$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ bears are fanning unusual option activities costing hundreds of millions of dollars as the stock price fluctuates less than a day after the AI chip giant reported its fiscal third quarter financial results.
The biggest of those unusual trades involved the sale of call options that give the holders the right to buy 12.3 million Nvidia shares at $135 by Dec. 20, exchange data compiled by moomoo showed. The ...

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$Target (TGT.US)$ posted a miss across earnings, revenue, and forward guidance. CEO Brian Cornell said the average ticket price per customer fell, and consumers we...

$Palo Alto Networks (PANW.US)$ shares slipped in extended trading after the company failed to deliver an outlook that blew past analysts' estimates.
The company forecast second quarter adjusted earnings to reach $1.54 to $1.56 a share in its fiscal second quarter, the midpoint of which is just in line with the $1.55 adjusted earnings expected by analysts, estimates compiled by Bloomberg show. Revenue was seen reaching $2...

$Target (TGT.US)$ options trading jumped amid increasing demand for protection against continued slump for a stock that has already plunged by more than 21% after posting its biggest earnings miss since 2022.
Shares tumbled to $121.18 at 12:02 p.m., poised for the lowest close in a year, after the company reporting Wednesday morning a 12% decline in adjusted earnings to $1.85 for its fiscal third quarter that ended Nov. 2 ...

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$PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$ is releasing its Q3 earnings on November 21 before the bell. Unlock insights with PDD Earnings Hub>>
$PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$' share prices often fluctuate a lot around earnings releases, like the +18.08% jump after 2023 Q3 earnings, and the -28.51% drop after 2024 Q3 earnings results. Amid recent economic stimulus policies from the Chinese government, how would this famous Chinese e-commerce co...

$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$'s march to a fresh all-time fueled increased interest in stocks linked to the cryptocurrency, spurring heavier options trading.
The largest cryptocurrency advanced to a new all-time high as $94,057 in New York Friday afternoon amid a surge demand from buyers including $MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$ and issuers of exchange traded funds. The software company whose business strategy includes buying and holdi...

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Last Wednesday, the 2024 US elections concluded with a decisive win for Trump. Alongside expectations of a 25 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve, US stocks surged, with banks jumping 10% after Trump's victory. Major US stock indices increased by nearly 5% for the week, Bitcoin hit record highs, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ surged 29%, and $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ rose 9%. However, the strong bullish sentiment before the election brings some unc...

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Chinese EV companies, $XPeng (XPEV.US)$ and $NIO Inc (NIO.US)$ are both scheduled to release their Q3 earnings this week, with XPEV's earnings on November 19 before bell and NIO's earnings on November 20 before bell.
The two companies are competitors at the Chinese Electric Vehicle market. In October, $NIO Inc (NIO.US)$ reported 20,976 vehicles delivery. $XPeng (XPEV.US)$ delivered 23,917 vehicles in October, setting a new record for i...

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ institutional investors and speculators are pouring millions of dollars in the options market days ahead of earnings results that could test how long the AI-favorite could keep beating analysts' estimates.
The biggest among unusual options activities seen so far Monday involved a multi-leg trade that had an active buyer paying a $3.86 million premium for put options that gives him or her...

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The world's most valuable company, $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, is set to release its Q3 FY2025 financial results on November 20 after the bell. Unlock insights with NVDA Earnings Hub>>
As of 14 November, share prices of $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ have increased +196.44% in this year. It is now the world's most valuable company with a $3.6 trillion market cap.
As big tech companies like $Amazon (AMZN.US)$, $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ and $Meta Platforms (META.US)$ all poise...