Topics covered:
1) 0:00 Announcements
2) 0:55 Market Commentary and Index Review
3) 9:40 Stock Review – Aerospace/Defense: UFO (ETF), RKLB, VSAT, RDW, ATRO, GE, HWM
4) 11:35 Stock Review – Semiconductors and Data Storage: SMH (ETF), NVDA, AVGO, TSM, ARM, KLAC, AMAT, VECO, MRVL, UCTT, TER, AEHR, TSEM, ON, CRDO, MTSI, Q, MU, STX, WDC, SNDK
5) 18:05 Stock Review – Electronic/Energy/Data Center related: LITE, AAOI, COHR, GLW, JBL, VRT, MOD, CLS, TTMI, POWL, BE, HUT, SIMO, FLEX, ATI
6) 23:25 Stock Review – Biotech/Medical: XBI (ETF), EWTX, IMVT, ARWR, GH, LQDA, URGN, VCYT, AXSM
7) 26:10 Stock Review – Others/General Ideas/Commentary: HNGE, DELL, NBIS, CRWV, IREN, WYFI, ALAB, SPHR, DOCN, FROG, GOOGL
8) 29:30 Stocks near buyable ranges: HUT, IREN, MTSI, FLEX
9) 33:15 Conclusion/Summary
Market Summary:
After the market decline on Friday, June 5th, I mentioned that we were likely to see the major indexes visit their 50-day moving averages over the near-term. It happened quickly two weeks ago as the Nasdaq Composite dropped to its 50-day on Tuesday, June 9th. That same day, the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 bounced off their respective 10-week moving averages. I immediately sent a Market Note to Members discussing how the major indexes bounced off support and how I put some money to work in some of the stocks showing great relative strength.
From here, I am expecting the remainder of the month to be volatile due to the many factors I’ve discussed in recent videos. Of course, anything can happen, but I am still expecting volatility. Overall, I wouldn’t get too bearish with the Russell 2000 and S&P MidCap 400 closing near new highs. Also, during a recent stock screening webinar, I discussed how many Semiconductor stocks continue to act well. As always, I encourage members to make your own decisions based on your timeframe, risk tolerance, and overall investment plan. If you have any questions, you can ask them during the next LIVE webinar which will be this Monday, June 22 at 7PM EST. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Unusual Options Activity:
6/18/26 S&P 500 ETF (SPY) 10,000 June 2027 $865/$685 bull r/r open for a $12.60 credit
6/18/26 Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) buyer 3000 August 775 calls 16.35 offer
6/18/26 Dow Jones ETF (DIA) 1000 Sept $515 short puts open $12.45
6/18/26 Semiconductors ETF (SMH) buyer 1000 Sept $780 calls $27 to $28
6/18/26 Materials ETF (XLB) buyer 1000 Dec 46 calls 7.98
6/18/26 Regional Banks ETF (KRE) buyer 5000 Sept 72 calls for 3.56
6/18/26 Gold Miners ETF (GDX) 1200 March $84 calls buy 12.38 to 12.50
6/18/26 Costco (COST) 450 Oct $935 short puts opening 38.4
6/18/26 Pepsi (PEP) 3500 Jan $160 calls bought for $1.75M
6/18/26 Shopify (SHOP) 1350 ITM July $120 puts being sold 13.50
6/18/26 Wells Fargo (WFC) 2500 Oct 95 OTM calls bought 1.91 offer
6/18/26 Citigroup (C) 1150 August 140 short puts open 4.4
6/18/26 Bank NY (BNY) 1450 March 2027 $155 calls bought $14.40
6/18/26 MasterCard (MA) 275 Oct $475 short puts open 19.10 bid
6/18/26 J&J (JNJ) buyer 600 June 2027 250 calls 14.90
6/18/26 Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 650 July 31st (W) $415 calls bought $1.2M
6/18/26 Bloom Energy (BE) buyers 1500 August $330 calls for $8M
6/18/26 Bloom Energy (BE) buyers 470 Nov 360/430 call spreads
6/18/26 NRG Energy (NRG) buyer 700 August $140 calls for 11.90
6/18/26 Valero (VLO) 350 Jan $210 short puts open $15
6/18/26 Williams Cos. (WMB) massive buy of 75,000 Nov 80/95 call spreads
6/18/26 Halliburton (HAL) buyer 1000 Oct $36 calls 2.56 offer
6/18/26 SLB (SLB) buyer 10,000 Nov 57.5/65 call spreads for 1.10
6/18/26 3M (MMM) buyers of 1900 Jan $185 calls for $1.45M
6/18/26 Johnson Controls (JCI) 2000 Dec $175 calls buy $6.60 to $6.90
6/18/26 Raytheon (RTX) 2700 August $165 short puts open $2
6/18/26 Amphenol (APH) 600 Oct $185 short puts open $31.1
6/18/26 SpaceX (SPCX) 1600 Oct $280 calls bought $12.20 to $12.60
6/18/26 SpaceX (SPCX) 1100 Jan $160 short puts open $29
6/18/26 Cisco (CSCO) 1200 March $125 calls bought $15.17
6/18/26 Palantir (PLTR) seller 2000 June 2027 $110 puts 16.58
6/18/26 Astera Labs (ALAB) 500 July $410 ITM puts sold to open $53
6/18/26 CoreWeave (CRWV) buyer 5500 July 140 calls 4.35 offer
6/18/26 Nebius Group (NBIS) opening sale 650 Nov $230 puts for 50.3
6/18/26 Hut 8 (HUT) size buys 3000 Sept $135 calls at $23 to $24
6/18/26 Vertiv (VRT) buyer 250 June 2027 $350 calls for $85
6/18/26 IonQ (IONQ) 1275 Dec $45 short puts opening 8.75
6/18/26 Nvidia (NVDA) large buyer of 7500 June 2027 $205 calls at $43, over $30M
6/18/26 Broadcom (AVGO) buyer 1200 July 10th (W) $415 calls at $12
6/18/26 Lam Research (LRCX) 12,000 August $240 short puts open $4
6/18/26 Qualcomm (QCOM) 10,000 July 2nd (W) $270 calls bought, 6/24 Investor Day
6/18/26 Qualcomm (QCOM) also buyer of 1000 March $300 calls 34.50
6/18/26 Power Integrations (POWI) buyer 1000 July $95 calls buy $5.40 with June adjusting
6/18/26 Teradyne (TER) opening sale 100 Jan $620 deep ITM puts for $234
6/18/26 Advanced Energy (AEIS) 500 August $400 calls buy $30 to $32.5
6/18/26 TTM Tech (TTMI) size buy 2050 August 220 calls 36.50 adjusts 175 strike
6/18/26 nVent Electric (NVT) 1500 July 175 calls adjust to 185 strike
6/18/26 AXT (AXTI) 675 Nov $85 short puts open 28.60 and lower
6/17/26 Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) opening sale 3000 Oct $295 puts 14.13
6/17/26 Semiconductors ETF (SMH) 1000 July $635 calls bought 37.65 to 39.23
6/17/26 Semiconductors ETF (SOXX) buyer 1000 July $605 calls for $4M
6/17/26 Biotech ETF (XBI) buyer 8000 July $145 calls $2.69
6/17/26 Biotech ETF (XBI) also a buyer 1500 Jan $165 calls 5.40
6/17/26 Walmart (WMT) 1500 Jan 2028 $100 short puts open for 6.60
6/17/26 Citigroup (C) 1500 Jan $145 puts sell to open 12.50
6/17/26 Insmed (INSM) 250 Aug 105/90 bull risk reversals open
6/17/26 Abivax (ABVX) another 2600 July 110/150 call spreads buy after adds yesterday
6/17/26 Abivax (ABVX) 1977 Jan 2028 $60 puts sell $11
6/17/26 Arrowhead Pharma (ARWR) 1500 Sept $90 call buys in stock replacements for $1.6M
6/17/26 Exxon (XOM) buyer 600 Jan 2028 $190 calls $7.20
6/17/26 Devon Energy (DVN) buyers 15,000 Sept 47.5/60 call spreads
6/17/26 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 200 Oct $170 short puts open 13.70
6/17/26 Cameco (CCJ) 13,900 August $80 short puts open 1.14
6/17/26 Newmont (NEM) 3000 Dec $95 short puts opening $7.50
6/17/26 Honeywell (HON) 3035 August $250 calls open $6.20 adjusting some June calls
6/17/26 Amphenol (APH) 750 Jan $220 OTM calls buy 10.90
6/17/26 Deere (DE) 850 Jan $680 calls buy $28.8 to $29.6
6/17/26 Woodward (WWD) 450 July $430 calls bought as $360 adjust
6/17/26 ViaSat (VSAT) buyer 4500 Sept $75/$100 call spreads at other strikes adjusted
6/17/26 Howmet Aerospace (HWM) buyer 700 Jan $210 calls $85 as June adjust
6/17/26 SpaceX (SPCX) 4000 Sept 235/350 call spreads bought
6/17/26 SpaceX (SPCX) also large seller of 3500 Jan $200 puts for $50
6/17/26 Apple (AAPL) 1975 Jan $275 short puts opening $12
6/17/26 Google (GOOGL) buyer 450 Dec 2028 $285 calls for 92.5
6/17/26 Amazon (AMZN) 2500 July 10th (W) $245 calls bought $6.40
6/17/26 HP Enterprise (HPE) 2000 Jan 2028 $90 calls buy $7.70 to $8.10
6/17/26 ServiceNow (NOW) size opening sale 950 Jan 2028 $135 puts for $49.50
6/17/26 Palo Alto (PANW) 300 Jan 2028 $320 short puts open 87.35
6/17/26 JFrog (FROG) late day buys in July 90 calls 1500X
6/17/26 Intel (INTC) 1800 Sept 92.5 short puts open 6.72
6/17/26 Broadcom (AVGO) 2500 Dec 2027 $430 calls bought at $94
6/17/26 Texas Instrument (TXN) buyers of 1675 Jan $400 calls for $4.25M
6/17/26 Applied Materials (AMAT) buyers of 900 August $640/$740 call spreads
6/17/26 ST Micro (STM) 3000 Jan 2028 $50 short puts open 10.09
6/17/26 On Semi (ON) 2000 May $75 short puts open $9.80
6/17/26 Marvell Tech (MRVL) 100 June 2027 $180 short puts opened 33.40
6/17/26 Ciena (CIEN) 3950 July 24th (W) $285 short puts 2.35 open
6/17/26 Corning (GLW) 350 Jan $200 ITM puts sold to open 51.55 to 51.5