As we move into the election & Fed meeting week, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) is the topic on social media. The stock is trending in the news and social mentions are up 4,200% in the last 24 hours. Volatility expectations are extremely high. The stock...
Two of our open straddle positions launched higher yesterday after reporting earnings. They were Carvana Co. (CVNA) and Twilio, Inc. (TWLO). The CVNA options that we are holding don’t expire until January. We want to continue to hold those ‘as is’ because adjusting...
The Gap, Inc. (GAP) showed up on our list of compressed stocks this morning. The compression signal tells us to expect a big move within the next few weeks. GAP has a history of making big moves after a compression signal. Normally in this situation we like to...
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) is trending on social media this morning. Mentions are up 700% in the last 24 hours. It was reported yesterday that OpenAi has partnered with AVGO to help develop a custom AI chip. This news sent the stock up 4.2% yesterday. This morning AVGO...
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is trending in the news and volatility expectations are high, especially around the election and the upcoming Fed meeting scheduled for November 8th. As economists and experts become increasingly worried about deficits,...
Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG.L) is trending in the news and social media as investors brace for an earnings report tomorrow. Social media mentions are up 100% in the last 24 hours. The 1-month implied volatility is near the 1-year high. The implied volatility of...
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (PCT) is trending in social media. Mentions are up 1,500% in the last 24 hours after an analyst began coverage with an overweight rating and the company scheduled an earnings report conference call for November 7th. The stock jumped...
Carvana Co. (CVNA) is trending in social media. Mentions are up 209% in the last 24 hours as investor brace for an earnings report. The earnings announcement is scheduled for the 30th of this month. You can see in the time series chart below that the 1-month implied...
Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY) is a maker of an electric aircraft that is designed to become an air taxi vehicle. The FAA just created new operating rules that provided another step toward this type of vehicle realizing its purpose. The stock jumped 12.57% yesterday on...
We are in the middle of earnings season. As earnings reports hit the market, some stocks react to the downside like GE Aerospace (GE) which is down 4.8% as of this writing. Other stocks react to the news by rallying, like RTX Corp (RTX) which is up 1.59% in premarket....