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    How Market Makers Increase Implied Volatility for Meme Stocks

    In recent years, the phenomenon of meme stocks has taken the financial markets by storm. Stocks like GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC) have experienced unprecedented volatility driven largely by retail investors coordinating through social media platforms like Reddit.…

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    Understanding Market Risks Amid World War 3 Concerns: Strategies for Traders at OptionsPlayers.com

    Not a fun topic but fact is we must still be aware and possibly prepare.

    In today’s volatile geopolitical climate, the looming possibility of a global conflict—hypothetically, a “World War 3″—poses significant risks to financial markets. For…

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    As the clock closer to an unprecedented US debt default, the world’s second- and third-biggest economies are watching in fear.

    China and Japan are the largest foreign investors in American government debt. Together they own $2 trillion — more than a quarter — of the $7.6 trillion in US Treasury securities held by foreign countries.

    Beijing…

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    • Interesting article…everyone is playing the wait and see until the negotiations are resolved (until the next time it happens). Interestingly the author focused internal consumer pullback in China but didn’t mention their own real estate loan exposure/default which could be massive in its own right. Something else to watch as it once we… Read more

      • A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Target.

        Looking at options history for Target (NYSE:TGT) we detected 10 strange trades.

        If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

        From the overall… Read more

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      • So far, SPY has not been able to break above the resistance discussed yesterday. The 4H chart is now trying to start a bear cycle, and moving below 452.80 would help drive that. Next support is at 446.80. This could be the start of the next leg down that we are anticipating. That will remain the plan unless SPY pass through resistance…

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