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Fed Triggers Potential Small Cap Breakout
by David Russell | Dec 11, 2025
The Russell 2000 index closed at an at all-time high yesterday as other indexes remained below their peaks.
The Basics of Options
by David Russell | Sep 21, 2025
Options are an important tool for many retail investors. They can either replace trading shares, or make it easier to position oneself in stocks. Let’s consider the first things options traders need to know. An Option’s Price Is Usually Called ‘Premium’ There are some...
‘Groundhog Day’ For Growth Stocks After Fed Meeting?
by David Russell | Sep 18, 2025
From fiber optics to quantum computing, investors seem to be rediscovering growth stocks following a period of value rotation.
Options Alert: Put Volume Spikes in PepsiCo
by David Russell | Sep 16, 2025
PepsiCo began September with a failed rally, and a big options trade yesterday seemed to target further downside.
AI Stocks Go Back to Work Before the Fed
by David Russell | Sep 15, 2025
AI stocks are going back to work as investors wait for a big Federal Reserve meeting.
Options Alert: Large Upside Trade in Quantum Stock
by David Russell | Sep 12, 2025
Rigetti Computing just broke out, and options traders adjusted a large bullish position.
New Stocks Break Out as Volatility Fades
by David Russell | Sep 11, 2025
New kinds of companies are breaking out as AI transforms the stock market.
Top Stocks for Options Trading
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: Coinbase May Be Coiling
by David Russell | Oct 28, 2025
Coinbase Global has done little as the broader market climbs, but some traders may expect the cryptocurrency exchange to start moving.
Options Alert: Traders Look for Comeback in AI Name
by David Russell | Apr 3, 2025
Vertiv was a high-flying AI stock that's down this year, but traders may be looking for a rebound. This large transaction was detected yesterday in the provider of cooling and power systems for data centers: Roughly 20,000 June 95 calls were purchased, mostly for...
Chart of the Day: Apple May Have Peaked
by David Russell | Apr 2, 2025
Apple has tried to bounce recently, but some traders may think the tech giant has peaked. The first pattern on today’s chart is the February low of $225.70. AAPL broke under the level on March 11 and has stayed there since. That may suggest old support is new ... For...
Have Tariffs Ended the AI Trade?
by David Russell | Mar 31, 2025
Stocks are falling again as tariff fears deflate the AI trade and economic sentiment. The S&P 500 has declined in five of the last six weeks, with selling focused on the technology sector and AI names like Super Micro Computer.
Options Alert: Call Buyers Jump Into Kohl’s
by David Russell | Mar 25, 2025
Kohl’s has been falling for years, but yesterday traders looked for a rebound.



