Topics covered:
1) 0:00 Announcements
2) 0:15 Market Commentary and Index Review (Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, and Russell 2000
3) 4:15 FOCUS LIST: NVDA, TSM, TSLA, LLY, RKLB, ASTS, NTRA, XBI (ETF)
4) 7:50 Stock Review – Aerospace/Defense: SHLD (ETF), XAR (ETF), UFO (ETF), PL, ATRO, WWD, HWM, HXL, GE, RTX, FTAI, KRMN, SATS, RDW, LUNR, BKSY, FLY
5) 11:45 Stock Review – Semiconductors and Data Storage: SMH (ETF), AVGO, TSEM, LRCX, KLAC, ASML, PLAB, MU, TER, AEIS, SMTC, STX, WDC, SNDK
6) 14:40 Stock Review – Electronic Related: LITE, COHR, TTMI, FN, CLS, APH, JBL, VICR, FEIM
7) 17:10 Stock Review – Energy/Data Center related: VRT, GEV, ORA, ROK, ATI, WLDN, AAOI, CIEN, DY
8) 18:45 Stock Review – Biotech/Medical: XBI (ETF), IBB (ETF), AZN, INCY, IMVT, CSTL, GPCR, AXGN, CBLL, TMDX, MDGL, GRAL, GH
9) 22:20 Stock Review – Others/General Ideas/Commentary: PLTR, TWLO, MDB, NEM, RDDT, HOOD, SOFI, GOOGL, SPHR, REMX (ETF)
10) 24:35 Stocks Near Buyable Ranges: NVDA, COHR, AXGN
11) 27:15 Conclusion/Summary
Market Summary:
Regarding the general market: KEEP IT SIMPLE! The major indexes are in uptrends, they are all above their 50-day moving averages, there’s little distribution, stocks are acting well, and the upcoming seasonality is favorable. Regarding entry points: Use the 21-day as your guide. I feel that the market can continue higher over the near-term, but it will not be straight up. We will see many shakeouts along the way, so please use the 21-day to give you perspective when we see normal pullbacks. My biggest concern is the high investment levels shown in many sentiment surveys, however, I’m not expecting any meaningful correction until later this year. As always, I will take this one day at a time.
I’m going to continue to shut out the noise, keep things simple, and stick to my main guidelines during power trends: 1) Use the 21-day as your guide. In other words, if we are extended from this level, don’t be surprised to see minor pullbacks through price and/or through time. 2) Expose yourself to strong stocks and ETFs. Between the Focus List and the other stocks, there are plenty of ideas in these videos. 3) Get strong entry points near the 21-day and 50-day moving averages. 4) Manage your trades as best as possible based on your timeframe, risk tolerance, and overall investment plan. I can give guidelines, but ultimately, you need to decide what position sizes to use, the number of positions to own, when to take profits, and where to set your stop losses. Thank you and good luck for the remainder of the week.
Unusual Options Activity:
1/7/26 Dow Jones ETF (DIA) 1000 March $495 ITM puts sell to open $11.16
1/7/26 Dow Jones ETF (DIA) also a large opening sale of 1100 Jan 30th $493 puts for $5.70
1/7/26 Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) 4000 Feb 6th (W) $615 short puts opening
1/7/26 Ultra Nasdaq 3X ETF (TQQQ) buyers of 4500 Feb $56 calls at $3.85 offers
1/7/26 Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) buyer of 18,000 April $265/$275 call spreads
1/7/26 Treasury ETF (TLT) large buyers of 15,000 May $91 calls at $1.11 offer
1/7/26 Silver ETF (SLV) buyer 6150 July $75 calls $8.90 offer
1/7/26 Silver ETF (SLV) 3000 Feb $64 short puts 3.45 opening
1/7/26 Gold ETF (GLD) buyers of 1250 Feb 6th $412 calls at $10.82 as Jan $407 calls adjust
1/7/26 Banks ETF (KBE) opening seller of 19,500 June $56 puts for $1.60
1/7/26 China ETF (FXI) another massive call buy with 30,000 June $43 calls for $ 1.45
1/7/26 China Internet ETF (KWEB) buyer 4250 Sept $41 calls $2.41
1/7/26 Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 7500 Sept $59 calls buy 2.79, stock replacement
1/7/26 Uber (UBER) buyers of 2000 August $105 calls at $5.10
1/7/26 Spotify (SPOT) 1950 Feb 13th (W) 470 short puts open 3.85
1/7/26 Reddit (RDDT) buyer of 5000 March $220 ITM calls at $64.55 as Feb $200 calls adjust
1/7/26 Reddit (RDDT) also 1000 June $340/$210 bull risk reversals open at $2.25 debit
1/7/26 Warby Parker (WRBY) buyer 2500 Dec 2026 $35/$45 call spreads as bull flow continues
1/7/26 Arrowhead Pharma (ARWR) 1000 Feb $62.5 puts sold to open $4.40 to $4
1/7/26 Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX) buyer of 2000 August $25/$36 call spreads at $3.20
1/7/26 Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) spread buys 400 Feb $650 calls $11.68 and sells 600 of the $510 puts $5.30
1/7/26 UnitedHealth (UNH) another put sale sees 300 July $340 puts sell for $33.65
1/7/26 Wells Fargo (WFC) 1000 Dec 82.5 short puts open for 4.75
1/7/26 Goldman Sachs (GS) opening sales of 900 Feb $850 puts at $8.83 to buy the $1000/$1080 call spreads
1/7/26 Bank America (BAC) buyers of 1400 Dec 2028 $40 deep ITM calls at $20.35
1/7/26 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) opening sales of 1125 Jan 30th $490 puts at $3.80
1/7/26 3M (MMM) 1200 Feb $170 calls bought 4.30 as Jan 160 adjust
1/7/26 Newmont (NEM) seller of 7000 March $105 puts at $7.95
1/7/26 Rocket Lab (RKLB) buyer of 1000 Jan 2028 $125 calls adjusting some $110 calls
1/7/26 BlackSKy Technology (BKSY) buyer of 300 Jan 2028 $45 far OTM calls at $10
1/7/26 Satellogic (SATL) unusual buy 2000 August $2 calls $1.07 to $1.09
1/7/26 Meta (META) 1670 Feb 6th (W) $550 short puts open 3.73
1/7/26 Meta (META) 1000 June $645 puts sold to open for $52.15
1/7/26 Apple (AAPL) large opening sale 5000 June $260 puts 14.90 to 14.85
1/7/26 Cloudflare (NET) buyer 760 May $210 calls $15.50
1/7/26 Google (GOOG) buyer of 3000 March $340/$410 call spreads for $10.62
1/7/26 Google (GOOG) buyer 1000 April $340 calls 15.10 to 15.15
1/7/26 Oracle (ORCL) 450 Jan 2028 $145 puts sold 23.70 to open
1/7/26 Advanced Micro (AMD) large opening seller of 1000 Jan 2028 $250 ITM puts for $80.22
1/7/26 Nvidia (NVDA) 5795 Feb 13th (W) $160 short puts open 1.33
1/7/26 Nvidia (NVDA) 5000 Feb 6th (W) $185 short puts opening 5.70 to 5.65
1/7/26 Marvell Tech (MRVL) 13,250 Feb 6th (W) $70 short puts open 0.62
1/7/26 Taiwan Semi (TSM) opening sale of 5000 Feb 6th $320 puts at $12.90 to $12.80
1/7/26 Intel (INTC) buyers 2000 July $60 calls up to $3.15
1/7/26 Intel (INTC) 10,000 June $48/$60 call spreads buy at $2.97, adjusting Jan $37 calls
1/7/26 ASML (ASML) 100 Jan 2027 860 short puts open 50.50
1/7/26 ASML (ASML) buyer of 200 Jan 2027 $1400 calls at $157.50
1/7/26 Dell (DELL) offer buyer 700 Feb $120 calls 7.65
1/7/26 Applied Materials (AMAT) 520 Sept $300 short puts open $45.02
1/7/26 Micron (MU) opening sale of 2000 Feb $260 puts at $3.65
1/7/26 SanDisk (SNDK) buyers of 330 June $520 calls at $48.30 to $49
1/7/26 Nokia (NOK) with 60,000 March $7 calls bought
1/6/26 S&P 500 ETF (SPY) buyer 17,000 Jan 23rd (W) $697 calls $3.91
1/6/26 Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) opening sale of 4000 Feb 6th $610 puts for $8.59 to $7.93
1/6/26 Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) buyers 10,000 Feb 6th (W) $260 calls
1/6/26 Software ETF (IGV) 3000 June $102 short puts open $4.95
1/6/26 Regional Banks ETF (KRE) buyer 15,000 June $75 calls 1.90
1/6/26 Utility ETF (XLU) 4000 Jan 2027 $41 short puts open 1.95
1/6/26 Semi Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) opening sales 1000 May $53 puts for 12.40
1/6/26 Ethereum ETF (ETHA) buyer of 7000 June $30 calls at $2.80, adjusting the $26 calls
1/6/26 Treasury ETF (TLT) 2000 Dec $83 ITM calls bought at $6.30 offers
1/6/26 Lululemon (LULU) 1500 Jan 30th (W) $240 calls 1.68 bought
1/6/26 Coca Cola (KO) 3500 Jan 2027 $70 calls buy $4.30
1/6/26 Pepsi (PEP) buyer 5000 Feb $150 calls $0.98
1/6/26 Spotify (SPOT) 1800 Feb $480 short puts trade to open $4.70
1/6/26 Tesla (TSLA) 550 March $425 puts sold 29.35 to open
1/6/26 Tesla (TSLA) 5500 Jan 23rd $380 puts sold at $1.90 bid
1/6/26 Uber (UBER) buyers of 8750 Jan 23rd $91 calls for $0.44 to $0.56
1/6/26 Caterpillar (CAT) buyer of 900 Feb $630 calls at $30.90 as Jan $630 and $620 calls adjust
1/6/26 EQT (EQT) opening sale of 12,660 Feb 13th $47 puts for $0.43
1/6/26 First Solar (FSLR) opening sale of 1000 Jan 2027 $280 ITM puts for $55.20 for $5.5M
1/6/26 Bloom Energy (BE) 250 April $95 short puts open 17.80
1/6/26 Madrigal Pharma (MDGL) 500 July $500 ITM calls bought at $121
1/6/26 TG Therapeutics (TGTX) large opening sale 3760 May $27 puts $3.45
1/6/26 Natera (NTRA) stock replacement bought 400 May $300 calls $11.11
1/6/26 Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) unusual 2100 July $25 calls buy $2
1/6/26 BHP Group (BHP) buyer 3000 May $75 calls $1.10
1/6/26 Arcelor Mittal ADR (MT) 4500 Jan $49 calls buying 0.55 to 0.59
1/6/26 Freeport McMoran (FCX)buyers of 2000 Dec $75 far OTM calls at $3.90 to $3.95
1/6/26 Newmont (NEM) opening sales of 600 June $97.50 puts at $7.09
1/6/26 Albemarle (ALB) 400 March $195 calls buy at $5.15, also 330 Sept $200 calls bought at $18.85
1/6/26 GE Vernova (GEV) opening sale 1670 Feb $550 puts for 6.68
1/6/26 Boeing (BA) buyer 650 Sept $290 calls 8.14
1/6/26 Redwire (RDW) aggressive buyer 5500 Feb $13 calls for 0.90
1/6/26 Firefly Aerospace (FLY) buyers of 1000 Feb $35 calls at $2.20 to $2.30
1/6/26 Firefly Aerospace (FLY) also buyers of 1300 May $30 calls $6.78
1/6/26 Voyager Technologies (VOYG) 1000 May $40 calls buy $3
1/6/26 BlackSKy Technology (BKSY) buyer 500 Jan 2027 $45 max strike calls for $5.48
1/6/26 Rocket Lab (RKLB) 1700 Feb $100 calls buying $4.80
1/6/26 Western Digital (WDC) 600 March $195 puts selling to open at $17.30
1/6/26 Baidu (BIDU) buyer of 1000 March $165 calls at $7.50
1/6/26 Vertiv (VRT) 7650 Feb $120 puts sell to open $1.16
1/6/26 Celestica (CLS) 2200 Feb $170 puts sell to open $1.45 to $1.40
1/6/26 Corning (GLW) 1000 Jan 30th (W) $83 short puts opening 2.29
1/6/26 Broadcom (AVGO) block of 1000 July $300 puts sell to open $25.01
1/6/26 ACM Research (ACMR) buyer 1000 Feb $55 calls 2.29
1/6/26 Nebius Group (NBIS) buyer 300 August $85 calls 29.98
1/6/26 Nvidia (NVDA) buyer of 55,000 March $200 calls at $10.42 to $10.63 as Jan calls adjust
1/6/26 SanDisk (SNDK) buyers of 1200 Feb $280 ITM calls at $73 to $80
1/6/26 Global Foundries (GFS) buyer of 14,000 July $40 calls at $5.10 to $5.30
1/6/26 Intel (INTC) buyer of 4200 July $44 calls at $5.00
1/6/26 ASML (ASML) 200 June $1200 short puts open at $115
1/6/26 Lam Research (LRCX) 600 Jan 2027 $150 ITM calls bought at $73 to $77.30
1/6/26 Microchip Tech (MCHP) buyer 2500 June 105 calls 1.35 offer
1/6/26 Teradyne (TER) 1300 Jan $215 short puts $4.10 open
1/6/26 Micron (MU) buyers of 700 March $380 calls at $20.60 offers
1/6/26 Micron (MU) opening sales of 1000 March $340 puts at $40.90
1/6/26 Micron (MU) buyer of 1000 July $390 calls at $51.65 offers
1/6/26 Meta (META) buyer of 1700 March $630 ITM calls for $57.30
1/6/26 Meta (META) opening seller of 1590 Feb 13th $565 puts at $4.72
1/6/26 Amazon (AMZN) buyers in Feb $250 calls 3500X
1/6/26 Amazon (AMZN) Feb 13th (W) 255/265 call spreads bought 3000X
1/6/26 Amazon (AMZN) buyers of 1850 May $275 calls at $8.60 to $9.00
1/6/26 Amazon (AMZN) also 1300 July $225 calls bought at $34.28
1/6/26 Amazon (AMZN) seeing late day buying in June $310 way OTM calls 20,000X
1/6/26 Advanced Micro (AMD) buyers of 500 Dec 2028 $250 calls at $76.75 to $80
1/6/26 D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) buyers of 1000 Jan 2028 $65 far OTM calls at $10.50 to $10.65
1/6/26 Oklo (OKLO) buyer of 1000 Feb $90 ITM calls at $12.30 offer in a single block
1/5/26 S&P 500 ETF (SPY) opening sellers of 1000 Jan 30th $705 ITM puts at $18.45 to $18.30
1/5/26 Equal Weight S&P 500 ETF (RSP) buyer of 2900 Feb $198 calls at $2.20 as Jan $194 calls adjust
1/5/26 Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 23,000 Jan 2028 $150 puts sell to open $3.95 as June $150 short puts adjust
1/5/26 Semiconductors ETF (SMH) buyers in Feb $410 calls $6.70 offers
1/5/26 Financials ETF (XLF) buyer 15,000 April $60 calls for $0.50, also sellers in March $55 puts 8000X
1/5/26 Aerospace ETF (ITA) 1000 April $235/$265 call spreads buy
1/5/26 China Internet ETF (KWEB) buyer 70,000 August $40 calls
1/5/26 Silver ETF (SLV) buyers of 9000 June $95 calls at $3.95 as the Jan $50 calls adjust
1/5/26 Silver ETF (SLV) buyers of 3000 March 31st $69 calls at $7.70 to $7.85
1/5/26 Gold ETF (GLD) buyers of 1000 Feb 6th $407 calls at $11.52 as some Jan $400 calls adjust
1/5/26 Uranium ETF (URNM) buyers 3000 Jan 2028 $65/$95 call spreads
1/5/26 Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) Jan $55 calls adjust out to buy 18,000 March $55 calls at $3.70
1/5/26 Tesla (TSLA) 1350 Dec 2027 $480 puts sell to open $136.85 as Dec 2026 short puts adjust out
1/5/26 Tesla (TSLA) opening sales of 6000 Dec 2027 $490 ITM puts for $142.60 as the $400 short puts adjust
1/5/26 Tesla (TSLA) 12,500 March $455 calls buy at $41 as Jan $470 calls adjust
1/5/26 Netflix (NFLX) 6000 Jan 23rd (W) $85 ITM calls buying for $5M
1/5/26 Netflix (NFLX) also massive buying in Jan 23rd (W) $88 calls 11,000X for $7M
1/5/26 Uber (UBER) 1500 Jan 2028 $55 puts sell to open for $4.70
1/5/26 Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) 950 Feb $380 short puts open $3.95
1/5/26 Home Depot (HD) large opening seller of 5000 Feb $330 puts at $4.55 to $4.50
1/5/26 Home Depot (HD) 12,000 February $365/$385 call spreads buy
1/5/26 Expand Energy (EXE) 8975 Feb $95 short puts open for 0.91
1/5/26 Expand Energy (EXE) buyer 2000 April 110/115 call spreads
1/5/26 First Solar (FSLR) 1000 Jan 2028 $320 ITM puts sell to open $93.20 as some June $190 short puts adjust
1/5/26 First Solar (FSLR) opening sales of 1000 Jan 2028 $260 puts at $61.00
1/5/26 First Solar (FSLR) also Jan 2028 $150 puts selling to open $13.91
1/5/26 Bloom Energy (BE) 2200 March $115 calls buy at $16.25 to $17.55 offers
1/5/26 Chevron (CVX) 10,000 March $180 calls buy $1.86
1/5/26 Citigroup (C) buyer 1500 Jan 2028 135/175 call spreads
1/5/26 Citigroup (C) 3000 June $115 short puts opening $6.20
1/5/26 Citigroup (C) also opening sales of 4000 Jan 2027 $130 ITM puts at $17.97 for $7M
1/5/26 JP Morgan (JPM) 1770 March $325 ITM calls buy at $21.36 as Jan $210 calls adjust
1/5/26 AstraZeneca (AZN) opening sales of 1400 Feb $97.50 ITM puts for $8.20
1/5/26 AstraZeneca (AZN) also 2380 April $80 short puts open at 1.51
1/5/26 GE Aerospace (GE) 1000 Jan $327.5 puts sold to open for 5.79
1/5/26 Redwire (RDW) early size buys of 10,000 May 10/20 call spreads
1/5/26 Redwire (RDW) also buyers in Feb $12 calls 6000X
1/5/26 Ondas Holdings (ONDS) buyer of 7500 Feb $15/$21 call spreads for $0.63
1/5/26 Rocket Lab (RKLB) opening sales of 1000 July $65 puts at $12.45 as the $50 short puts adjust
1/5/26 Lattice Semi (LSCC) buyer 500 June $100 calls for $5.10
1/5/26 Intel (INTC) 1000 July $41 short puts open $6.60
1/5/26 Taiwan Semi (TSM) 4500 Feb $310 calls bought as Jan adjust
1/5/26 Vertiv (VRT) 7100 Feb $130 short puts open $1.64
1/5/26 Palantir (PLTR) buyer 15,000 Feb $180 calls 12.30 as Jan adjust
1/5/26 Apple (AAPL) massive opening sale 10,000 Feb $275 puts $11.15 to $11
1/5/26 Teradyne (TER) 1235 Jan 30th (W) $230/$260 call spreads buy
1/5/26 Micron (MU) buyers of 2000 July $300 ITM calls for $69 to $72 for $14M
1/5/26 Micron (MU) opening sales of 700 Jan 2027 $300 puts at $69.36 as Feb puts adjust
1/5/26 Microsoft (MSFT) 1750 Feb 6th (W) $430 short puts opening 3.15 to 3.10
1/5/26 Celestica (CLS) buyer of 500 June $360 calls at $48.15 in a single block
1/5/26 Ciena (CIEN) buyer of 500 Feb $250 calls at $11.23
1/5/26 nVent Electric (NVT) buyer 600 Nov $135 calls 8.20
1/5/26 Amazon (AMZN) 600 Feb 13th (W) $230 short puts open 9.88
1/5/26 Lumentum (LITE) seller 1000 Jan $320 puts
1/5/26 Applied Materials (AMAT) 1000 Feb $310 calls with buyers $9.65
1/5/26 Lam Research (LRCX) buyers of 475 Jan 2027 $260 calls at $22.60 offers
1/5/26 Lam Research (LRCX) 1200 June $260 calls bought at $10.05 offers
1/5/26 Lam Research (LRCX) opening sales of 600 June $195 puts
1/5/26 Lam Research (LRCX) 300 Jan 2027 $190 puts sell to open $35.05