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Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Hey traders — it's August 1st, 2026, and we're talking D-Wave Quantum, ticker QBTS. Shares closed at $18.06. The options market's read into next week is slightly bullish — emphasis on slightly. Traders are pricing a swing anywhere from $14.90 on the downside to $21.22 on the upside by the August 7th expiration. That's the range to keep in your head. And here's the line that ends this read…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
4 min
Alright, let's talk about IWM — the iShares Russell 2000 ETF — on this Saturday, August 1, 2026. IWM closed near 290.78, and here's the setup for the week ahead. The options market is pricing a range of roughly 284 to 297.55 into the August 7 expiration. That's about a 2.3% swing in either direction. The bias right now is neutral — genuinely flat, not a disguised lean. And here's the one…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Walmart, ticker W-M-T, snapshot from August 1, 2026. Shares closed at $111.31. The options market's read here is neutral — traders aren't leaning hard bullish or bearish into next Friday's expiration. They've priced a trading band of roughly $107.50 on the low end to $115 on the high end through August 7. And here's the number that breaks the whole read: a close below $107. Stay above that…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
NIO Inc. — Saturday, August 1, 2026. The stock closed at $4.90 after ripping higher into the close, and the options market underneath that rally is telling a nervous story. Here's the headline: the bias reads slightly bearish. Options are pricing a range of roughly $4.53 to $5.27 for the week ahead, into the August 7 expiration. And here's the one number that breaks the whole call: if NIO…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Robinhood Markets — ticker HOOD — here's the state of play on August 1, 2026, with the stock sitting at $86.44. The options market is leaning neutral, with just a slight bullish tilt, and it's pricing a trading corridor between $78.25 and $94.63 over the next six days, into the August 7 expiration. But here's the line that breaks the whole read: if HOOD closes below $84.50, the bullish tilt…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Meta Platforms — ticker META. It's August 1, 2026, and the stock closed Friday at $555.66. The options market's read on Meta right now leans slightly bullish heading into next week's expiration. Traders are pricing a wide swing either way — somewhere between about $524.82 on the downside and $586.50 on the upside is where the options market thinks Meta could land. But here's the line that…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Rigetti Computing — ticker RGTI — here's the read for August 1, 2026. Stock closed Friday at $14.93. And the options market this week is neutral — genuinely split down the middle, not a hedge, an actual disagreement between what the flow shows and what the charts show. The options crowd is pricing a huge swing into the August 7 expiration — somewhere between $12.46 on the low end and $17.40…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF — ticker KWEB — closed Friday at $28.48, and heading into the August 7 options expiration, the read is neutral: the charts want higher, the options flow says stay in a lane. That lane runs from $27.47 up to $29.49 — roughly a dollar in either direction from here. The whole call breaks if KWEB closes above $29.50; a close back below $27.75 breaks it the…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
6 min
VanEck Semiconductor ETF — ticker SMH — sitting at $540.81 as we start August 1, 2026. The options market is leaning slightly bullish here, and it's pricing a wide range into the August 7 expiration: something like $501 on the low end, $581 on the high end. That's the market's best guess at how far this thing could swing in the next six days. And there's one number that breaks the whole read…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Qualcomm — ticker QCOM — it's August 1, 2026, and the stock just closed at $147.70. Here's the headline: our read on the options market is neutral. Traders are pricing a range of roughly $136 to $159 for the stretch running into the August 7 expiration. And there's one line in the sand that breaks the whole call: if QCOM closes above $157.50, this neutral read is done and the bears win the…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
Rocket Lab Corporation — ticker RKLB — here's where things stand as of August 1, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $64.91. Options traders are pricing this one as neutral, with a slight bullish lean, and they've built in a trading range between $56.58 on the low end and $73.24 on the high end, all the way into the August 7 expiration. That's the six-day picture the market's paying for. But…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
4 min
BlackBerry Limited, ticker BB, sitting at $8.49 as we head into August 1, 2026. Here's the read: options traders are leaning slightly bullish right now, and the market's own pricing says BB trades somewhere between $7.57 and $9.41 before the front-week options expire on August 7. That's the whole picture in one breath. And here's the trapdoor — if BB closes below $8.20, this bullish read is…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
6 min
Hey folks, it's August 1, 2026, and today we're talking iShares Silver Trust — ticker SLV. It closed Friday at $52.38, and heading into the next stretch, the options market's read is neutral with just a slight bullish lean. Traders are pricing a range of $49.63 up to $55.12 between now and the August 7 expiration — that's the box everyone's watching. And here's the one number that breaks this…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
This is AST SpaceMobile — ticker ASTS — and it's August 1, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $58.97. Here's the whole call in one breath: options traders are pricing a wide swing into the August 7 expiration, somewhere between $50.66 on the low end and $67.27 on the high end. The read is neutral with a bullish lean — not a confident bet either way. And there's a single level that breaks this…Read the full written analysis

Aug 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026
5 min
International Business Machines — IBM — heading into August 1, 2026. Shares closed at $223.05, and here's the headline: the options market is reading this stock as neutral heading into the August 7 expiration. Options pricing implies IBM lands somewhere between roughly $211 and $235 by Friday. The level that breaks this whole read is $215 — a close below there voids the analysis. On the other…Read the full written analysis