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We break down what the options market is actually pricing — implied moves, call and put walls, max pain, skew, unusual flow — and check it against the charts. Then we lay out three ways the week can go and the defined-risk structures that fit each one, including what invalidates the whole read.

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]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:12:47 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Business:Investing 1440 episodic Options4L Options4L No false https://podcast.metistrades.com/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22519178/MetisTrades_Podcastb56zg.png Weekly Stock Analysis by MetisTrades.com https://podcast.metistrades.com 144 144 SPY Options Are Pricing a ±$10 Move Into September 11 — And the Positioning Says the Range Holds SPY Options Are Pricing a ±$10 Move Into September 11 — And the Positioning Says the Range Holds http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b110-move-into-september-11-%e2%80%94-and-the-positioning-says-the-range-holds/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b110-move-into-september-11-%e2%80%94-and-the-positioning-says-the-range-holds/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:12:47 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/1e28800d-a117-5470-b81b-adada78889be State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — SPY — closed Thursday at 770.19, and here's the state of play heading into today, September 6, 2026. The options market's read is neutral. Traders are pricing SPY to stay inside a band between roughly 760.10 on the downside and 780.28 on the upside, all the way through the September 11 expiration — basically a $10 swing in either direction, already baked…

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]]> State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — SPY — closed Thursday at 770.19, and here's the state of play heading into today, September 6, 2026. The options market's read is neutral. Traders are pricing SPY to stay inside a band between roughly 760.10 on the downside and 780.28 on the upside, all the way through the September 11 expiration — basically a $10 swing in either direction, already baked…

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]]> Options4L false No 325 full INTC Options Are Pricing a $15 Swing Into September 11 — Positioning Leans Higher, But Only Slightly INTC Options Are Pricing a $15 Swing Into September 11 — Positioning Leans Higher, But Only Slightly http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/intc-options-are-pricing-a-15-swing-into-september-11-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-higher-but-only-slightly/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/intc-options-are-pricing-a-15-swing-into-september-11-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-higher-but-only-slightly/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:44:30 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/fc3d40b6-f236-5552-98f6-901371f85a8f Intel Corporation — ticker INTC. It's September 5, 2026, and shares just closed at $95.63. Here's the whole story in one breath: the options market is leaning slightly bullish on Intel right now, and it's pricing a genuinely wide swing between here and next week's options expiration — somewhere between $87.96 on the low side and $103.30 on the high side. That's the range traders are betting…

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]]> Intel Corporation — ticker INTC. It's September 5, 2026, and shares just closed at $95.63. Here's the whole story in one breath: the options market is leaning slightly bullish on Intel right now, and it's pricing a genuinely wide swing between here and next week's options expiration — somewhere between $87.96 on the low side and $103.30 on the high side. That's the range traders are betting…

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]]> Options4L false No 333 324 full NVDA Options Are Pricing a ±$9.73 Move Into September 11 — and Charging Less Than the Stock Has Delivered NVDA Options Are Pricing a ±$9.73 Move Into September 11 — and Charging Less Than the Stock Has Delivered http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nvda-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1973-move-into-september-11-%e2%80%94-and-charging-less-than-the-stock-has-delivered/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nvda-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1973-move-into-september-11-%e2%80%94-and-charging-less-than-the-stock-has-delivered/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:31:34 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/6842ad5a-1e68-549a-9b04-e16d34572f8a Hey, it's September 5, 2026, and we're talking NVIDIA — ticker NVDA. The stock closed at $230.03. Here's the read: options traders are leaning slightly bullish into the September 11 expiration, and they're pricing a trading band between $220.30 on the low end and $239.76 on the high end — that's where the market thinks NVDA stays boxed in over the next six days. The one number that breaks this…

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]]> Hey, it's September 5, 2026, and we're talking NVIDIA — ticker NVDA. The stock closed at $230.03. Here's the read: options traders are leaning slightly bullish into the September 11 expiration, and they're pricing a trading band between $220.30 on the low end and $239.76 on the high end — that's where the market thinks NVDA stays boxed in over the next six days. The one number that breaks this…

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]]> Options4L false No 277 322 full TLT Options Outlook: Will the 52-Week Low Hold Through August 21? TLT Options Outlook: Will the 52-Week Low Hold Through August 21? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tlt-options-outlook-will-the-52-week-low-hold-through-august-21/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tlt-options-outlook-will-the-52-week-low-hold-through-august-21/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:51:34 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/32fc576d-a4f5-5c7b-9812-3c91c583abae Let's talk TLT — the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. It's August 16, 2026, and the fund just closed at 82.07. Here's the headline: the options market is neutral on this name right now, pricing a range of roughly 80.99 to 83.15 between now and this Friday's expiration. And here's the line in the sand — if TLT closes below 81.82, that's the 52-week low, and the whole "range holds" story falls…

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]]> Let's talk TLT — the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. It's August 16, 2026, and the fund just closed at 82.07. Here's the headline: the options market is neutral on this name right now, pricing a range of roughly 80.99 to 83.15 between now and this Friday's expiration. And here's the line in the sand — if TLT closes below 81.82, that's the 52-week low, and the whole "range holds" story falls…

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]]> Options4L false No 299 full SPY Options Are Pricing a ±$9 Move Into August 21 — Our Read Says Neutral, the Chart Says Higher SPY Options Are Pricing a ±$9 Move Into August 21 — Our Read Says Neutral, the Chart Says Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b19-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-neutral-the-chart-says-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b19-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-neutral-the-chart-says-higher/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:55:58 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/bb32556b-df55-570b-ba04-3f71f2b8083f State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — ticker SPY — here's the setup heading into the back half of this week, current as of August 16, 2026. Shares closed at $776.03. Our read on the options market is neutral — genuinely split, not a hidden lean. The options crowd is pricing a window of roughly $766.70 to $785.35 by the August 21 expiration. That's the map. And the map breaks if SPY closes…

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]]> State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — ticker SPY — here's the setup heading into the back half of this week, current as of August 16, 2026. Shares closed at $776.03. Our read on the options market is neutral — genuinely split, not a hidden lean. The options crowd is pricing a window of roughly $766.70 to $785.35 by the August 21 expiration. That's the map. And the map breaks if SPY closes…

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]]> Options4L false No 310 full KWEB Options Are Pricing a $1 Move Into Friday — And the Chain and the Chart Point Opposite Ways KWEB Options Are Pricing a $1 Move Into Friday — And the Chain and the Chart Point Opposite Ways http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/kweb-options-are-pricing-a-1-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-and-the-chain-and-the-chart-point-opposite-ways/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/kweb-options-are-pricing-a-1-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-and-the-chain-and-the-chart-point-opposite-ways/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:07:59 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/d968f323-a0bd-5c54-b220-c6cc0def683c Hey, it's August 16, 2026, and we're talking about the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, ticker KWEB, sitting at $27.02 after a rough stretch. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning neutral with just a slight bullish tilt heading into the August 21 expiration, and it's pricing a trading range of roughly $25.98 to $28.06 into that date. The whole read breaks if KWEB closes below…

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]]> Hey, it's August 16, 2026, and we're talking about the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, ticker KWEB, sitting at $27.02 after a rough stretch. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning neutral with just a slight bullish tilt heading into the August 21 expiration, and it's pricing a trading range of roughly $25.98 to $28.06 into that date. The whole read breaks if KWEB closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 354 full MSFT Options Are Pricing a ±$15 Move Into August 21 — Positioning Leans Toward the Lower Half MSFT Options Are Pricing a ±$15 Move Into August 21 — Positioning Leans Toward the Lower Half http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/msft-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b115-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-toward-the-lower-half/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/msft-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b115-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-toward-the-lower-half/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:52:14 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/5e7da10a-ebf5-5805-bfb4-e497aacea0bb Microsoft Corporation — ticker MSFT — here's the setup for August 16, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $495.35, and the options market is leaning slightly bearish into the August 21 expiration. Traders are pricing a range of roughly 480 to 511 for the stock over the next five trading days. The level that breaks this whole read: if MSFT closes above 500, everything I'm about to tell you is off the…

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]]> Microsoft Corporation — ticker MSFT — here's the setup for August 16, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $495.35, and the options market is leaning slightly bearish into the August 21 expiration. Traders are pricing a range of roughly 480 to 511 for the stock over the next five trading days. The level that breaks this whole read: if MSFT closes above 500, everything I'm about to tell you is off the…

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]]> Options4L false No 318 full XLE Options Imply a $1.75 Move Into Friday — But Price Has Already Run Past Its Biggest Call Strike XLE Options Imply a $1.75 Move Into Friday — But Price Has Already Run Past Its Biggest Call Strike http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xle-options-imply-a-175-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-but-price-has-already-run-past-its-biggest-call-strike/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xle-options-imply-a-175-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-but-price-has-already-run-past-its-biggest-call-strike/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:44:33 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/16f04d33-e475-5d11-b399-558d68585f03 State Street's Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLE — closed Friday at $61.91. Heading into August 16, 2026, the options market is calling this one neutral, maybe leaning a touch bearish. The pricing on those contracts says XLE should stay somewhere between $60.16 and $63.67 through the August 21 expiration — call it a plus-or-minus 3% move. And here's the line that flips the whole story: if…

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]]> State Street's Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLE — closed Friday at $61.91. Heading into August 16, 2026, the options market is calling this one neutral, maybe leaning a touch bearish. The pricing on those contracts says XLE should stay somewhere between $60.16 and $63.67 through the August 21 expiration — call it a plus-or-minus 3% move. And here's the line that flips the whole story: if…

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]]> Options4L false No 324 full XLF Options Are Pricing a ±$1 Move Into Friday — and the Flow Disagrees With the Chart XLF Options Are Pricing a ±$1 Move Into Friday — and the Flow Disagrees With the Chart http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xlf-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b11-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-and-the-flow-disagrees-with-the-chart/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xlf-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b11-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-and-the-flow-disagrees-with-the-chart/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:37:50 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/8dfd783f-8d79-5c5c-924f-47da321d6b4f Hey, it's August 16, 2026, and today we're on State Street's Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLF — trading at $58.16. Here's the headline: the options market is calling this one neutral, with a bearish tilt, and it's pricing a range of $57.17 to $59.15 into this Friday's expiration. Stay inside that band, and everything here holds together. But if XLF closes above $59.15, this whole…

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]]> Hey, it's August 16, 2026, and today we're on State Street's Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLF — trading at $58.16. Here's the headline: the options market is calling this one neutral, with a bearish tilt, and it's pricing a range of $57.17 to $59.15 into this Friday's expiration. Stay inside that band, and everything here holds together. But if XLF closes above $59.15, this whole…

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]]> Options4L false No 311 full RKLB Options Are Pricing an $8 Move Into Friday — Our Read Says the $80 Pin Holds RKLB Options Are Pricing an $8 Move Into Friday — Our Read Says the $80 Pin Holds http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rklb-options-are-pricing-an-8-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-the-80-pin-holds/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rklb-options-are-pricing-an-8-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-the-80-pin-holds/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:28:43 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/ed0d4053-6b9a-5400-820f-46065c053335 Rocket Lab, ticker RKLB — it's August 16, 2026, and the stock just closed at $80.18. Here's the headline: the options market is neutral on this name, with just a slight lean bullish. Traders are pricing a range between $72.18 and $88.18 by this Friday's expiration, August 21. And here's the level that breaks the whole read: a close below $78.40. If that gives way, everything I'm about to tell you…

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]]> Rocket Lab, ticker RKLB — it's August 16, 2026, and the stock just closed at $80.18. Here's the headline: the options market is neutral on this name, with just a slight lean bullish. Traders are pricing a range between $72.18 and $88.18 by this Friday's expiration, August 21. And here's the level that breaks the whole read: a close below $78.40. If that gives way, everything I'm about to tell you…

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]]> Options4L false No 241 full GOOGL Options Are Pricing a $13 Move Into August 21 — Our Technical Model Sees Half That GOOGL Options Are Pricing a $13 Move Into August 21 — Our Technical Model Sees Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/googl-options-are-pricing-a-13-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/googl-options-are-pricing-a-13-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-half-that/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:20:54 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/209e6560-5f24-54be-a204-c78f6626c13c Alphabet — ticker GOOGL — closed Friday at $346.90, and here's the state of play heading into August 16, 2026. The options market's read on this stock right now is neutral. Not "leaning bullish," not "leaning bearish" — genuinely split. The options crowd is pricing a trading band of roughly $334 to $360 by the time next Friday's contracts expire. And there's one number that breaks this whole…

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]]> Alphabet — ticker GOOGL — closed Friday at $346.90, and here's the state of play heading into August 16, 2026. The options market's read on this stock right now is neutral. Not "leaning bullish," not "leaning bearish" — genuinely split. The options crowd is pricing a trading band of roughly $334 to $360 by the time next Friday's contracts expire. And there's one number that breaks this whole…

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]]> Options4L false No 307 full AMD Options Are Pricing a $40 Move Into Friday — The Technical Model Sees Half That AMD Options Are Pricing a $40 Move Into Friday — The Technical Model Sees Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amd-options-are-pricing-a-40-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-the-technical-model-sees-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amd-options-are-pricing-a-40-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-the-technical-model-sees-half-that/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:13:14 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/1eb08418-d980-545a-abcb-9123a0570725 Advanced Micro Devices — ticker AMD — here's where things stand on August 16, 2026. Shares closed at $513.59, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish into this Friday's expiration on August 21. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $473.79 up to $553.39 over the next several trading days. But the number that matters most is $500. That's the line in the sand — if AMD closes below $500…

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]]> Advanced Micro Devices — ticker AMD — here's where things stand on August 16, 2026. Shares closed at $513.59, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish into this Friday's expiration on August 21. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $473.79 up to $553.39 over the next several trading days. But the number that matters most is $500. That's the line in the sand — if AMD closes below $500…

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]]> Options4L false No 327 full WMT Options Are Pricing a ±$7 Move Into August 21 — The Chart Model Sees Half That WMT Options Are Pricing a ±$7 Move Into August 21 — The Chart Model Sees Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/wmt-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b17-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/wmt-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b17-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-half-that/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:04:37 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/364f1695-b2af-519e-828c-b1ad8cce75c1 Walmart Inc. — ticker WMT — here's your setup for the week of August 16, 2026. Stock closed at $115.31. The options market's read on this one is neutral — genuinely on the fence, not leaning either way. Traders are pricing a range of $108.21 on the low end up to $122.41 on the high end between now and the August 21 expiration. And the one number that changes this whole story: a close below…

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]]> Walmart Inc. — ticker WMT — here's your setup for the week of August 16, 2026. Stock closed at $115.31. The options market's read on this one is neutral — genuinely on the fence, not leaning either way. Traders are pricing a range of $108.21 on the low end up to $122.41 on the high end between now and the August 21 expiration. And the one number that changes this whole story: a close below…

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]]> Options4L false No 302 full NVDA Options Are Pricing a ±$9 Move Into August 21 — and $220 Is the Line That Matters NVDA Options Are Pricing a ±$9 Move Into August 21 — and $220 Is the Line That Matters http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nvda-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b19-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-and-220-is-the-line-that-matters/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nvda-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b19-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-and-220-is-the-line-that-matters/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:56:50 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/ceeee0c3-2ee0-5cbf-a8ef-1f230376fe31 Hey, it's August 16, 2026, and we're talking NVIDIA — ticker NVDA. The stock closed Friday at $225.16. Here's the headline before anything else: options traders are pricing this as neutral with a bullish tilt heading into Friday's August 21 expiration, and they're charging for a move of roughly $9 in either direction — that's a range running from about $216 up to $234. The one number that breaks…

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]]> Hey, it's August 16, 2026, and we're talking NVIDIA — ticker NVDA. The stock closed Friday at $225.16. Here's the headline before anything else: options traders are pricing this as neutral with a bullish tilt heading into Friday's August 21 expiration, and they're charging for a move of roughly $9 in either direction — that's a range running from about $216 up to $234. The one number that breaks…

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]]> Options4L false No 319 full RGTI Options Are Pricing a $1.90 Move — But the Heaviest Open Interest Still Sits at $17 RGTI Options Are Pricing a $1.90 Move — But the Heaviest Open Interest Still Sits at $17 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rgti-options-are-pricing-a-190-move-%e2%80%94-but-the-heaviest-open-interest-still-sits-at-17/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rgti-options-are-pricing-a-190-move-%e2%80%94-but-the-heaviest-open-interest-still-sits-at-17/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:41:51 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/78eaa8f7-81f1-568d-bae3-c46c7ead8f68 Rigetti Computing — ticker RGTI — here's the state of play as of August 15, 2026. The stock closed Thursday at $18.82. Options traders are leaning neutral with a bullish tilt, and they're pricing a range between $16.91 and $20.72 into next Friday's expiration on August 21. The number that breaks this whole read: a close below $17.80. Get under that, and the constructive story is dead. Let's…

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]]> Rigetti Computing — ticker RGTI — here's the state of play as of August 15, 2026. The stock closed Thursday at $18.82. Options traders are leaning neutral with a bullish tilt, and they're pricing a range between $16.91 and $20.72 into next Friday's expiration on August 21. The number that breaks this whole read: a close below $17.80. Get under that, and the constructive story is dead. Let's…

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]]> Options4L false No 308 full MSTR Options Are Pricing a ±$7.67 Move Into August 21 — Our Technical Read Sees a Quiet Drift Lower MSTR Options Are Pricing a ±$7.67 Move Into August 21 — Our Technical Read Sees a Quiet Drift Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mstr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1767-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-read-sees-a-quiet-drift-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mstr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1767-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-read-sees-a-quiet-drift-lower/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:33:44 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e98a1ce0-a774-5143-ad12-8ce1908f04f8 Strategy Inc — ticker MSTR — as of August 15, 2026, trading at $93.06. Here's the call: neutral. The options market is pricing roughly an equal shot of MSTR moving up or down into the August 21 expiration, with a probable range of about $85 to $101. And here's the line that breaks this whole read: if MSTR closes below $89.76, the range call is invalidated and we're in a different story. Stay…

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]]> Strategy Inc — ticker MSTR — as of August 15, 2026, trading at $93.06. Here's the call: neutral. The options market is pricing roughly an equal shot of MSTR moving up or down into the August 21 expiration, with a probable range of about $85 to $101. And here's the line that breaks this whole read: if MSTR closes below $89.76, the range call is invalidated and we're in a different story. Stay…

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]]> Options4L false No 315 full SLV Options Price a ±$2.91 Move Into August 21 — Our Technical Read Sees a Tighter Path SLV Options Price a ±$2.91 Move Into August 21 — Our Technical Read Sees a Tighter Path http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/slv-options-price-a-%c2%b1291-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-read-sees-a-tighter-path/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/slv-options-price-a-%c2%b1291-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-read-sees-a-tighter-path/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:25:04 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/a1514b3d-dfdb-5055-b860-1c737981dd58 iShares Silver Trust — ticker SLV — here's your read for August 15, 2026. Silver closed Friday at $58.47, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish into the August 21 expiration. That market prices a range of $55.56 to $61.38 for SLV over the next six trading days. Here's the line that matters most: if SLV closes below $57.30, this bullish read is dead. Right now, spot sits comfortably…

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]]> iShares Silver Trust — ticker SLV — here's your read for August 15, 2026. Silver closed Friday at $58.47, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish into the August 21 expiration. That market prices a range of $55.56 to $61.38 for SLV over the next six trading days. Here's the line that matters most: if SLV closes below $57.30, this bullish read is dead. Right now, spot sits comfortably…

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]]> Options4L false No 310 full EEM Options Are Pricing a ±$2.13 Move Into August 21 — the Chart Says $67.20 EEM Options Are Pricing a ±$2.13 Move Into August 21 — the Chart Says $67.20 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/eem-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1213-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-chart-says-6720/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/eem-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1213-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-chart-says-6720/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:15:49 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/4ad964cb-ba18-50ef-ba7e-c93be0ad8cbf EEM — the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF — closed Friday at $66.59, and here's the setup for the week ahead as of August 15, 2026. The options market is calling this one neutral. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $64.46 up to $68.72 into the next expiration. And the level that breaks this whole read? A close below $65. Below that, the safety net thins out fast. So that's the headline…

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]]> EEM — the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF — closed Friday at $66.59, and here's the setup for the week ahead as of August 15, 2026. The options market is calling this one neutral. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $64.46 up to $68.72 into the next expiration. And the level that breaks this whole read? A close below $65. Below that, the safety net thins out fast. So that's the headline…

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]]> Options4L false No 245 full IWM Options Are Pricing a ±$5 Week — but Every Aug 21 Wall Sits Below the Close IWM Options Are Pricing a ±$5 Week — but Every Aug 21 Wall Sits Below the Close http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/iwm-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b15-week-%e2%80%94-but-every-aug-21-wall-sits-below-the-close/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/iwm-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b15-week-%e2%80%94-but-every-aug-21-wall-sits-below-the-close/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:08:05 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/8d649675-5ae2-56bd-85fe-3d6af0e726b9 Let's talk about IWM, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, on this Saturday, August 15, 2026. Friday's close was $304.98, and the options market has drawn a box around that price running into the August 21 expiration — a range of roughly $299.76 on the low end to $310.20 on the high end. That's the one-week playing field the options market is pricing. Our read on direction here is neutral — not bullish…

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]]> Let's talk about IWM, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, on this Saturday, August 15, 2026. Friday's close was $304.98, and the options market has drawn a box around that price running into the August 21 expiration — a range of roughly $299.76 on the low end to $310.20 on the high end. That's the one-week playing field the options market is pricing. Our read on direction here is neutral — not bullish…

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]]> Options4L false No 336 full HOOD Options Are Pricing a ±$7 Move Into August 21 — Our Positioning Read Is Neutral, the Charts Are Not HOOD Options Are Pricing a ±$7 Move Into August 21 — Our Positioning Read Is Neutral, the Charts Are Not http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/hood-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b17-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-is-neutral-the-charts-are-not/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/hood-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b17-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-is-neutral-the-charts-are-not/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:57:46 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/f09d6c34-db86-549f-ab28-f66028ac7fcc Robinhood — ticker HOOD — heading into August 21. It's Saturday, August 15, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $95.54. Here's the whole call in one breath: the options market is neutral on direction, but it's charging for a big swing — pricing HOOD somewhere between roughly $88.41 on the low end and $102.67 on the high end by next Friday's expiration. That's the box. And the one line that…

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]]> Robinhood — ticker HOOD — heading into August 21. It's Saturday, August 15, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $95.54. Here's the whole call in one breath: the options market is neutral on direction, but it's charging for a big swing — pricing HOOD somewhere between roughly $88.41 on the low end and $102.67 on the high end by next Friday's expiration. That's the box. And the one line that…

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]]> Options4L false No 324 full META Options Outlook: Will the $580 Put Wall Hold Through August 21? META Options Outlook: Will the $580 Put Wall Hold Through August 21? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/meta-options-outlook-will-the-580-put-wall-hold-through-august-21/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/meta-options-outlook-will-the-580-put-wall-hold-through-august-21/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:49:06 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/8162fe80-d58c-59c5-9aff-1ea051ee55e0 Meta Platforms — ticker META. It's August 15, 2026, and the stock just closed Friday at $589.76. Here's the state of play heading into the August 21 options expiration: the market's positioning is neutral, with just a slight lean toward the upside. Traders are pricing a possible six-day swing between $564.50 on the low end and $615.00 on the high end. But the number to actually remember is $580…

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]]> Meta Platforms — ticker META. It's August 15, 2026, and the stock just closed Friday at $589.76. Here's the state of play heading into the August 21 options expiration: the market's positioning is neutral, with just a slight lean toward the upside. Traders are pricing a possible six-day swing between $564.50 on the low end and $615.00 on the high end. But the number to actually remember is $580…

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]]> Options4L false No 334 full QBTS Options Are Pricing a ±$2.13 Move by Friday — Our Read Sees a Tighter, Choppier Week QBTS Options Are Pricing a ±$2.13 Move by Friday — Our Read Sees a Tighter, Choppier Week http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qbts-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1213-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-our-read-sees-a-tighter-choppier-week/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qbts-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1213-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-our-read-sees-a-tighter-choppier-week/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:42:09 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/f8db0079-8856-5d6b-ab04-565ff5f70d8e Here's your QBTS briefing for August 15, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum, ticker QBTS. The stock closed at $21.17, and options traders are pricing the next six days as neutral with a bullish tilt. Straddle pricing into the August 21 expiration puts QBTS anywhere between $19.04 and $23.30 by Friday — that's the market's own bet on how far it moves. But one number breaks this story: a close below $20.75…

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]]> Here's your QBTS briefing for August 15, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum, ticker QBTS. The stock closed at $21.17, and options traders are pricing the next six days as neutral with a bullish tilt. Straddle pricing into the August 21 expiration puts QBTS anywhere between $19.04 and $23.30 by Friday — that's the market's own bet on how far it moves. But one number breaks this story: a close below $20.75…

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]]> Options4L false No 294 full ASTS Options Outlook: Will the $70 Put Wall Hold Into August 21? ASTS Options Outlook: Will the $70 Put Wall Hold Into August 21? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/asts-options-outlook-will-the-70-put-wall-hold-into-august-21/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/asts-options-outlook-will-the-70-put-wall-hold-into-august-21/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:33:36 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/af618c89-2d84-5358-a4ee-e37b28c8ed0f AST SpaceMobile — ticker ASTS. It's August 15, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $70.98. Options positioning here reads neutral, with just a slight bullish lean, into the August 21 expiration, and the market's pricing implies ASTS trades somewhere between $63.27 and $78.69 by then. But there's one number that breaks this whole picture: a close below $69. Under $69, the floor this whole read…

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]]> AST SpaceMobile — ticker ASTS. It's August 15, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $70.98. Options positioning here reads neutral, with just a slight bullish lean, into the August 21 expiration, and the market's pricing implies ASTS trades somewhere between $63.27 and $78.69 by then. But there's one number that breaks this whole picture: a close below $69. Under $69, the floor this whole read…

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]]> Options4L false No 348 full SMCI Options Are Pricing a ±$4 Move Into August 21 — After an $8.73 Five-Day Run SMCI Options Are Pricing a ±$4 Move Into August 21 — After an $8.73 Five-Day Run http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smci-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b14-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-after-an-873-five-day-run/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smci-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b14-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-after-an-873-five-day-run/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:24:13 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/58347400-af4e-5d19-9128-2faad2826e86 Super Micro Computer — ticker SMCI — it's August 15, 2026, and the stock just closed at $39.84 after an absolutely wild run. Here's the read on options right now: slightly bullish, but jumpy. The options market is pricing a range of $35.78 to $43.90 by the August 21 expiration. And there's one line in the sand you need to know up front: if SMCI closes below $38.50, this bullish case is dead. So…

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]]> Super Micro Computer — ticker SMCI — it's August 15, 2026, and the stock just closed at $39.84 after an absolutely wild run. Here's the read on options right now: slightly bullish, but jumpy. The options market is pricing a range of $35.78 to $43.90 by the August 21 expiration. And there's one line in the sand you need to know up front: if SMCI closes below $38.50, this bullish case is dead. So…

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]]> Options4L false No 331 full SMH Options Are Pricing a $26 Move Into August 21 — the Technical Read Sees Half That SMH Options Are Pricing a $26 Move Into August 21 — the Technical Read Sees Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smh-options-are-pricing-a-26-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-technical-read-sees-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smh-options-are-pricing-a-26-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-technical-read-sees-half-that/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:13:50 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b9748f74-fe8c-5f4f-8e11-9c6c743c28ef Hey, it's August 15, 2026, and we're talking VanEck Semiconductor ETF — ticker SMH. It closed Friday at $587.65. Here's the headline: the options market is neutral, with just a mild bullish lean, and it's pricing SMH to trade somewhere between $561.91 and $613.39 over the next six trading days, into the August 21 expiration. That's roughly a 4% swing in either direction baked into prices right…

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]]> Hey, it's August 15, 2026, and we're talking VanEck Semiconductor ETF — ticker SMH. It closed Friday at $587.65. Here's the headline: the options market is neutral, with just a mild bullish lean, and it's pricing SMH to trade somewhere between $561.91 and $613.39 over the next six trading days, into the August 21 expiration. That's roughly a 4% swing in either direction baked into prices right…

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]]> Options4L false No 273 full BB Options Are Pricing a ±$0.67 Move by August 21 — Our Technical Model Sees Roughly Half That BB Options Are Pricing a ±$0.67 Move by August 21 — Our Technical Model Sees Roughly Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/bb-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1067-move-by-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-roughly-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/bb-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1067-move-by-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-roughly-half-that/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:58:34 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/790d09d4-37a4-5069-87c1-2de7404e6bcd BlackBerry Limited — ticker BB — it's August 15, 2026, and the stock closed at $8.89, basically parked there for a month. Here's the call: options positioning leans slightly bullish heading into the next stretch, and the options market is pricing a range of $8.23 to $9.56 by the time this week's contracts expire on August 21. The level that breaks the whole thing is $8.75 — a close below that, and…

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]]> BlackBerry Limited — ticker BB — it's August 15, 2026, and the stock closed at $8.89, basically parked there for a month. Here's the call: options positioning leans slightly bullish heading into the next stretch, and the options market is pricing a range of $8.23 to $9.56 by the time this week's contracts expire on August 21. The level that breaks the whole thing is $8.75 — a close below that, and…

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]]> Options4L false No 298 full GLD Options Are Pricing a ±$10 Move Into August 21 — the Flow and the Charts Point Opposite Ways GLD Options Are Pricing a ±$10 Move Into August 21 — the Flow and the Charts Point Opposite Ways http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/gld-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b110-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-flow-and-the-charts-point-opposite-ways/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/gld-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b110-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-flow-and-the-charts-point-opposite-ways/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:50:27 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/c3e002a7-4acf-5e93-9dd2-897bbf9e94ca Hey folks — it's August 15, 2026, and today we're talking SPDR Gold Shares, ticker GLD. It closed Friday at $401.46. Here's where things stand: the options market is leaning bullish on gold right now, but the charts are quietly arguing the opposite. Options pricing says GLD should trade somewhere between $391.14 and $411.78 through the August 21 expiration — call it a ten-dollar band in either…

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]]> Hey folks — it's August 15, 2026, and today we're talking SPDR Gold Shares, ticker GLD. It closed Friday at $401.46. Here's where things stand: the options market is leaning bullish on gold right now, but the charts are quietly arguing the opposite. Options pricing says GLD should trade somewhere between $391.14 and $411.78 through the August 21 expiration — call it a ten-dollar band in either…

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]]> Options4L false No 396 full QUBT Options Are Pricing a ±$0.85 Move Into August 21 — And Max Pain Sits Above the Stock QUBT Options Are Pricing a ±$0.85 Move Into August 21 — And Max Pain Sits Above the Stock http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qubt-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1085-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-and-max-pain-sits-above-the-stock/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qubt-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1085-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-and-max-pain-sits-above-the-stock/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:41:38 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/467ed775-a91b-5040-ad18-b31292aa5e3d Quantum Computing Inc., ticker QUBT. Here's the read for August 15, 2026. The stock closed at $8.99, and the options market right now is neutral — genuinely split on which way this goes next. Traders are pricing a range of $8.14 to $9.84 between now and the August 21 expiration, roughly a 9% swing in either direction. And there's one level that overrides everything else: if QUBT closes below…

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]]> Quantum Computing Inc., ticker QUBT. Here's the read for August 15, 2026. The stock closed at $8.99, and the options market right now is neutral — genuinely split on which way this goes next. Traders are pricing a range of $8.14 to $9.84 between now and the August 21 expiration, roughly a 9% swing in either direction. And there's one level that overrides everything else: if QUBT closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 326 full QCOM Options Are Pricing a ±$8.90 Move — Our Technical Model Sees Less Than a Third of It QCOM Options Are Pricing a ±$8.90 Move — Our Technical Model Sees Less Than a Third of It http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qcom-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1890-move-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-less-than-a-third-of-it/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qcom-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1890-move-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-less-than-a-third-of-it/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:31:17 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/d5283ee6-1338-5440-a48c-581dc11e173b QUALCOMM Incorporated — ticker QCOM — heading into August 15, 2026. The stock closed at $165.81, and here's the state of play: options traders are pricing this neutral. Not bullish, not bearish. The market's built-in range into the August 21 expiration runs from about $157 up to $175. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if QCOM closes below $160, the setup falls apart. That's the…

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]]> QUALCOMM Incorporated — ticker QCOM — heading into August 15, 2026. The stock closed at $165.81, and here's the state of play: options traders are pricing this neutral. Not bullish, not bearish. The market's built-in range into the August 21 expiration runs from about $157 up to $175. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if QCOM closes below $160, the setup falls apart. That's the…

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]]> Options4L false No 302 full DELL Options Are Pricing a ±$43 Move Into August 21 — Our Positioning Read Leans Lower DELL Options Are Pricing a ±$43 Move Into August 21 — Our Positioning Read Leans Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/dell-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b143-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/dell-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b143-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-lower/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:15:10 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/59d710c5-6abd-5ad9-b066-67d7f97a219d Dell Technologies — ticker DELL — here's the read for August 15, 2026. The stock closed at $490.97. Options traders are pricing a range of roughly $448 to $534 into this Friday's expiration, August 21. Our bias: neutral, with a mild bearish tilt. And here's the number that breaks that read — a close above $505. Keep that one in mind: above $505, this whole bearish lean falls apart. That's the…

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]]> Dell Technologies — ticker DELL — here's the read for August 15, 2026. The stock closed at $490.97. Options traders are pricing a range of roughly $448 to $534 into this Friday's expiration, August 21. Our bias: neutral, with a mild bearish tilt. And here's the number that breaks that read — a close above $505. Keep that one in mind: above $505, this whole bearish lean falls apart. That's the…

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]]> Options4L false No 313 full IBM Options Are Pricing a ±$10 Move Into August 21 — The Charts See a Tighter Range IBM Options Are Pricing a ±$10 Move Into August 21 — The Charts See a Tighter Range http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibm-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b110-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-a-tighter-range/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibm-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b110-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-a-tighter-range/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:06:01 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b17a6c4c-d3a6-5ab3-b14e-de582a380f65 International Business Machines — IBM — heading toward the close on August 15, 2026. Shares sit at $234.39, and the options market's read here is neutral, not bullish, not bearish. Traders are pricing a range of $224.45 up to $244.33 for the week ahead, into the August 21 expiration — call it roughly a plus-or-minus $10 move, with no strong lean either way. The number that breaks this whole read…

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]]> International Business Machines — IBM — heading toward the close on August 15, 2026. Shares sit at $234.39, and the options market's read here is neutral, not bullish, not bearish. Traders are pricing a range of $224.45 up to $244.33 for the week ahead, into the August 21 expiration — call it roughly a plus-or-minus $10 move, with no strong lean either way. The number that breaks this whole read…

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]]> Options4L false No 361 full USO Options Price an $8 Move Into August 21 — Cheaper Than What Oil Has Actually Delivered USO Options Price an $8 Move Into August 21 — Cheaper Than What Oil Has Actually Delivered http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/uso-options-price-an-8-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-cheaper-than-what-oil-has-actually-delivered/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/uso-options-price-an-8-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-cheaper-than-what-oil-has-actually-delivered/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:56:22 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/dbfd26c7-d210-5065-9644-0e2d3b347f74 United States Oil Fund — ticker USO — here's the read for August 15, 2026. Shares closed near $126.73. The options market is pricing a move of roughly $8 in either direction between now and the August 21 expiration — that's a range of about $118.59 on the low end to $134.87 on the high end. The lean right now is slightly bullish, but it's a fragile bullish. The whole read breaks if USO closes…

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]]> United States Oil Fund — ticker USO — here's the read for August 15, 2026. Shares closed near $126.73. The options market is pricing a move of roughly $8 in either direction between now and the August 21 expiration — that's a range of about $118.59 on the low end to $134.87 on the high end. The lean right now is slightly bullish, but it's a fragile bullish. The whole read breaks if USO closes…

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]]> Options4L false No 330 full ARM Options Price a ±$26 Swing Into August 21 — The Chart Model Sees Half That ARM Options Price a ±$26 Swing Into August 21 — The Chart Model Sees Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/arm-options-price-a-%c2%b126-swing-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/arm-options-price-a-%c2%b126-swing-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-half-that/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:48:55 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/a4e2a8d9-ebee-51b5-9638-a57a969dc216 Hey, it's August 15, 2026, and we're talking Arm Holdings — ticker ARM. The stock closed at $278.64, and right now the options market leans bullish on it. That's not a prediction, it's just a read of how traders have positioned their bets. Between now and the August 21 expiration, the market is pricing a possible swing anywhere from $252.84 on the low end up to $304.44 on the high end — roughly a…

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]]> Hey, it's August 15, 2026, and we're talking Arm Holdings — ticker ARM. The stock closed at $278.64, and right now the options market leans bullish on it. That's not a prediction, it's just a read of how traders have positioned their bets. Between now and the August 21 expiration, the market is pricing a possible swing anywhere from $252.84 on the low end up to $304.44 on the high end — roughly a…

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]]> Options4L false No 287 full INTC Options Are Pricing an $8.50 Move Into August 21 — The Technical Model Sees a Much Narrower Path INTC Options Are Pricing an $8.50 Move Into August 21 — The Technical Model Sees a Much Narrower Path http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/intc-options-are-pricing-an-850-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-technical-model-sees-a-much-narrower-path/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/intc-options-are-pricing-an-850-move-into-august-21-%e2%80%94-the-technical-model-sees-a-much-narrower-path/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:41:12 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/de65e8be-0b9d-5f42-aeec-b913b557a59d Intel Corporation, ticker INTC — it's August 15, 2026, and shares closed at $102.47. Here's the call up front: options traders are pricing a mildly bullish, mostly neutral stance into next week's August 21 expiration. The math says Intel could swing anywhere from $93.93 up to $111.01 by then — that's the range the options market has built into current prices. And here's the line that breaks this…

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]]> Intel Corporation, ticker INTC — it's August 15, 2026, and shares closed at $102.47. Here's the call up front: options traders are pricing a mildly bullish, mostly neutral stance into next week's August 21 expiration. The math says Intel could swing anywhere from $93.93 up to $111.01 by then — that's the range the options market has built into current prices. And here's the line that breaks this…

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]]> Options4L false No 318 full SOFI Options Are Pricing a $1.13 Move by Friday — the Charts See Half of It SOFI Options Are Pricing a $1.13 Move by Friday — the Charts See Half of It http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/sofi-options-are-pricing-a-113-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-half-of-it/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/sofi-options-are-pricing-a-113-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-half-of-it/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:28:33 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/0b27f4f1-3d86-509d-920a-0fd380291e1e SoFi Technologies — ticker SOFI — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock just closed Friday at $18.38. Here's the state of play in one breath: the options market is pricing a fairly tight band for the week ahead, roughly $17.25 on the low end to $19.51 on the high end, running into next Friday's expiration. The overall lean right now is neutral — no strong conviction either up or down. But there's…

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]]> SoFi Technologies — ticker SOFI — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock just closed Friday at $18.38. Here's the state of play in one breath: the options market is pricing a fairly tight band for the week ahead, roughly $17.25 on the low end to $19.51 on the high end, running into next Friday's expiration. The overall lean right now is neutral — no strong conviction either up or down. But there's…

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]]> Options4L false No 298 full SOXL Options Are Pricing a ±$26 Move Into August 14 — the Technical Models See $143 SOXL Options Are Pricing a ±$26 Move Into August 14 — the Technical Models See $143 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxl-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b126-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-technical-models-see-143/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxl-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b126-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-technical-models-see-143/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:20:29 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/8da550a0-cee8-568a-9b58-48ffd25882f6 Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares — ticker SOXL — here's the options read for August 9, 2026. SOXL closed at $140.07, and right now the options market leans slightly bullish into this Friday's expiration, August 14. But "bullish" doesn't mean calm — traders are pricing a swing wide enough to take SOXL anywhere from $113.59 on the low end to $166.55 on the high end by Friday. That's the…

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]]> Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares — ticker SOXL — here's the options read for August 9, 2026. SOXL closed at $140.07, and right now the options market leans slightly bullish into this Friday's expiration, August 14. But "bullish" doesn't mean calm — traders are pricing a swing wide enough to take SOXL anywhere from $113.59 on the low end to $166.55 on the high end by Friday. That's the…

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]]> Options4L false No 313 full SOXS Options Price an $8 Move by August 14 — Our Technical Model Targets $40.60 SOXS Options Price an $8 Move by August 14 — Our Technical Model Targets $40.60 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxs-options-price-an-8-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-targets-4060/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxs-options-price-an-8-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-targets-4060/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:12:40 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/c307a52e-e2f6-5270-8923-f89a37899f76 Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares — ticker SOXS — here's where things stand as of August 9, 2026. SOXS closed at $42.09. Looking ahead to the options expiration on August 14th, the options market has priced in a pretty wide swing — somewhere between $34.04 on the low end and $50.14 on the high end. The lean right now is slightly bearish: traders have been adding downside bets faster…

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]]> Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares — ticker SOXS — here's where things stand as of August 9, 2026. SOXS closed at $42.09. Looking ahead to the options expiration on August 14th, the options market has priced in a pretty wide swing — somewhere between $34.04 on the low end and $50.14 on the high end. The lean right now is slightly bearish: traders have been adding downside bets faster…

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]]> Options4L false No 320 full TQQQ Options Are Pricing a ±$5.50 Move Into August 14 — And They Look Cheap Doing It TQQQ Options Are Pricing a ±$5.50 Move Into August 14 — And They Look Cheap Doing It http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tqqq-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1550-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-they-look-cheap-doing-it/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tqqq-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1550-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-they-look-cheap-doing-it/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:03:45 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/4ad9b7bd-014f-541a-b315-f8cb558c77f4 Hey, it's August 9, 2026, and we're talking ProShares UltraPro QQQ — ticker TQQQ. It closed near $74.39. Here's the call: the options market leans slightly bullish, and it's pricing a range between $68.92 and $79.86 by the August 14 expiration. That's the box traders are betting inside. The level that breaks this whole read? A close below $72.60. If TQQQ falls under that, the bullish case is dead…

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]]> Hey, it's August 9, 2026, and we're talking ProShares UltraPro QQQ — ticker TQQQ. It closed near $74.39. Here's the call: the options market leans slightly bullish, and it's pricing a range between $68.92 and $79.86 by the August 14 expiration. That's the box traders are betting inside. The level that breaks this whole read? A close below $72.60. If TQQQ falls under that, the bullish case is dead…

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]]> Options4L false No 271 full NOK Options Are Pricing a ±$0.78 Move — Positioning Leans Up While the Charts Lean Down NOK Options Are Pricing a ±$0.78 Move — Positioning Leans Up While the Charts Lean Down http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nok-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1078-move-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-up-while-the-charts-lean-down/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nok-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1078-move-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-up-while-the-charts-lean-down/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:57:17 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/6f3596f6-142e-5c10-b338-9d894948a052 Nokia Oyj — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock just closed at $9.37. Here's the read for the week: the options market is leaning slightly bullish on Nokia going into Friday's expiration, August 14. Traders are pricing a range of $8.59 up to $10.15 by then — call it the expected move. But there's one line that breaks this whole story: if Nokia closes below $9.00, forget the bullish case entirely…

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]]> Nokia Oyj — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock just closed at $9.37. Here's the read for the week: the options market is leaning slightly bullish on Nokia going into Friday's expiration, August 14. Traders are pricing a range of $8.59 up to $10.15 by then — call it the expected move. But there's one line that breaks this whole story: if Nokia closes below $9.00, forget the bullish case entirely…

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]]> Options4L false No 265 full AAPL Options Price a $10 Move Into August 14 — Positioning Leans to the Upper Half of It AAPL Options Price a $10 Move Into August 14 — Positioning Leans to the Upper Half of It http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/aapl-options-price-a-10-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-to-the-upper-half-of-it/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/aapl-options-price-a-10-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-to-the-upper-half-of-it/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:50:09 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/1347045e-1b78-571c-b511-9ff9b221241f Apple Inc., ticker AAPL. It's August 9, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $313.36. Heading into the next options expiration on August 14, the market's leaning slightly bullish, and it's pricing Apple to land somewhere between roughly $303 and $323 by then. Here's the one number that flips this whole read: a close below $305. Stay above that, and the bullish tilt holds together. Slip under it…

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]]> Apple Inc., ticker AAPL. It's August 9, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $313.36. Heading into the next options expiration on August 14, the market's leaning slightly bullish, and it's pricing Apple to land somewhere between roughly $303 and $323 by then. Here's the one number that flips this whole read: a close below $305. Stay above that, and the bullish tilt holds together. Slip under it…

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]]> Options4L false No 337 full AMZN Options Are Pricing an $11 Move Through August 14 — Our Read Leans Slightly Higher AMZN Options Are Pricing an $11 Move Through August 14 — Our Read Leans Slightly Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amzn-options-are-pricing-an-11-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-slightly-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amzn-options-are-pricing-an-11-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-slightly-higher/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:41:48 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/c549994d-abc1-5528-a5d2-2903d36b241d Amazon dot com — ticker AMZN — as of Sunday, August 9, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $274.44, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish heading into next week's expiration. Traders are pricing Amazon to move somewhere between roughly $263 and $285 through this coming Friday, August 14 — call it an $11 swing in either direction from here. Now, the number that matters most if you only…

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]]> Amazon dot com — ticker AMZN — as of Sunday, August 9, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $274.44, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish heading into next week's expiration. Traders are pricing Amazon to move somewhere between roughly $263 and $285 through this coming Friday, August 14 — call it an $11 swing in either direction from here. Now, the number that matters most if you only…

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]]> Options4L false No 345 full AAL Options Are Pricing a ±$0.94 Move Into August 14 — the Technical Read Says $15.70 AAL Options Are Pricing a ±$0.94 Move Into August 14 — the Technical Read Says $15.70 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/aal-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1094-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-technical-read-says-1570/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/aal-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1094-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-technical-read-says-1570/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:34:01 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/cf695a9b-cc49-51bf-8f07-0fd57255c431 American Airlines, ticker AAL — here's the setup heading into the week of August 9, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $15.93. The options market's read into the August 14 expiration is neutral — no strong lean up or down. That neutral call comes with a fence around it: options are pricing a range for the week running from about $14.99 on the low end up to $16.87 on the high end. And here's the…

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]]> American Airlines, ticker AAL — here's the setup heading into the week of August 9, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $15.93. The options market's read into the August 14 expiration is neutral — no strong lean up or down. That neutral call comes with a fence around it: options are pricing a range for the week running from about $14.99 on the low end up to $16.87 on the high end. And here's the…

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]]> Options4L false No 329 full PFE Options Price a $0.71 Move Into August 14 — but the Flow Turned Against the Rally PFE Options Price a $0.71 Move Into August 14 — but the Flow Turned Against the Rally http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/pfe-options-price-a-071-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-but-the-flow-turned-against-the-rally/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/pfe-options-price-a-071-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-but-the-flow-turned-against-the-rally/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:24:29 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/1131af50-7a3a-5240-b2e3-c75ba3ba7cc1 Pfizer — ticker PFE — closed Friday at $26.75, and here's the state of play as of August 9, 2026. The options market is calling this one neutral with a bearish tilt. That means traders aren't screaming "sell," but the money underneath the rally has quietly turned defensive. The options market is pricing a range of $26.03 to $27.46 between now and the August 14 expiration. And the level that breaks…

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]]> Pfizer — ticker PFE — closed Friday at $26.75, and here's the state of play as of August 9, 2026. The options market is calling this one neutral with a bearish tilt. That means traders aren't screaming "sell," but the money underneath the rally has quietly turned defensive. The options market is pricing a range of $26.03 to $27.46 between now and the August 14 expiration. And the level that breaks…

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]]> Options4L false No 314 full F Options Outlook: Will the $14 Put Wall Hold Through August 14? F Options Outlook: Will the $14 Put Wall Hold Through August 14? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/f-options-outlook-will-the-14-put-wall-hold-through-august-14/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/f-options-outlook-will-the-14-put-wall-hold-through-august-14/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:15:25 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/9b972916-c98a-55bd-82cc-3d66b4132607 Ford Motor Company — ticker F — here's the read for August 9, 2026. Ford closed Friday at $13.98, and the options market's own pricing points to a move between $13.38 and $14.58 by this Friday's expiration, August 14. The bias right now is neutral with a bearish lean — traders are leaning down, but not aggressively. And there's one number that flips the whole story: if Ford closes above $14.17, this…

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]]> Ford Motor Company — ticker F — here's the read for August 9, 2026. Ford closed Friday at $13.98, and the options market's own pricing points to a move between $13.38 and $14.58 by this Friday's expiration, August 14. The bias right now is neutral with a bearish lean — traders are leaning down, but not aggressively. And there's one number that flips the whole story: if Ford closes above $14.17, this…

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]]> Options4L false No 292 full TLT Options Are Pricing a $1.05 Move Through August 14 — and Both Reads Point Slightly Higher TLT Options Are Pricing a $1.05 Move Through August 14 — and Both Reads Point Slightly Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tlt-options-are-pricing-a-105-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-both-reads-point-slightly-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tlt-options-are-pricing-a-105-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-both-reads-point-slightly-higher/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:06:35 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/c2db0cc6-f05e-5efc-8b96-6cffba7d5131 Here's your read on iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF — ticker TLT — for August 9, 2026. TLT closed Friday at $82.76, and heading into the August 14 options expiration, the options market is pricing a trading band of $81.71 to $83.81 — call it a dollar of wiggle room either way. The bias right now: neutral, with a slight lean higher. And here's the level that breaks the whole read — a close…

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]]> Here's your read on iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF — ticker TLT — for August 9, 2026. TLT closed Friday at $82.76, and heading into the August 14 options expiration, the options market is pricing a trading band of $81.71 to $83.81 — call it a dollar of wiggle room either way. The bias right now: neutral, with a slight lean higher. And here's the level that breaks the whole read — a close…

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]]> Options4L false No 279 full MSFT Options Outlook: Will the $495 Put Wall Hold Through August 14? MSFT Options Outlook: Will the $495 Put Wall Hold Through August 14? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/msft-options-outlook-will-the-495-put-wall-hold-through-august-14/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/msft-options-outlook-will-the-495-put-wall-hold-through-august-14/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:59:32 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/1d84fe99-b39c-5bbc-9a56-9a63354fc468 Microsoft Corporation — ticker MSFT — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock's most recent close sits at $499.28. Here's the call up front: the options market is leaning neutral with a bullish tilt, pricing a range of roughly $481 to $517 between now and the August 14 expiration. The one level that breaks this whole read is $494 — a close below that number, and everything we're about to walk through…

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]]> Microsoft Corporation — ticker MSFT — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock's most recent close sits at $499.28. Here's the call up front: the options market is leaning neutral with a bullish tilt, pricing a range of roughly $481 to $517 between now and the August 14 expiration. The one level that breaks this whole read is $494 — a close below that number, and everything we're about to walk through…

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]]> Options4L false No 342 full QQQ Options Are Pricing an $18 Move Into August 14 — and Every Positioning Input Now Leans the Same Way QQQ Options Are Pricing an $18 Move Into August 14 — and Every Positioning Input Now Leans the Same Way http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qqq-options-are-pricing-an-18-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-every-positioning-input-now-leans-the-same-way/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qqq-options-are-pricing-an-18-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-every-positioning-input-now-leans-the-same-way/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:55:45 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/06e69478-fecf-54e0-add1-d3272878c5f6 Invesco QQQ Trust — the big Nasdaq-100 fund — closed at $722.70 heading into the weekend of August 9, 2026, and here's the headline: the options market's read is bullish. Traders are pricing roughly a $705 to $741 range for the stock into the August 14 options expiration. And there's one line in the sand that breaks this whole story: if QQQ closes below $715, the bullish case is done. Hold onto…

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]]> Invesco QQQ Trust — the big Nasdaq-100 fund — closed at $722.70 heading into the weekend of August 9, 2026, and here's the headline: the options market's read is bullish. Traders are pricing roughly a $705 to $741 range for the stock into the August 14 options expiration. And there's one line in the sand that breaks this whole story: if QQQ closes below $715, the bullish case is done. Hold onto…

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]]> Options4L false No 293 full MU Options Are Pricing an $87 Move Into Friday — Our Positioning Read and the Chart Disagree MU Options Are Pricing an $87 Move Into Friday — Our Positioning Read and the Chart Disagree http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mu-options-are-pricing-an-87-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-and-the-chart-disagree/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mu-options-are-pricing-an-87-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-and-the-chart-disagree/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:47:44 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/1607111a-b9f2-52dc-9059-89342d5042b4 Micron Technology, ticker MU. It's August 9, 2026, and the stock just closed at $876.72. The headline read heading into this week: bullish, but with a very specific catch. Options traders are pricing a possible swing anywhere from $790 on the low end to $963 on the high end by this Friday's expiration — call it a move of about 10% in either direction. That's the range everyone's working with. And…

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]]> Micron Technology, ticker MU. It's August 9, 2026, and the stock just closed at $876.72. The headline read heading into this week: bullish, but with a very specific catch. Options traders are pricing a possible swing anywhere from $790 on the low end to $963 on the high end by this Friday's expiration — call it a move of about 10% in either direction. That's the range everyone's working with. And…

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]]> Options4L false No 293 full IREN Options Are Pricing a $5.80 Move Into Friday — Our Positioning Read Sees a Different Picture IREN Options Are Pricing a $5.80 Move Into Friday — Our Positioning Read Sees a Different Picture http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/iren-options-are-pricing-a-580-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-sees-a-different-picture/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/iren-options-are-pricing-a-580-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-sees-a-different-picture/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:38:30 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/7f008e37-b26e-58be-8759-6b1dec2d2603 Hey folks, welcome back. Today we're talking about IREN Limited — ticker IREN — and it's August 9, 2026. Stock closed out the week at $41.44, and here's the headline: the options market is leaning neutral with a slight bearish tilt. Traders are pricing a wide swing into next Friday's expiration — somewhere between $35.65 on the low end and $47.23 on the high end. That's the whole cone for the…

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]]> Hey folks, welcome back. Today we're talking about IREN Limited — ticker IREN — and it's August 9, 2026. Stock closed out the week at $41.44, and here's the headline: the options market is leaning neutral with a slight bearish tilt. Traders are pricing a wide swing into next Friday's expiration — somewhere between $35.65 on the low end and $47.23 on the high end. That's the whole cone for the…

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]]> Options4L false No 326 full MARA Options Are Pricing a $1.14 Move Into Aug 14 — The Flow Says Higher, The Chart Says Lower MARA Options Are Pricing a $1.14 Move Into Aug 14 — The Flow Says Higher, The Chart Says Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mara-options-are-pricing-a-114-move-into-aug-14-%e2%80%94-the-flow-says-higher-the-chart-says-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mara-options-are-pricing-a-114-move-into-aug-14-%e2%80%94-the-flow-says-higher-the-chart-says-lower/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:29:57 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/0beff050-3e88-5666-98a5-38a56c76c6ea MARA Holdings — ticker MARA — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock closed at $10.10. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning bullish on MARA into this Friday, August 14. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $8.96 on the low end to $11.24 on the high end for the stock by then. But there's a line in the sand — if MARA closes below $9.50, this whole bullish read falls apart. That's the…

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]]> MARA Holdings — ticker MARA — it's August 9, 2026, and the stock closed at $10.10. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning bullish on MARA into this Friday, August 14. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $8.96 on the low end to $11.24 on the high end for the stock by then. But there's a line in the sand — if MARA closes below $9.50, this whole bullish read falls apart. That's the…

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]]> Options4L false No 301 full SMCI Options Are Pricing a $5.50 Swing Into August 14 — The Chart Model Sees Less Than a Dollar SMCI Options Are Pricing a $5.50 Swing Into August 14 — The Chart Model Sees Less Than a Dollar http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smci-options-are-pricing-a-550-swing-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-less-than-a-dollar/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smci-options-are-pricing-a-550-swing-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-less-than-a-dollar/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:22:23 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/5958d8f2-cfc0-5e11-a335-0b951b04825a Alright, let's talk Super Micro Computer — ticker SMCI. It's August 9, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $31.11. Here's the headline before anything else: options traders are neutral, leaning bullish, but only just. The options market is pricing a swing that runs all the way from $25.61 on the low end up to $36.61 on the high end by next Friday, August 14. That's the size of the move the…

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]]> Alright, let's talk Super Micro Computer — ticker SMCI. It's August 9, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $31.11. Here's the headline before anything else: options traders are neutral, leaning bullish, but only just. The options market is pricing a swing that runs all the way from $25.61 on the low end up to $36.61 on the high end by next Friday, August 14. That's the size of the move the…

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]]> Options4L false No 345 full AMD Options Are Pricing a $40 Swing Into August 14 — and Positioning Leans Higher AMD Options Are Pricing a $40 Swing Into August 14 — and Positioning Leans Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amd-options-are-pricing-a-40-swing-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-positioning-leans-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amd-options-are-pricing-a-40-swing-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-positioning-leans-higher/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:13:17 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/36b7568d-9280-5628-9306-99f94e56261f Advanced Micro Devices — ticker AMD — it's August 9, 2026, and here's the fast version before we get into the why. The stock closed near $482.28, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish heading into next Friday's expiration, August 14. Traders are pricing a genuinely wide swing for the next five trading days — anywhere from about $442 up to $522 is considered fair game. And here's the…

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]]> Advanced Micro Devices — ticker AMD — it's August 9, 2026, and here's the fast version before we get into the why. The stock closed near $482.28, and the options market is leaning slightly bullish heading into next Friday's expiration, August 14. Traders are pricing a genuinely wide swing for the next five trading days — anywhere from about $442 up to $522 is considered fair game. And here's the…

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]]> Options4L false No 340 full IBIT Options Are Pricing a $1.38 Move by August 14 — Our Read Leans Higher IBIT Options Are Pricing a $1.38 Move by August 14 — Our Read Leans Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibit-options-are-pricing-a-138-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibit-options-are-pricing-a-138-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-higher/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:05:45 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/8285c609-bf93-580c-8fa7-6e9405588139 Hey, it's August 9, 2026, and we're talking about IBIT, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. It closed Friday at $36.80. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning bullish, and it's pricing a move of about $1.38 in either direction between now and the August 14 expiration. That works out to a range of roughly $35.42 on the low end and $38.18 on the high end. And here's the line in the sand — if…

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]]> Hey, it's August 9, 2026, and we're talking about IBIT, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. It closed Friday at $36.80. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning bullish, and it's pricing a move of about $1.38 in either direction between now and the August 14 expiration. That works out to a range of roughly $35.42 on the low end and $38.18 on the high end. And here's the line in the sand — if…

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]]> Options4L false No 267 full GOOGL Options Price a $13.55 Move Into August 14 — Positioning Says Neutral, the Charts Disagree GOOGL Options Price a $13.55 Move Into August 14 — Positioning Says Neutral, the Charts Disagree http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/googl-options-price-a-1355-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-positioning-says-neutral-the-charts-disagree/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/googl-options-price-a-1355-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-positioning-says-neutral-the-charts-disagree/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:57:28 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b5845829-6a5f-57f1-9e8f-de1db7e85c54 Alphabet Inc., ticker GOOGL — here's the options rundown for August 9, 2026. Shares are anchored at 354.78, and the options market's read on this one is neutral, no real lean either direction. Traders are pricing a range of roughly 341 to 368 through the August 14 expiration — that's the box everyone's working inside. And here's the one number that matters most: if GOOGL closes below 348, this…

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]]> Alphabet Inc., ticker GOOGL — here's the options rundown for August 9, 2026. Shares are anchored at 354.78, and the options market's read on this one is neutral, no real lean either direction. Traders are pricing a range of roughly 341 to 368 through the August 14 expiration — that's the box everyone's working inside. And here's the one number that matters most: if GOOGL closes below 348, this…

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]]> Options4L false No 301 full ORCL Options Are Pricing a ±$12 Move by August 14 — The Charts See Half That ORCL Options Are Pricing a ±$12 Move by August 14 — The Charts See Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/orcl-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b112-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/orcl-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b112-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-half-that/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:40:52 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/2a9ad191-0c34-54c7-b3a0-74330367eff1 Oracle Corporation — ticker ORCL — heading into August 9, 2026, trading at $146.86. Here's the quick version, in case that's all you need this morning. Options traders are leaning slightly bullish on Oracle right now — not screaming bullish, just tilted up. The options market is pricing a range between $134.95 and $158.77 by the time the August 14 contracts expire. And here's the level that…

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]]> Oracle Corporation — ticker ORCL — heading into August 9, 2026, trading at $146.86. Here's the quick version, in case that's all you need this morning. Options traders are leaning slightly bullish on Oracle right now — not screaming bullish, just tilted up. The options market is pricing a range between $134.95 and $158.77 by the time the August 14 contracts expire. And here's the level that…

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]]> Options4L false No 351 full SPY Options Price an $11.50 Move Through August 14 — and One Strike Decides It SPY Options Price an $11.50 Move Through August 14 — and One Strike Decides It http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-price-an-1150-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-one-strike-decides-it/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-price-an-1150-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-one-strike-decides-it/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:06:12 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/14730563-f897-58b1-ab66-70884f2a0d0a State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — ticker SPY — here's where things stand as of August 9, 2026. SPY closed around $773.16, and the options market's read on it is slightly bullish, though it's a soft lean, not a strong one. Pricing in the options market implies SPY trades somewhere between $761.64 and $784.68 by the August 14 expiration — roughly a plus-or-minus 1.5% band. And there's one…

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]]> State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — ticker SPY — here's where things stand as of August 9, 2026. SPY closed around $773.16, and the options market's read on it is slightly bullish, though it's a soft lean, not a strong one. Pricing in the options market implies SPY trades somewhere between $761.64 and $784.68 by the August 14 expiration — roughly a plus-or-minus 1.5% band. And there's one…

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]]> Options4L false No 342 full NBIS Options Are Pricing a ±$38 Move by August 14 — Our Positioning Read Lands Dead Neutral NBIS Options Are Pricing a ±$38 Move by August 14 — Our Positioning Read Lands Dead Neutral http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nbis-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b138-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-lands-dead-neutral/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nbis-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b138-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-lands-dead-neutral/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:26:20 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/19db2f77-e4e7-532b-8e55-663b650c9de6 Nebius Group N.V., ticker NBIS. It's August 8, 2026, and the stock closed at $188.00. Here's the call, right up front, so you don't have to wait for it: neutral. Genuinely, dead-center neutral. The options market is pricing a huge swing into the August 14 expiration — somewhere between $150.20 on the low end and $225.80 on the high end. That's not a typo, that's just what the contracts cost…

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]]> Nebius Group N.V., ticker NBIS. It's August 8, 2026, and the stock closed at $188.00. Here's the call, right up front, so you don't have to wait for it: neutral. Genuinely, dead-center neutral. The options market is pricing a huge swing into the August 14 expiration — somewhere between $150.20 on the low end and $225.80 on the high end. That's not a typo, that's just what the contracts cost…

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]]> Options4L false No 313 full NFLX Options Are Pricing a $3.18 Move Into August 14 — the Chart Models See $75.60 NFLX Options Are Pricing a $3.18 Move Into August 14 — the Chart Models See $75.60 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nflx-options-are-pricing-a-318-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chart-models-see-7560/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nflx-options-are-pricing-a-318-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chart-models-see-7560/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:08:35 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/2266959f-f97e-5e42-bff0-f3ad9e845cdc Netflix, Inc., ticker NFLX — here's your options read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $74.11. Bias: neutral, with a bullish tilt — traders leaning up, but only mildly. The options market is pricing a move that frames a range of $70.93 to $77.29 between now and the August 14 expiration. And here's the line that breaks the whole read: a close below $70 flips this from a range story into an…

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]]> Netflix, Inc., ticker NFLX — here's your options read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $74.11. Bias: neutral, with a bullish tilt — traders leaning up, but only mildly. The options market is pricing a move that frames a range of $70.93 to $77.29 between now and the August 14 expiration. And here's the line that breaks the whole read: a close below $70 flips this from a range story into an…

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]]> Options4L false No 281 full XLF Options Imply a $1.00 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Says Slightly Higher, the Charts Say Lower XLF Options Imply a $1.00 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Says Slightly Higher, the Charts Say Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xlf-options-imply-a-100-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-slightly-higher-the-charts-say-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xlf-options-imply-a-100-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-slightly-higher-the-charts-say-lower/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:14 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/5a4ff976-082d-59f0-bcbc-104ceacce33e State Street's Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLF — closed Thursday at $57.61, just under its 52-week high. Today is August 8, 2026, and here's where things stand: options traders are leaning slightly bullish on this one, even though the charts are flashing caution. The options market is pricing a range of $56.60 to $58.62 into the August 14 expiration — roughly a dollar move either…

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]]> State Street's Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLF — closed Thursday at $57.61, just under its 52-week high. Today is August 8, 2026, and here's where things stand: options traders are leaning slightly bullish on this one, even though the charts are flashing caution. The options market is pricing a range of $56.60 to $58.62 into the August 14 expiration — roughly a dollar move either…

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]]> Options4L false No 287 full XLE Options Are Pricing a $1.85 Move Into August 14 — Positioning Says Up, the Chart Says Down XLE Options Are Pricing a $1.85 Move Into August 14 — Positioning Says Up, the Chart Says Down http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xle-options-are-pricing-a-185-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-positioning-says-up-the-chart-says-down/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/xle-options-are-pricing-a-185-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-positioning-says-up-the-chart-says-down/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:50:49 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/9c5ec3bd-5437-5cc4-bd61-caab26e5fff7 State Street's Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLE — closed Friday at $57.49, and as of August 8, 2026, the options market is leaning bullish on it. Here's the trade: options pricing implies XLE stays inside a $55.64 to $59.34 range through the August 14 expiration. That's the honest width of the next six trading days, according to the market itself. But here's the catch, and I want you to…

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]]> State Street's Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF — ticker XLE — closed Friday at $57.49, and as of August 8, 2026, the options market is leaning bullish on it. Here's the trade: options pricing implies XLE stays inside a $55.64 to $59.34 range through the August 14 expiration. That's the honest width of the next six trading days, according to the market itself. But here's the catch, and I want you to…

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]]> Options4L false No 305 full CRWV Options Are Pricing a ±$17 Move by Friday — Our Technical Model Sees ±$3.50 CRWV Options Are Pricing a ±$17 Move by Friday — Our Technical Model Sees ±$3.50 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/crwv-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b117-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-%c2%b1350/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/crwv-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b117-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-%c2%b1350/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:43:25 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/20daaf29-c5e9-5565-ae9a-3e7bae44e0dc CoreWeave — ticker CRWV — on August 8, 2026. Here's the state of play. The stock is sitting at $91.15, and the options market's read into next Friday's expiration leans slightly bullish. But "slightly" is doing a lot of work here, because the same market is pricing a wild range — somewhere between $74.40 and $107.90 by August 14. That's not a typo. That's how much uncertainty is baked into the…

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]]> CoreWeave — ticker CRWV — on August 8, 2026. Here's the state of play. The stock is sitting at $91.15, and the options market's read into next Friday's expiration leans slightly bullish. But "slightly" is doing a lot of work here, because the same market is pricing a wild range — somewhere between $74.40 and $107.90 by August 14. That's not a typo. That's how much uncertainty is baked into the…

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]]> Options4L false No 313 full BAC Options Are Pricing a $1.62 Move Into August 14 — Our Positioning Read Leans the Other Way From the Chart BAC Options Are Pricing a $1.62 Move Into August 14 — Our Positioning Read Leans the Other Way From the Chart http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/bac-options-are-pricing-a-162-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-the-other-way-from-the-chart/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/bac-options-are-pricing-a-162-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-the-other-way-from-the-chart/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:35:28 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e3132ea8-4b17-5fb9-9c5f-7552ae3ac0ea Bank of America — ticker BAC — here's the read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $63.15. Options traders are leaning slightly bearish for the next six days, even though the bigger trend is still pointing up. The market's own pricing says BAC should stay somewhere between $61.53 and $64.77 into the August 14 expiration. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if BAC closes above…

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]]> Bank of America — ticker BAC — here's the read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $63.15. Options traders are leaning slightly bearish for the next six days, even though the bigger trend is still pointing up. The market's own pricing says BAC should stay somewhere between $61.53 and $64.77 into the August 14 expiration. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if BAC closes above…

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]]> Options4L false No 276 full NIO Options Are Pricing a ±$0.32 Move Into August 14 — Our Positioning Read Leans Lower Than the Chart NIO Options Are Pricing a ±$0.32 Move Into August 14 — Our Positioning Read Leans Lower Than the Chart http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nio-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1032-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-lower-than-the-chart/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nio-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1032-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-lower-than-the-chart/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:27:39 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b9a69fa3-7159-5833-ad39-e223bc2a3d17 Hey, it's August 8, 2026, and we're talking NIO Inc. — ticker NIO. The stock closed Friday at $4.74. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning slightly bearish into next week's expiration, and it's pricing a trading range of $4.41 to $5.06 between now and August 14. That's the box everyone's watching. The number that breaks this whole read is $4.94 — if NIO closes above that, the bearish…

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]]> Hey, it's August 8, 2026, and we're talking NIO Inc. — ticker NIO. The stock closed Friday at $4.74. Here's the headline: the options market is leaning slightly bearish into next week's expiration, and it's pricing a trading range of $4.41 to $5.06 between now and August 14. That's the box everyone's watching. The number that breaks this whole read is $4.94 — if NIO closes above that, the bearish…

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]]> Options4L false No 299 full RGTI Options Are Pricing a ±$2.15 Move Into August 14 — Our Positioning Read Leans Lower Than the Chart RGTI Options Are Pricing a ±$2.15 Move Into August 14 — Our Positioning Read Leans Lower Than the Chart http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rgti-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1215-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-lower-than-the-chart/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rgti-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1215-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-positioning-read-leans-lower-than-the-chart/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:18:49 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/f2e3971f-2539-5891-9489-43c5f68a8388 Rigetti Computing, ticker RGTI, August 8, 2026. Stock closed Friday at $17.93. Here's the state of play: options traders are leaning slightly bearish on this name heading into the August 14 expiration — even though the stock just ripped higher. The options market is pricing a range of $15.78 to $20.08 over the next six days, which works out to roughly a $2.15 swing in either direction. And…

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]]> Rigetti Computing, ticker RGTI, August 8, 2026. Stock closed Friday at $17.93. Here's the state of play: options traders are leaning slightly bearish on this name heading into the August 14 expiration — even though the stock just ripped higher. The options market is pricing a range of $15.78 to $20.08 over the next six days, which works out to roughly a $2.15 swing in either direction. And…

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]]> Options4L false No 341 full WMT Options Are Pricing a $3.46 Move Through August 14 — Our Read Leans Higher, the Chart Says Lower WMT Options Are Pricing a $3.46 Move Through August 14 — Our Read Leans Higher, the Chart Says Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/wmt-options-are-pricing-a-346-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-higher-the-chart-says-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/wmt-options-are-pricing-a-346-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-higher-the-chart-says-lower/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:10:41 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e8d677ba-3997-5804-9bba-c123552421a2 Walmart — ticker WMT — August 8, 2026, and the stock closed at $111.77. Here's the headline: options traders are leaning slightly bullish into this Friday's expiration, August 14, and they're pricing a trading range of $108.31 to $115.24 for the next six days. That's the box to watch. The one thing that breaks this whole read is simple — a close below $110. Cross that line and the bullish case is…

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]]> Walmart — ticker WMT — August 8, 2026, and the stock closed at $111.77. Here's the headline: options traders are leaning slightly bullish into this Friday's expiration, August 14, and they're pricing a trading range of $108.31 to $115.24 for the next six days. That's the box to watch. The one thing that breaks this whole read is simple — a close below $110. Cross that line and the bullish case is…

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]]> Options4L false No 266 full EEM Options Price a ±$2.42 Move Into August 14 — and the Premium Looks Cheap EEM Options Price a ±$2.42 Move Into August 14 — and the Premium Looks Cheap http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/eem-options-price-a-%c2%b1242-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-the-premium-looks-cheap/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/eem-options-price-a-%c2%b1242-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-the-premium-looks-cheap/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:53:20 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/87e37d8a-c896-5816-bed0-1dd35de26f33 Hey, it's August 8, 2026, and we're talking about the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF — ticker EEM. It closed Friday at $65.64. Here's the call in one breath: options traders are leaning slightly bullish, and they're pricing a range between $63.22 and $68.06 for the week running into the August 14 expiration. That's the box. If EEM closes below $64.00, this whole bullish read is dead — that's…

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]]> Hey, it's August 8, 2026, and we're talking about the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF — ticker EEM. It closed Friday at $65.64. Here's the call in one breath: options traders are leaning slightly bullish, and they're pricing a range between $63.22 and $68.06 for the week running into the August 14 expiration. That's the box. If EEM closes below $64.00, this whole bullish read is dead — that's…

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]]> Options4L false No 310 full PLTR Options Are Pricing a ±$12 Move Into August 14 — and Every Near-Term Wall Is Now Behind the Stock PLTR Options Are Pricing a ±$12 Move Into August 14 — and Every Near-Term Wall Is Now Behind the Stock http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/pltr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b112-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-every-near-term-wall-is-now-behind-the-stock/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/pltr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b112-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-every-near-term-wall-is-now-behind-the-stock/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:37:17 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/f1ce86f1-11ad-5691-bbf7-dc2f37f3c657 Palantir Technologies — ticker PLTR. It's August 8, 2026, and the stock just closed at $171.71. The options market's read right now is slightly bullish. Traders are pricing a range of $159.71 to $183.71 for the week running into the August 14 expiration. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if PLTR closes below $165, the bullish case is dead. Hold onto that — $165 — because…

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]]> Palantir Technologies — ticker PLTR. It's August 8, 2026, and the stock just closed at $171.71. The options market's read right now is slightly bullish. Traders are pricing a range of $159.71 to $183.71 for the week running into the August 14 expiration. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if PLTR closes below $165, the bullish case is dead. Hold onto that — $165 — because…

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]]> Options4L false No 349 full QBTS Options Are Pricing a $2.40 Move Into August 14 — But the Premium Is the Cheapest It Has Been All Year QBTS Options Are Pricing a $2.40 Move Into August 14 — But the Premium Is the Cheapest It Has Been All Year http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qbts-options-are-pricing-a-240-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-but-the-premium-is-the-cheapest-it-has-been-all-year/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qbts-options-are-pricing-a-240-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-but-the-premium-is-the-cheapest-it-has-been-all-year/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:33:06 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/acebe2cd-b477-5f6c-99a1-1a0db4438737 D-Wave Quantum — ticker QBTS — here's your options rundown for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $20.77. Right now the options market is calling this one neutral, with just a slight lean toward the upside. Traders are pricing a possible swing between $18.37 on the low end and $23.17 on the high end between now and the August 14 expiration. And here's the one thing that breaks this whole read…

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]]> D-Wave Quantum — ticker QBTS — here's your options rundown for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $20.77. Right now the options market is calling this one neutral, with just a slight lean toward the upside. Traders are pricing a possible swing between $18.37 on the low end and $23.17 on the high end between now and the August 14 expiration. And here's the one thing that breaks this whole read…

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]]> Options4L false No 272 full RKLB Options Are Pricing a $15 Swing Into August 14 — The Technicals See $86 RKLB Options Are Pricing a $15 Swing Into August 14 — The Technicals See $86 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rklb-options-are-pricing-a-15-swing-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-technicals-see-86/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/rklb-options-are-pricing-a-15-swing-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-technicals-see-86/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:26:12 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/28c97eb6-7535-590b-bee2-0546f581c5cd Rocket Lab — ticker RKLB — it's August 8, 2026, and the stock just closed at $83.13 after a wild run higher. Here's the headline: options traders are leaning slightly bullish right now. But "slightly" is doing a lot of work, because the options market is pricing an enormous swing into next week's expiration — somewhere between $68.40 on the low end and $97.86 on the high end. That's the range you…

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]]> Rocket Lab — ticker RKLB — it's August 8, 2026, and the stock just closed at $83.13 after a wild run higher. Here's the headline: options traders are leaning slightly bullish right now. But "slightly" is doing a lot of work, because the options market is pricing an enormous swing into next week's expiration — somewhere between $68.40 on the low end and $97.86 on the high end. That's the range you…

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]]> Options4L false No 344 full IWM Options Are Pricing a ±$6 Move Into August 14 — But the Chain’s Magnets Sit Below Spot IWM Options Are Pricing a ±$6 Move Into August 14 — But the Chain’s Magnets Sit Below Spot http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/iwm-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b16-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-but-the-chain-s-magnets-sit-below-spot/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/iwm-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b16-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-but-the-chain-s-magnets-sit-below-spot/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:18:29 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/fc734663-028c-5f94-a138-a1097e072ca9 Alright, IWM — the iShares Russell 2000 ETF — here's where things stand on August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $301.67. Options traders are leaning slightly bullish here, and they're pricing a range of roughly $295.70 to $307.64 between now and the August 14 expiration. That's the box this stock is expected to stay inside for the next several trading days. But there's a line in the sand: if IWM…

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]]> Alright, IWM — the iShares Russell 2000 ETF — here's where things stand on August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $301.67. Options traders are leaning slightly bullish here, and they're pricing a range of roughly $295.70 to $307.64 between now and the August 14 expiration. That's the box this stock is expected to stay inside for the next several trading days. But there's a line in the sand: if IWM…

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]]> Options4L false No 339 full HOOD Options Are Pricing a $7.73 Move Into August 14 — The Chain Says the Middle of That Range HOOD Options Are Pricing a $7.73 Move Into August 14 — The Chain Says the Middle of That Range http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/hood-options-are-pricing-a-773-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chain-says-the-middle-of-that-range/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/hood-options-are-pricing-a-773-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chain-says-the-middle-of-that-range/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:10:11 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/a1ed594d-7dfb-51c8-b206-0eac5a37dc9b Robinhood Markets — ticker HOOD — heading into August 8, 2026, with the stock sitting at $93.38. Here's the read up front: options traders are neutral with a bullish tilt, and they're pricing a move of roughly eight percent either way into the August 14 expiration — that works out to a range of $85.65 on the low end up to $101.11 on the high end. The one thing that breaks this whole read: a close…

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]]> Robinhood Markets — ticker HOOD — heading into August 8, 2026, with the stock sitting at $93.38. Here's the read up front: options traders are neutral with a bullish tilt, and they're pricing a move of roughly eight percent either way into the August 14 expiration — that works out to a range of $85.65 on the low end up to $101.11 on the high end. The one thing that breaks this whole read: a close…

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]]> Options4L false No 294 full MSTR Options Are Pricing a ±$9.60 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Says the $94–$106 Corridor Holds MSTR Options Are Pricing a ±$9.60 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Says the $94–$106 Corridor Holds http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mstr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1960-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-the-94%e2%80%93106-corridor-holds/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mstr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1960-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-the-94%e2%80%93106-corridor-holds/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:02:44 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/379c4386-9905-52c9-917c-cde37f9a99dc Strategy Inc — ticker MSTR — on August 8, 2026, trading around $99.76. Here's today's read: options traders are basically neutral, leaning a little bullish. The options market is pricing MSTR to move somewhere between $90.17 and $109.35 by the August 14 expiration. That's the whole trading range for the week. And there's one number that ends this conversation completely: if MSTR closes below $94…

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]]> Strategy Inc — ticker MSTR — on August 8, 2026, trading around $99.76. Here's today's read: options traders are basically neutral, leaning a little bullish. The options market is pricing MSTR to move somewhere between $90.17 and $109.35 by the August 14 expiration. That's the whole trading range for the week. And there's one number that ends this conversation completely: if MSTR closes below $94…

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]]> Options4L false No 341 full META Options Price a ±$27 Move Into August 14 — Our 6-Day Model Sees $601 META Options Price a ±$27 Move Into August 14 — Our 6-Day Model Sees $601 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/meta-options-price-a-%c2%b127-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-6-day-model-sees-601/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/meta-options-price-a-%c2%b127-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-6-day-model-sees-601/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:54:06 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/c6214715-6343-578c-b908-46f05b292ae2 Meta Platforms — ticker META — here's your options-flow read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed near $591.97. The options market's bias here is bullish, and it's pricing a range between $564.68 and $619.26 by the August 14 expiration. That's the whole story in one breath: a bullish tilt, a wide enough range to absorb some noise, and one clear line in the sand — if META closes below $584, this…

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]]> Meta Platforms — ticker META — here's your options-flow read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed near $591.97. The options market's bias here is bullish, and it's pricing a range between $564.68 and $619.26 by the August 14 expiration. That's the whole story in one breath: a bullish tilt, a wide enough range to absorb some noise, and one clear line in the sand — if META closes below $584, this…

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]]> Options4L false No 335 full SLV Options Are Pricing a $3.30 Move Into August 14 — and Calls Now Cost More Than Puts SLV Options Are Pricing a $3.30 Move Into August 14 — and Calls Now Cost More Than Puts http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/slv-options-are-pricing-a-330-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-calls-now-cost-more-than-puts/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/slv-options-are-pricing-a-330-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-calls-now-cost-more-than-puts/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:46:59 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/326e10e1-ddaf-5571-b47c-a1c317000f97 iShares Silver Trust — ticker SLV — heading into the August 14 options expiration, and here's the read as of Saturday, August 8, 2026. Silver's been on a tear, closing Friday at $57.51. The options market is leaning bullish, and it's pricing a range of $54.20 up to $60.80 by that expiration. That's the box we're playing in. But here's the line in the sand: if SLV closes below $55, this entire…

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]]> iShares Silver Trust — ticker SLV — heading into the August 14 options expiration, and here's the read as of Saturday, August 8, 2026. Silver's been on a tear, closing Friday at $57.51. The options market is leaning bullish, and it's pricing a range of $54.20 up to $60.80 by that expiration. That's the box we're playing in. But here's the line in the sand: if SLV closes below $55, this entire…

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]]> Options4L false No 333 full KWEB Options Are Pricing a $0.85 Move Through August 14 — and Calls Cost More Than Puts KWEB Options Are Pricing a $0.85 Move Through August 14 — and Calls Cost More Than Puts http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/kweb-options-are-pricing-a-085-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-calls-cost-more-than-puts/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/kweb-options-are-pricing-a-085-move-through-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-calls-cost-more-than-puts/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:37:30 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/c4915af2-ba0e-5e0c-8bdf-09e34896d4a9 KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF — ticker KWEB — here's the read for August 8, 2026. Shares closed at $28.67. Heading into the August 14 expiration, options traders are leaning slightly bullish, and they're pricing a move between $27.82 and $29.52. That's the whole story in one breath: a modest bullish tilt, a tight trading box, and one number that breaks the whole read — if KWEB closes below…

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]]> KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF — ticker KWEB — here's the read for August 8, 2026. Shares closed at $28.67. Heading into the August 14 expiration, options traders are leaning slightly bullish, and they're pricing a move between $27.82 and $29.52. That's the whole story in one breath: a modest bullish tilt, a tight trading box, and one number that breaks the whole read — if KWEB closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 282 full ASTS Options Price a ±$13 Move by August 14 — The Chart Model Sees $2.60 ASTS Options Price a ±$13 Move by August 14 — The Chart Model Sees $2.60 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/asts-options-price-a-%c2%b113-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-260/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/asts-options-price-a-%c2%b113-move-by-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-chart-model-sees-260/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:31:01 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e2decf90-562b-50f6-98ed-66ea3fdc83b8 AST SpaceMobile — ticker ASTS — here's the options read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $71.91. Our take: neutral, leaning bullish, and that's an important qualifier — it's a lean, not a firm call. The options market is pricing an enormous possible swing into the August 14 expiration, somewhere between $58.95 on the downside and $84.86 on the upside. That's the kind of range you'd expect…

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]]> AST SpaceMobile — ticker ASTS — here's the options read for August 8, 2026. The stock closed at $71.91. Our take: neutral, leaning bullish, and that's an important qualifier — it's a lean, not a firm call. The options market is pricing an enormous possible swing into the August 14 expiration, somewhere between $58.95 on the downside and $84.86 on the upside. That's the kind of range you'd expect…

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]]> Options4L false No 318 full QCOM Options Are Pricing an $11 Move Into August 14 — The Positioning Pull Is Lower QCOM Options Are Pricing an $11 Move Into August 14 — The Positioning Pull Is Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qcom-options-are-pricing-an-11-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-positioning-pull-is-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qcom-options-are-pricing-an-11-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-the-positioning-pull-is-lower/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:22:12 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/99aceb82-7317-5b9e-b40d-0223472ad3eb Qualcomm — ticker QCOM — here's the read heading into next week, as of August 8, 2026. Stock closed Thursday at $167.85. The options market's leaning neutral, with just a slight downward tilt. Traders are pricing a range of $156.94 to $178.76 by the August 14 expiration — basically a coin flip with a soft lean lower. And here's the line that flips the whole story: if QCOM closes above $172.50…

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]]> Qualcomm — ticker QCOM — here's the read heading into next week, as of August 8, 2026. Stock closed Thursday at $167.85. The options market's leaning neutral, with just a slight downward tilt. Traders are pricing a range of $156.94 to $178.76 by the August 14 expiration — basically a coin flip with a soft lean lower. And here's the line that flips the whole story: if QCOM closes above $172.50…

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]]> Options4L false No 324 full INTC Options Are Pricing a $10 Move Into August 14 — Our Chart Model Sees a Third of That INTC Options Are Pricing a $10 Move Into August 14 — Our Chart Model Sees a Third of That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/intc-options-are-pricing-a-10-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-chart-model-sees-a-third-of-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/intc-options-are-pricing-a-10-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-chart-model-sees-a-third-of-that/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:14:18 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/a3126768-3d35-5259-b301-e1fa60ebf2b7 Intel Corporation — it's August 8, 2026, and the stock closed at $101.48. Here's the state of play: options traders are pricing Intel almost dead neutral, with just a slight bullish lean. The options market is betting on a swing between $91.40 on the low end and $111.56 on the high end, through the August 14 expiration. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if Intel closes below…

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]]> Intel Corporation — it's August 8, 2026, and the stock closed at $101.48. Here's the state of play: options traders are pricing Intel almost dead neutral, with just a slight bullish lean. The options market is betting on a swing between $91.40 on the low end and $111.56 on the high end, through the August 14 expiration. And there's one number that breaks this whole read: if Intel closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 301 full BB Options Are Pricing a ±$0.78 Move Into August 14 — Cheap Premium Meets a Bullish Positioning Read BB Options Are Pricing a ±$0.78 Move Into August 14 — Cheap Premium Meets a Bullish Positioning Read http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/bb-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1078-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-cheap-premium-meets-a-bullish-positioning-read/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/bb-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1078-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-cheap-premium-meets-a-bullish-positioning-read/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:14:24 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b6b32881-ed89-52a4-9083-f74c6bfeac5c BlackBerry, ticker BB — here's the pulse check for August 8, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $8.98, and the options market is leaning bullish heading into the August 14 expiration. Traders have priced in a range of $8.21 to $9.76 for that stretch — that's the move option prices imply right now. But there's a line in the sand: if BB closes below $8.72, this bullish story is done, and the focus…

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]]> BlackBerry, ticker BB — here's the pulse check for August 8, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $8.98, and the options market is leaning bullish heading into the August 14 expiration. Traders have priced in a range of $8.21 to $9.76 for that stretch — that's the move option prices imply right now. But there's a line in the sand: if BB closes below $8.72, this bullish story is done, and the focus…

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]]> Options4L false No 279 full GLD Options Are Pricing a $12.75 Move — But the $400 Call Wall Sits Right Overhead GLD Options Are Pricing a $12.75 Move — But the $400 Call Wall Sits Right Overhead http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/gld-options-are-pricing-a-1275-move-%e2%80%94-but-the-400-call-wall-sits-right-overhead/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/gld-options-are-pricing-a-1275-move-%e2%80%94-but-the-400-call-wall-sits-right-overhead/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:04:35 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/0f46069b-572e-5518-8fff-3820c9a2916c This is SPDR Gold Shares, ticker GLD, for August 8, 2026. Gold's sitting at $398.50, and the options market is leaning bullish. Traders are pricing a range of $385.75 to $411.25 between now and the August 14 expiration. But here's the one number that breaks the whole read: if GLD closes below $393, forget everything else — the bullish case is dead. So the bias is up, the range is $385.75 to…

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]]> This is SPDR Gold Shares, ticker GLD, for August 8, 2026. Gold's sitting at $398.50, and the options market is leaning bullish. Traders are pricing a range of $385.75 to $411.25 between now and the August 14 expiration. But here's the one number that breaks the whole read: if GLD closes below $393, forget everything else — the bullish case is dead. So the bias is up, the range is $385.75 to…

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]]> Options4L false No 340 full QUBT Options Are Pricing a $1.43 Move by Friday — The Charts See a Quarter of That QUBT Options Are Pricing a $1.43 Move by Friday — The Charts See a Quarter of That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qubt-options-are-pricing-a-143-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-a-quarter-of-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qubt-options-are-pricing-a-143-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-the-charts-see-a-quarter-of-that/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:56:26 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b2fdc989-394b-50fe-8758-ab3ff805d19d Quantum Computing Incorporated — ticker QUBT — here's the read for August 8, 2026. Stock's sitting at $9.14. Options traders are leaning slightly bullish, but they're bracing for a wide swing: the market's pricing a range of $7.71 to $10.57 between now and the August 14 expiration. That's about fifteen and a half percent either direction — a huge band for one week. The whole read breaks if QUBT…

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]]> Quantum Computing Incorporated — ticker QUBT — here's the read for August 8, 2026. Stock's sitting at $9.14. Options traders are leaning slightly bullish, but they're bracing for a wide swing: the market's pricing a range of $7.71 to $10.57 between now and the August 14 expiration. That's about fifteen and a half percent either direction — a huge band for one week. The whole read breaks if QUBT…

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]]> Options4L false No 297 full SMH Options Outlook: Will the $600 Call Wall Hold Through August 14? SMH Options Outlook: Will the $600 Call Wall Hold Through August 14? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smh-options-outlook-will-the-600-call-wall-hold-through-august-14/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/smh-options-outlook-will-the-600-call-wall-hold-through-august-14/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:50:14 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/893e7cf1-8da9-503f-bbab-0ea3f7ee790d Alright, let's talk VanEck Semiconductor ETF — ticker SMH — heading into the weekend of August 8, 2026. The stock closed Friday just under $582.92. Here's the read: options traders are leaning slightly bullish, but not chasing hard. The market's pricing a range between $550.60 on the low end and $615.30 on the high end between now and the August 14 expiration. And here's the line that matters…

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]]> Alright, let's talk VanEck Semiconductor ETF — ticker SMH — heading into the weekend of August 8, 2026. The stock closed Friday just under $582.92. Here's the read: options traders are leaning slightly bullish, but not chasing hard. The market's pricing a range between $550.60 on the low end and $615.30 on the high end between now and the August 14 expiration. And here's the line that matters…

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]]> Options4L false No 322 full DELL Options Are Pricing a $49 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Says Slightly Higher DELL Options Are Pricing a $49 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Says Slightly Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/dell-options-are-pricing-a-49-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-slightly-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/dell-options-are-pricing-a-49-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-slightly-higher/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:40:50 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e98f83cc-3563-587a-8464-06d602dba7e1 Dell Technologies, ticker DELL — here's your options-flow briefing for August 8, 2026. Shares closed Friday at $453.62. Our read of the options market here leans slightly bullish, but it's also pricing an enormous range for the week ahead — something like $405 on the low end up to $503 on the high end. That's a genuinely wide band, which tells you the market has no idea which way this breaks…

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]]> Dell Technologies, ticker DELL — here's your options-flow briefing for August 8, 2026. Shares closed Friday at $453.62. Our read of the options market here leans slightly bullish, but it's also pricing an enormous range for the week ahead — something like $405 on the low end up to $503 on the high end. That's a genuinely wide band, which tells you the market has no idea which way this breaks…

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]]> Options4L false No 325 full IBM Options Outlook: Will the $250 Call Wall Cap This Bounce? IBM Options Outlook: Will the $250 Call Wall Cap This Bounce? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibm-options-outlook-will-the-250-call-wall-cap-this-bounce/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibm-options-outlook-will-the-250-call-wall-cap-this-bounce/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:35:26 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/729bc011-d234-5600-98e1-aaaa620bc943 International Business Machines — IBM — as of August 8, 2026, trading at $236.90. Here's the read: neutral. Not bullish, not bearish — the options market is pricing this stock into a wide box, roughly 220 to 254, running out to the August 21 expiration. That's the corridor to keep in your head. And there's one line that breaks the whole call: if IBM closes above $245, this neutral read is done and…

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]]> International Business Machines — IBM — as of August 8, 2026, trading at $236.90. Here's the read: neutral. Not bullish, not bearish — the options market is pricing this stock into a wide box, roughly 220 to 254, running out to the August 21 expiration. That's the corridor to keep in your head. And there's one line that breaks the whole call: if IBM closes above $245, this neutral read is done and…

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]]> Options4L false No 327 full USO Options Are Pricing a ±$8.75 Move Into August 14 — and $120 Is the Line That Decides It USO Options Are Pricing a ±$8.75 Move Into August 14 — and $120 Is the Line That Decides It http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/uso-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1875-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-120-is-the-line-that-decides-it/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/uso-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1875-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-120-is-the-line-that-decides-it/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:21:54 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/8eb3472a-fc30-543f-a7b4-ebd4818cec48 Alright, United States Oil Fund — ticker USO. It's August 8, 2026, and here's where things stand. USO closed at $118.03, and the options market is leaning slightly bearish heading into the August 14 expiration. Traders are pricing a trading band of roughly $109.28 on the low end to $126.77 on the high end between now and then. But here's the one number that matters most: if USO closes above $120…

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]]> Alright, United States Oil Fund — ticker USO. It's August 8, 2026, and here's where things stand. USO closed at $118.03, and the options market is leaning slightly bearish heading into the August 14 expiration. Traders are pricing a trading band of roughly $109.28 on the low end to $126.77 on the high end between now and then. But here's the one number that matters most: if USO closes above $120…

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]]> Options4L false No 308 full NVDA Options Are Pricing a $10 Move Into August 14 — And the Call Wall Sits Right at $225 NVDA Options Are Pricing a $10 Move Into August 14 — And the Call Wall Sits Right at $225 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nvda-options-are-pricing-a-10-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-the-call-wall-sits-right-at-225/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nvda-options-are-pricing-a-10-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-and-the-call-wall-sits-right-at-225/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:13:07 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/3b881fc0-99f7-5440-b7b0-c22ea7596a0c It's August 8th, 2026, and we're talking NVIDIA — ticker NVDA. The stock closed at 223.85. Options traders are pricing a window for the next six days, out to August 14: somewhere between 213.65 on the low side and 234.05 on the high side. The overall read is neutral with a slight bullish lean — not full conviction, just a gentle tilt up. And here's the line in the sand: if NVDA closes below…

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]]> It's August 8th, 2026, and we're talking NVIDIA — ticker NVDA. The stock closed at 223.85. Options traders are pricing a window for the next six days, out to August 14: somewhere between 213.65 on the low side and 234.05 on the high side. The overall read is neutral with a slight bullish lean — not full conviction, just a gentle tilt up. And here's the line in the sand: if NVDA closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 299 full ARM Options Are Pricing a $30 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Leans Higher, the Charts Say Lower ARM Options Are Pricing a $30 Move Into August 14 — Our Read Leans Higher, the Charts Say Lower http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/arm-options-are-pricing-a-30-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-higher-the-charts-say-lower/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/arm-options-are-pricing-a-30-move-into-august-14-%e2%80%94-our-read-leans-higher-the-charts-say-lower/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:53:46 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/a7cbe32f-a00d-5f51-a3ec-5276d23c3f78 Arm Holdings, ticker ARM — it's August 8, 2026, and the stock just closed at $282.67. Here's the call up front: options traders are leaning bullish heading into the August 14 expiration, just six days out. The options market is pricing a swing that stretches from $252 on the low end all the way up to $313 on the high end — that's the kind of room the market is charging for right now. But there's…

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]]> Arm Holdings, ticker ARM — it's August 8, 2026, and the stock just closed at $282.67. Here's the call up front: options traders are leaning bullish heading into the August 14 expiration, just six days out. The options market is pricing a swing that stretches from $252 on the low end all the way up to $313 on the high end — that's the kind of room the market is charging for right now. But there's…

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]]> Options4L false No 320 full TSLA Options Are Pricing a ±$20 Move Into August 7 — Our Read Sees a Narrower Grind TSLA Options Are Pricing a ±$20 Move Into August 7 — Our Read Sees a Narrower Grind http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tsla-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b120-move-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-our-read-sees-a-narrower-grind/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tsla-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b120-move-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-our-read-sees-a-narrower-grind/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:50:17 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e68649ac-9b77-5e20-891f-ce60238670d5 Tesla, Inc., ticker TSLA — it's August 2, 2026, and the stock wrapped up July at $310.02. Here's the call: options traders are leaning slightly bullish heading into this week's options expiration, which lands Friday, August 7. The market's pricing the stock to land somewhere between $290 and $330 by then. But there's one number that breaks this whole thesis wide open: if TSLA closes below…

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]]> Tesla, Inc., ticker TSLA — it's August 2, 2026, and the stock wrapped up July at $310.02. Here's the call: options traders are leaning slightly bullish heading into this week's options expiration, which lands Friday, August 7. The market's pricing the stock to land somewhere between $290 and $330 by then. But there's one number that breaks this whole thesis wide open: if TSLA closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 286 full MSTR Options Are Pricing a ±$9.57 Move by August 7 — Our Read Says Range, Not Rally MSTR Options Are Pricing a ±$9.57 Move by August 7 — Our Read Says Range, Not Rally http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mstr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1957-move-by-august-7-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-range-not-rally/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/mstr-options-are-pricing-a-%c2%b1957-move-by-august-7-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-range-not-rally/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:49:50 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/f1add90b-d50a-5d8a-b230-27fe90f50204 Strategy Inc, ticker MSTR — it's August 2, 2026, and here's where things stand. The stock closed Friday at $92.54. The options market's read heading into this week's expiration is neutral — not bullish, not bearish, genuinely undecided. It's pricing a range of $82.97 to $102.11 into Friday's expiration, August 7. That's roughly a plus-or-minus 10% swing baked into option prices — not a…

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]]> Strategy Inc, ticker MSTR — it's August 2, 2026, and here's where things stand. The stock closed Friday at $92.54. The options market's read heading into this week's expiration is neutral — not bullish, not bearish, genuinely undecided. It's pricing a range of $82.97 to $102.11 into Friday's expiration, August 7. That's roughly a plus-or-minus 10% swing baked into option prices — not a…

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]]> Options4L false No 323 full ORCL Options Are Pricing an $11 Move by Friday — Our Technical Model Sees Less Than Half That ORCL Options Are Pricing an $11 Move by Friday — Our Technical Model Sees Less Than Half That http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/orcl-options-are-pricing-an-11-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-less-than-half-that/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/orcl-options-are-pricing-an-11-move-by-friday-%e2%80%94-our-technical-model-sees-less-than-half-that/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:43:49 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/5aba5585-e172-5aef-8638-dd96272cd6b8 Oracle Corporation, ticker ORCL. It's August 2, 2026, and the stock just closed at $129.99 after a wild bounce. Here's the state of play, right up front: options traders are neutral with a slight bullish lean, and they're pricing a swing of roughly $11 in either direction by this Friday's expiration — a range that runs from $118.70 up to $141.30. That's the whole map for the week. And…

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]]> Oracle Corporation, ticker ORCL. It's August 2, 2026, and the stock just closed at $129.99 after a wild bounce. Here's the state of play, right up front: options traders are neutral with a slight bullish lean, and they're pricing a swing of roughly $11 in either direction by this Friday's expiration — a range that runs from $118.70 up to $141.30. That's the whole map for the week. And…

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]]> Options4L false No 338 full IBIT Options Outlook: Will the $35 Put Wall Hold Into the August 7 Expiration? IBIT Options Outlook: Will the $35 Put Wall Hold Into the August 7 Expiration? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibit-options-outlook-will-the-35-put-wall-hold-into-the-august-7-expiration/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/ibit-options-outlook-will-the-35-put-wall-hold-into-the-august-7-expiration/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:35:30 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/bfbea728-236a-58a5-9158-8acc819b83cc Hey, it's August 2, 2026, and we're talking about IBIT, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, which closed Friday at $35.64. Here's the call up front. Options traders are leaning neutral with just a slight bullish tilt heading into this Friday's expiration, August 7. The options market is pricing a trading band of roughly $33.98 on the low end up to $37.30 on the high end. And there's one number…

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]]> Hey, it's August 2, 2026, and we're talking about IBIT, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, which closed Friday at $35.64. Here's the call up front. Options traders are leaning neutral with just a slight bullish tilt heading into this Friday's expiration, August 7. The options market is pricing a trading band of roughly $33.98 on the low end up to $37.30 on the high end. And there's one number…

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]]> Options4L false No 355 full QQQ Options Are Pricing a $22 Move Into Friday — And Every Big Pile Sits at $690 QQQ Options Are Pricing a $22 Move Into Friday — And Every Big Pile Sits at $690 http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qqq-options-are-pricing-a-22-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-and-every-big-pile-sits-at-690/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/qqq-options-are-pricing-a-22-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-and-every-big-pile-sits-at-690/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:35:47 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/e880fbb2-b069-5548-b46d-d4c77216c46b Invesco QQQ Trust — today is August 2, 2026, and the fund closed Friday at $687.30. Here's the state of play: the options market is calling this one neutral, with just a slight lean to the upside. Traders are pricing a range of $665 to $709 for QQQ by the time this week's contracts expire on August 7. And here's the number that breaks the whole read: if QQQ closes below $680, this bullish…

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]]> Invesco QQQ Trust — today is August 2, 2026, and the fund closed Friday at $687.30. Here's the state of play: the options market is calling this one neutral, with just a slight lean to the upside. Traders are pricing a range of $665 to $709 for QQQ by the time this week's contracts expire on August 7. And here's the number that breaks the whole read: if QQQ closes below $680, this bullish…

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]]> Options4L false No 286 full SPY Options Price a ±$12 Move Into Friday — But This Week’s Walls Sit Just $5 Apart SPY Options Price a ±$12 Move Into Friday — But This Week’s Walls Sit Just $5 Apart http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-price-a-%c2%b112-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-but-this-week-s-walls-sit-just-5-apart/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/spy-options-price-a-%c2%b112-move-into-friday-%e2%80%94-but-this-week-s-walls-sit-just-5-apart/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:02:46 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/b4cdd56e-5862-56b0-8c87-e8349dcb014a It's August 2, 2026, and we're talking about State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — ticker SPY — which closed Friday at $746.79. The options market's read here is slightly bullish, and it's pricing about a $12 swing in either direction between now and the August 7 expiration. That puts the expected range at roughly $735 to $758.50. And here's the one number to lock in: if SPY closes below…

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]]> It's August 2, 2026, and we're talking about State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — ticker SPY — which closed Friday at $746.79. The options market's read here is slightly bullish, and it's pricing about a $12 swing in either direction between now and the August 7 expiration. That puts the expected range at roughly $735 to $758.50. And here's the one number to lock in: if SPY closes below…

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]]> Options4L false No 355 full AMZN Options Are Pricing a $15 Move Into August 10 — And Our Read Leans Higher AMZN Options Are Pricing a $15 Move Into August 10 — And Our Read Leans Higher http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amzn-options-are-pricing-a-15-move-into-august-10-%e2%80%94-and-our-read-leans-higher/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/amzn-options-are-pricing-a-15-move-into-august-10-%e2%80%94-and-our-read-leans-higher/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:21:14 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/539dcba7-8440-503c-adbe-dd0bbb5e7df1 Amazon dot com, ticker AMZN — here's the options read for August 2, 2026. The stock closed at $271.52 after a huge gap higher, and options positioning leans slightly bullish. Into the August 10 expiration, the options market is pricing a range running from $256.30 on the low side up to $286.75 on the high side. The level that breaks this whole read is $260 — a close below that, and the…

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]]> Amazon dot com, ticker AMZN — here's the options read for August 2, 2026. The stock closed at $271.52 after a huge gap higher, and options positioning leans slightly bullish. Into the August 10 expiration, the options market is pricing a range running from $256.30 on the low side up to $286.75 on the high side. The level that breaks this whole read is $260 — a close below that, and the…

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]]> Options4L false No 403 full SOFI Options Are Pricing a $1.09 Move Into August 7 — Key Levels and Three Defined-Risk Trades SOFI Options Are Pricing a $1.09 Move Into August 7 — Key Levels and Three Defined-Risk Trades http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/sofi-options-are-pricing-a-109-move-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-key-levels-and-three-defined-risk-trades/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/sofi-options-are-pricing-a-109-move-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-key-levels-and-three-defined-risk-trades/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:17:59 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/f8ac25da-eee3-5e0f-ad1f-1d2dd5b01d04 Hey, welcome back — SoFi Technologies, ticker SOFI, and it's August 1, 2026. The stock closed at $16.27, and here's the quick version: options traders are pricing SOFI to trade somewhere between $15.18 and $17.36 through the August 7 expiration. The bias right now is neutral with just a slight upward lean — nothing you'd call conviction. And the level that breaks this whole read? If SOFI…

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]]> Hey, welcome back — SoFi Technologies, ticker SOFI, and it's August 1, 2026. The stock closed at $16.27, and here's the quick version: options traders are pricing SOFI to trade somewhere between $15.18 and $17.36 through the August 7 expiration. The bias right now is neutral with just a slight upward lean — nothing you'd call conviction. And the level that breaks this whole read? If SOFI…

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]]> Options4L false No 285 full SOXL Options Are Pricing a $27 Swing Into August 7 — And the Signals Cancel Each Other Out SOXL Options Are Pricing a $27 Swing Into August 7 — And the Signals Cancel Each Other Out http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxl-options-are-pricing-a-27-swing-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-and-the-signals-cancel-each-other-out/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxl-options-are-pricing-a-27-swing-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-and-the-signals-cancel-each-other-out/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:59:05 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/5854da4b-2163-5a58-b5c7-4989e7ab90b4 Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares — ticker SOXL — here's the options-market read for August 1, 2026. Shares closed at $114.32. The bias today is neutral, and not as a cop-out — the signals genuinely point opposite directions. The options market is pricing a swing of roughly $27 in either direction into the August 7 expiration, which puts the range at about $87 on the low end and…

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]]> Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares — ticker SOXL — here's the options-market read for August 1, 2026. Shares closed at $114.32. The bias today is neutral, and not as a cop-out — the signals genuinely point opposite directions. The options market is pricing a swing of roughly $27 in either direction into the August 7 expiration, which puts the range at about $87 on the low end and…

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]]> Options4L false No 349 full NOK Options Imply an $8.27–$9.94 Range Into Friday — Positioning Leans Lower, the Charts Say Bounce NOK Options Imply an $8.27–$9.94 Range Into Friday — Positioning Leans Lower, the Charts Say Bounce http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nok-options-imply-an-827%e2%80%93994-range-into-friday-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-lower-the-charts-say-bounce/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/nok-options-imply-an-827%e2%80%93994-range-into-friday-%e2%80%94-positioning-leans-lower-the-charts-say-bounce/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:48:29 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/9d14e490-67a4-55ba-9319-d2878faab056 Nokia — ticker NOK — here's where things stand as we head into the week of August 1, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $9.11. The options market is pricing a range of $8.27 on the low side to $9.94 on the high side between now and the next Friday's expiration. Call it a band of roughly plus or minus 9%. The overall lean here is neutral with a mild bearish tilt — but that tilt breaks completely…

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]]> Nokia — ticker NOK — here's where things stand as we head into the week of August 1, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $9.11. The options market is pricing a range of $8.27 on the low side to $9.94 on the high side between now and the next Friday's expiration. Call it a band of roughly plus or minus 9%. The overall lean here is neutral with a mild bearish tilt — but that tilt breaks completely…

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]]> Options4L false No 273 full TQQQ Options Are Pricing a $6 Swing Into August 7 — And Premium Is Thinner Than It Looks TQQQ Options Are Pricing a $6 Swing Into August 7 — And Premium Is Thinner Than It Looks http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tqqq-options-are-pricing-a-6-swing-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-and-premium-is-thinner-than-it-looks/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/tqqq-options-are-pricing-a-6-swing-into-august-7-%e2%80%94-and-premium-is-thinner-than-it-looks/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:40:05 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/afbdcc25-2033-5a7c-9a88-f6ad47dbbd01 Hey traders, it's August 1, 2026, and we're talking about ProShares UltraPro QQQ — ticker TQQQ — which closed Friday at $64.61. Quick take up front: the options market is leaning neutral with a bullish tilt heading into the August 7 expiration, and it's pricing a range that runs from $58.52 on the low end up to $70.70 on the high end. That whole read falls apart if TQQQ closes below $62.50…

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]]> Hey traders, it's August 1, 2026, and we're talking about ProShares UltraPro QQQ — ticker TQQQ — which closed Friday at $64.61. Quick take up front: the options market is leaning neutral with a bullish tilt heading into the August 7 expiration, and it's pricing a range that runs from $58.52 on the low end up to $70.70 on the high end. That whole read falls apart if TQQQ closes below $62.50…

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]]> Options4L false No 278 full SOXS Options Price a $13 Swing by August 7 — Our Read Says the $50–$60 Corridor Holds SOXS Options Price a $13 Swing by August 7 — Our Read Says the $50–$60 Corridor Holds http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxs-options-price-a-13-swing-by-august-7-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-the-50%e2%80%9360-corridor-holds/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/soxs-options-price-a-13-swing-by-august-7-%e2%80%94-our-read-says-the-50%e2%80%9360-corridor-holds/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:33:01 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/aa5e46bf-7e28-5550-a69d-339477d42487 Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares — ticker SOXS — as of August 1, 2026, closed at $54.26. Here's the call up front: the options market is reading this week as genuinely neutral — the signals disagree with each other, not just with me. That pricing implies a range of about $40.84 to $67.68 into the August 7 options expiration, which works out to a swing of roughly $13.42 in either…

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]]> Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares — ticker SOXS — as of August 1, 2026, closed at $54.26. Here's the call up front: the options market is reading this week as genuinely neutral — the signals disagree with each other, not just with me. That pricing implies a range of about $40.84 to $67.68 into the August 7 options expiration, which works out to a swing of roughly $13.42 in either…

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]]> Options4L false No 316 full AAPL Options Outlook: Will the $300 Shelf Hold Into August 7? AAPL Options Outlook: Will the $300 Shelf Hold Into August 7? http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/aapl-options-outlook-will-the-300-shelf-hold-into-august-7/ http://podcast.metistrades.com/e/aapl-options-outlook-will-the-300-shelf-hold-into-august-7/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:21:41 -0300 options4l.podbean.com/ffbb4e49-042d-5332-b98e-10e36007b863 Apple Inc., ticker AAPL — this is your options outlook for August 1, 2026. The stock closed at $309.44. Here's the read straight up: the options market is genuinely neutral this week — not a hedge, an honest split decision. Traders are pricing a range between $295.82 on the low end and $323.06 on the high end into the August 7 expiration. And there's one level that breaks this whole story: a…

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]]> Apple Inc., ticker AAPL — this is your options outlook for August 1, 2026. The stock closed at $309.44. Here's the read straight up: the options market is genuinely neutral this week — not a hedge, an honest split decision. Traders are pricing a range between $295.82 on the low end and $323.06 on the high end into the August 7 expiration. And there's one level that breaks this whole story: a…

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