoin Could See Gains After $24B Options Expiry Relieves Price
Bitcoin's $24B options expiry could spark volatility and drive price towards $100K as it breaks free from rangebound movement.
S&P 500 Secures Fresh Record Close Before Christmas
The S&P 500 marked another record close before Christmas, notching its fifth-straight daily gain alongside the Dow and Nasdaq.
Time For A Silver Volatility Spread?
2025 was the year silver stackers were waiting for. The metal blew through $40/oz, then $50 and $60 without a backward glance, and is now testing $70. Many of you are suddenly rich. Nicely done!
The SLV Trade Everyone's Getting Backwards Right Now
Despite record highs and heavy inflows into SLV, implied volatility is at extreme levels—signaling risk ahead and making defined-risk option spreads essential.
Nvidia Stock Plunges After Intel’s 18A Move: What Does It Mean For AI Chips?
Nvidia stock tumbled nearly 1% on Wednesday after reports surfaced that the AI chipmaker has paused testing of Intel’s ambitious 18A manufacturing process.
USD/CAD Trades Near Five-Month Lows As BoC-Fed Policy Divergence Favours The Loonie
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) holds modest gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, even as the Greenback trades firm amid limited movement as markets drift into holiday mode.
The Low Pace Of Firings Continues To Christmas
As initial jobless claims declined back to 214,000, while the four-week average also declined to 216,750. The last three weeks collectively have had the lowest seasonally adjusted numbers since January.
Tim Cook Buys Nike Stock At Bear-Market Extremes
Cook made his second purchase of Nike shares this year, buying $2.95 million worth, equivalent to 50,000 Class B shares, at a weighted average price of $58.97 on Monday.
How To Trade The 2025 Holiday Season
Markets are entering an extended holiday trading period, during which assets tend to behave differently than during the rest of the year.
Economics Of The Attention Economy
The economy is moving beyond information toward valuing attention and intention. New research shows how scarce attention shapes consumer behavior, workplace productivity, wages, education outcomes, and how AI may further monetize focus.
Stock Analysis: Earth Tech Environment
Earth Tech Environment Public Company Limited is an integrated Thai clean energy company generating power from waste-to-energy (SRF fuel).
AI That Steals Faster Than You Can Audit
The era of manual auditing in DeFi is ending. GPT-5 and Claude's can autonomously identify and exploit vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.
Current Report: HP Inc
HP Inc has paid generally annually increasing dividends since July 2010, with a steady stream of Q dividends dating back to October 1989.
Sensex Today Ends 116 Points Lower; Nifty Below 26,150
Although the benchmark indices opened higher, they traded negatively throughout the session and ultimately closed red.
The Diesel Shock No One Is Talking About
U.S. pressure on Venezuela is less about fentanyl and more about oil, diesel, and geopolitics. A revived “Donroe Doctrine” risks disrupting heavy crude flows, underpricing diesel-driven inflation and strengthening the case for gold as a hedge.
Initial Jobless Claims Once Again Show No Signs Of Labor Market Stress
The number of Americans filing for first time jobless benefits tumbled to 214k (from 224k) in the week ending Dec 20th.
