Topics covered:
1) 0:00 Announcements
2) 0:15 Market Commentary and Index Review (Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, and Russell 2000)
3) 12:55 FOCUS LIST: NFLX, SPOT, PLTR, GEV, EQT, RKLB, UBER
4) 15:30 Stock Review – Aerospace/Defense: SHLD (ETF), XAR (ETF), HWM, KTOS, DRS, GE, ASTS, JOBY, ACHR, RDW, ATRO, AIRO, BKSY, PL, KRMN
5) 19:30 Stock Review – Software: IGV (ETF), NBIS, ORCL, RBRK, CRWD, CYBR, TWLO, CRWV, SNOW
6) 20:55 Stock Review – Semiconductors: SMH (ETF), NVDA, TSM, AVGO, ARM, MU, KLAC, LRCX, TTMI, CLS, JBL, FN, AMSC, MKSI
7) 23:55 Stock Review – Energy/Data Center related: VST, CEG, VRT, NRG, BE, OKLO, SMR, NNE
8) 25:10 Stock Review – Others/General Ideas/Commentary: HNGE, COIN, BROS, SMG, IONQ, ARQQ, SHOO, ODD, ATI, TOST, TKO, DASH, AXON, HOOD, RBLX, SHAK, CMP, IBIT
9) 29:55 Conclusion/Summary
Market Summary:
Remember the 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:
7/16/25 S&P 500 ETF (SPY) seller to open of 2500 Sept 2026 $525 puts at $16.98
7/16/25 Ethereum ETF (ETHA) seeing buyers of 1900 Aug 1st $25 calls at $1.12 to $1.33
7/16/25 Ethereum ETF (ETHA) also 1000 Aug 8th $26 calls bought $1.15
7/16/25 Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) with 6000 August 1st $68 calls buying for $1.98 to $2.05 offers
7/16/25 Silver EETF (SLV) large buys midday of 17,000 August 1st $35 calls at $0.56 to $0.59 offers
7/16/25 Gold ETF (GLD) massive buyer of 50,000 August $325/$345 call spreads for $1.34
7/16/25 Biotech ETF (XBI) buyer of 14,000 Oct $94 calls at $2.50
7/16/25 Biotech ETF (XBI) also 2000 Oct $90 calls bought at $3.80
7/16/25 Semiconductors ETF (SMH) buyers of 1000 Jan $320 calls for $12.80
7/16/25 Philip Morris (PM) seller to open 800 Dec $160 puts for 4.52
7/16/25 Walmart (WMT) 5040 Aug 22nd (W) $86 short puts 0.61
7/16/25 Deckers Outdoor (DECK) buyer 1000 Dec $135/$145 call spreads
7/16/25 Deckers Outdoor (DECK) also 300 Jan $90 ITM calls bought $17.40
7/16/25 Abercrombie (ANF) buyer 400 January $95 calls $13 offer
7/16/25 Ross Stores (ROST) 4000 Aug 22nd (W) $110 short puts open 0.75 to 0.70
7/16/25 Chipotle (CMG) opening seller of 3490 Oct $47.50 puts at $1.08
7/16/25 Sea ADR (SE) buyer 1000 next week 160/170 call spreads
7/16/25 Netflix (NFLX) into earnings 200 June 2026 $1220 puts sold to open down to $129.45
7/16/25 Uber (UBER) buyer 3000 Sept $105/$115 call spreads for $0.99
7/16/25 Cava Group (CAVA) 520 March $110 calls bought $8.90
7/16/25 TKO Group (TKO) buyer 700 August $180 calls for $3.50
7/16/25 Circle (CRCL) buyer of 340 Jan $130 deep ITM calls at $77 to $83
7/16/25 Blackrock (BLK) sees 2000 August $1020 short puts open 6.90
7/16/25 Coinbase (COIN) buyer of 1150 May $400 calls at $91.85 and sells the $480 calls at $63.85 in spreads
7/16/25 Coinbase (COIN) also sees 1200 August $420 calls buying $22.75 to $22.95
7/16/25 Robinhood Markets (HOOD) opening sales of 1200 August $105 ITM puts at $9.70 to $9.60
7/16/25 Schwab (SCHW) 500 Jan 2027 $85 short puts open $7.80
7/16/25 Citigroup (C) buyer 1000 Sept 2026 110/130 OTM call spreads
7/16/25 Centessa Pharma (CNTA) sees big buy of 10,000 August $10/$25 call spreads for $6
7/16/25 J&J (JNJ) buyers of 5000 August $170 calls at $1 to $1.65
7/16/25 Tempus AI (TEM) buyers 2000 Aug 1st (W) $64 calls 1.75 offers
7/16/25 GE Aerospace (GE) 1100 Sept $300/$250 bull risk reversals open for a 3.50 credit
7/16/25 GE Aerospace (GE) opening sale 500 March $230 puts $12.40
7/16/25 Archer Aviation (ACHR) 5000 Aug 22nd (W) $15 calls bought $0.48
7/16/25 Joby Aviation (JOBY) buyer 2000 Jan $20 calls $2.28
7/16/25 Joby Aviation (JOBY) sees 2000 Jan $21 calls bought $2.14 to $2.20
7/16/25 Rocket Lab (RKLB) 2000 Aug 22nd (W) $40 calls open $8.53 as July $33 adjust
7/16/25 GE Vernova (GEV) buyers of 300 Sept $570 calls at $44.90
7/16/25 Kratos Defense (KTOS) 1000 Nov $75 calls bought 2.05
7/16/25 Nvidia (NVDA) 1500 Dec 2027 $330 calls sold to open 13.80
7/16/25 Nvidia (NVDA) 1400 Sept 170 short puts 10.86
7/16/25 Advanced Micro (AMD) sale 2000 March $130 puts early $9.40
7/16/25 Advanced Micro (AMD) 11,750 Sept $155 calls buy $12.65 adjusting July $110 calls
7/16/25 Micron (MU) 1425 Aug 8th (W) $118 calls bought up to $5.10
7/16/25 Micron (MU) 4200 Aug 29th (W) $95 short puts 0.79
7/16/25 Alibaba (BABA) 1150 Aug 8th (W) $116 calls bought $4.15
7/16/25 Unity Software (U) 600 Dec 2027 35/42 call spreads buy to open
7/16/25 Unity Software (U) opening sales of 1000 Aug 1st $32.50 puts at $1.60
7/16/25 Unity Software (U) opening sellers of 1000 each August 8th $33 and $34 puts at $2.41 and $2.96
7/16/25 Meta (META) 1180 Aug 22nd (W) $605 short puts 4.60 to 4.55 open
7/16/25 Twilio (TWLO) opening sale 600 June 2026 $115 puts at $16.30
7/16/25 Data Dog (DDOG) 1450 August $125 short puts opening 2.51 bids
7/16/25 Palantir (PLTR) opening sales of 1100 Oct $150 puts at $16.55
7/16/25 Palantir (PLTR) massive opening sale 5900 August $150 puts 10.75 bid
7/16/25 Applied Materials (AMAT) 450 June $175 puts sell to open 15.45
7/16/25 Reddit (RDDT) 850 Oct $120 short puts open $9.25
7/16/25 Oracle (ORCL) seeing Sept $260/$300 call spreads bought 1000X
7/16/25 Rigetti Computing (RGTI) sees 5000 Aug 22nd $16.50 calls sell to open $2.25
7/16/25 NextEra Energy (NEE) IV rising and buyers of 4000 July 25th $76 calls at $1.25, reports 7/23
7/16/25 NuScale Power (SMR) buyers of 9000 August $55 calls at $2.10 to $2.50
7/16/25 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) seeing 2600 Dec 2027 $45 short puts opening near $18.25
7/15/25 Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) buyer of 4000 Sept $585 calls at $7.69
7/15/25 S&P 500 ETF (SPY) 11K October $555 puts sell to open $4.93 as Sept $540 short puts adjust
7/15/25 S&P 500 ETF (SPY) a block of 2500 Sept 2026 $585 puts sell to open at $26.44
7/15/25 Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) size opening seller 1200 Feb 2026 $195 puts for $5.36
7/15/25 Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) buyers of 6700 August 1st $220 calls at $4.81 to $5.18
7/15/25 Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) buyer of 1000 March $67 calls at $11.45
7/15/25 Semiconductors ETF (SMH) opening sale 2700 Jan $325 calls at $13.45
7/15/25 China Internet 2x Bull ETF (CWEB) buyers of 7400 Jan $42 calls at $8.30 to $8.40
7/15/25 Tesla (TSLA) opening sales of 1100 August 22nd $275 ITM calls at $47.40
7/15/25 DoorDash (DASH) buyer of 2000 June $210 deep ITM calls at $56.44 to $57.20
7/15/25 Sea ADR (SE) buyer 2000 next week 152.5/162.5 call spreads for 3.40
7/15/25 Sea ADR (SE) also 2000 Aug 1st (W) $155/$165 call spreads buying
7/15/25 Lowe’s (LOW) opening sales of 3000 Oct $200 puts at $4.15 to $3.95
7/15/25 MGM Resorts (MGM) 2500 June 2026 $33 short puts open for 2.67
7/15/25 Shopify (SHOP) buyer 700 Jan 2027 $120 calls $29.60 as Jan 2026 adjust
7/15/25 Chevron (CVX) buyer 550 Sept 2026 $175 calls for $6.15
7/15/25 SoFi (SOFI) 300 Sept 2026 $27 puts sell to open $8.35 bids
7/15/25 Schwab (SCHW) 4000 Aug 87.50 short puts open 1.32
7/15/25 Citigroup (C) sees 3000 Jan 2027 $55 deep ITM calls buy for $36.60 to $36.85, over $11M
7/15/25 Citigroup (C) also 1200 June 2027 $90 calls bought at $14.77 as Jan $80 calls adjust
7/15/25 Robinhood Markets (HOOD) buyer of 8000 Aug 1st $105 calls at $5.15 as July 25th $95 calls adjust
7/15/25 Robinhood Markets (HOOD) also a buyer of 5000 August $140 calls at $1.15
7/15/25 Rigetti Computing (RGTI) offer buys in September $17 calls 4500X
7/15/25 Boston Scientific (BSX) opening seller 6000 Aug 92.50 puts 0.63 to 0.61
7/15/25 Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) buyers of 1000 Aug $23 calls at $2.85 to $3
7/15/25 United Health (UNH) sellers 2250 Jan $270 puts for $5M premium
7/15/25 Rocket Lab (RKLB) adjustment of 1000 Jan 2027 $55 calls to the $65 strike
7/15/25 Unusual Machines (UMAC) sweep buyers in Nov $20 far OTM calls 3000X $1.20 and higher
7/15/25 GE Vernova (GEV) 335 Sept $480 puts sell to open $15.15
7/15/25 CSX (CSX) buyer 7500 Sept $37.50 calls for 0.35
7/15/25 CSX (CSX) 7500 Nov $35/$32.5 bull risk reversals open at $0.25
7/15/25 CSX (CSX) also with 4100 Oct $35 calls bought at $1.20 offers
7/15/25 MP Materials (MP) buyers of 2300 August $75 calls at $2 to $2.20
7/15/25 Meta (META) 1150 Aug 22nd (W) $615 short puts open 4.91 to 4.87
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) 1000 Aug 22nd (W) $170 short puts opening 7.30 to 7.15
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) big opening sales 6000 Oct $165 puts $10.05 to $9.95
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) block 800 Oct $170 puts sold 13.05 bid to open
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) 1080 March $260 calls bought $3.90
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) nice sized lots buying 2200 March $230 calls at $7.35 offer
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) also sees opening sales of 2500 Sept $162 puts at $7.30
7/15/25 Nvidia (NVDA) trade puts on 2100 Dec $176/$110 bull risk reversals for $15.47 debit
7/15/24 Advanced Micro (AMD) with buyers in Aug 1st (W) $162.50 calls 3500X
7/15/24 Snowflake (SNOW) massive bull risk reversal buys 3000 Jan 2027 $230 calls and sells the $170 puts at net $24.45 debit
7/15/25 Arm Holdings (ARM) buyers of 200 Sept 2026 $145 calls at $36.75 offer
7/15/24 Oracle (ORCL) buyer 200 Nov $220 ITM calls for $28.76 to $29.51
7/15/24 Broadcom (AVGO) block 3600 Jan $210 puts sold $7.16 near bid
7/15/24 Broadcom (AVGO) buyers in Oct $300 calls 1950X at 16.30 offers
7/15/24 Rubrik (RBRK) 350 Oct $85 calls bought up to $11.90
7/15/24 Google (GOOGL) sweep buyer 3000 Dec $205 calls $8.10 offer
7/15/24 Unity Software (U) sees opening sales of 6000 Jan $25 puts at $3.00
7/15/24 Cloudflare (NET) 800 Sept 2026 $290 calls buy $17.55 offers
7/15/24 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 1475 Nov $40 short puts opening $5.45
7/15/24 Vistra (VST) large opening seller 500 Jan $140 puts 7.70
7/14/25 Ethereum ETF (ETHA) sees 10,000 Dec $25/$35 call spreads bought at $2.24
7/14/25 Ethereum ETF (ETHA) also sees 6000 Sept $27 calls buy at $1.63 as July 25th $24 calls adjust
7/14/25 Equal Weight S&P 500 ETF (RSP) large buyer of 21,000 Jan $200 calls at $2.11
7/14/25 Brazil ETF (EWZ) massive buy of 10,000 Dec 2026 $28 calls at $3.89 to $3.92
7/14/25 China ETF (FXI) buyer 4790 July 2026 $37/$42 call spreads
7/14/25 Oil ETF (USO) seller of 1000 Jan $76 puts to open 6.65
7/14/25 Tesla (TSLA) 1550 Aug 8th (W) $340 calls sell to open 11.25 bids
7/14/25 Burlington Stores (BURL) 3650 Sept $200 short puts open 2.85
7/14/25 Nike (NKE) 3150 Oct $67.50 short puts open $2.89
7/14/25 RH (RH) opening sale of 340 Jan 2027 $170 puts for $38.10
7/14/25 Philip Morris (PM) buyer 250 Dec $180 calls $14.80
7/14/25 Hims and Hers Health (HIMS) seeing 1000 August $49 calls bought $7.05 to $7.10 offer sweeps
7/14/25 AppLovin (APP) buyers of 3000 August $370 calls at $30.80 as $340 calls adjust
7/14/25 Uber (UBER) size opening sale 3000 Jan 2027 $95 calls $20.10
7/14/25 EQT (EQT) sees buyers of 5000 Sept $60 calls at $2.79
7/14/25 EQT (EQT) also buyers in Aug $60 calls for $1.71 offer
7/14/25 Occidental (OXY) buyer 1000 Oct $42.50 ITM calls 4.50
7/14/25 Hess (HES) buyer of 1300 Jan $165 calls at $7 as Sept $155 calls adjust
7/14/25 Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 600 Feb 100/120 call spreads bought
7/14/25 Coinbase (COIN) 2000 Aug 8th (W) $330 puts sold to open 5.45 to 5.30
7/14/25 Coinbase (COIN) buyer 250 Dec $470 calls $44
7/14/25 Citigroup (C) block 1500 Jan $85 puts sells to open for 5.51
7/14/25 Hinge Health (HNGE) 2500 August $60 calls bought $2.28 to $2.55
7/14/25 MP Materials (MP) buyer 1300 April $60 calls at $7 to $7.50
7/14/25 Nebius Group (NBIS) buyer 2000 Aug 8th (W) $53 calls for $3.80 to $3.81
7/14/25 Nebius Group (NBIS) opening sales 1400 Aug 8th $44.50 puts at $1.88
7/14/25 Taiwan Semi (TSM) 3000 Aug 29th (W) $195 short puts open 2.25
7/14/25 Nvidia (NVDA) seeing 55,000 Sept $165 calls buy at $11.85 as July $146 calls roll up and out
7/14/25 Nvidia (NVDA) 1750 Feb $150 short puts opening near $12
7/14/25 ServiceNow (NOW) buyer of 450 Dec $960 calls at $92 to $95.50
7/14/25 Crowdstrike (CRWD) buyer of 250 March $650 calls at $24.15
7/14/25 Meta (META) buyer 500 Dec $890 calls $16.15, sells 1000 of the $1100 calls $2.53
7/14/25 Arm Holdings (ARM) 1000 Jan $125 puts sold 10.95
7/14/25 Arm Holdings (ARM)buyer 750 Sept 2026 $170 calls $25.75
7/14/25 Alibaba (BABA) large bull risk reversal 7000X buys the Jan 140 calls and sells the $100 puts at net credit
7/14/25 Twilio (TWLO) 700 Aug 8th (W) $120 calls bought $7.90
7/14/25 Micron (MU) 3000 Jan $110 puts sell on 9.35 bids
7/14/25 Western Digital (WDC) buyer 500 March $80 calls 4.80 to 4.85
7/14/25 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 3000 Jan $40 puts sold to open $7.90
7/14/25 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS)2688 August $41 puts sell to open $3.20
7/14/25 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS)3800 Aug $40 and 1950 Oct $38 short puts opening
7/14/25 AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) also 2000 Feb $40 puts selling to open $9, massive put selling today