$Riot Platforms (RIOT.US)$ options volume jumped as the stock rallied more than 10% after the Wall Street Journal reported that activist investor Starboard Value has built a significant position in the company and is pushing for changes in the bitcoin mining operator.
Shares jumped as much as 12.8% to $13.28 Thursday morning, likely helping fuel demand for call options. The most active of them are call options th...

Happy Wednesday, December 11th. The market climbed Wednesday, with a fresh Nasdaq all-time trading high after 10:10 am, all after CPI Inflation came in right as expected. The index sits 50 points away from a symbolic, cool-looking high of 20,000 points.
$Macy's (M.US)$ reported earnings Wednesday morning, coming in lower than hoped, while the firm cut its forward guidance expecting weak holiday shopping. Macy's had delayed its ...

Happy Tuesday, December 10th. The market climbed Tuesday, a medium week for earnings that turned into a massive week for quantum computing after Google announced its Willow Chip cracked a baseline test that would have taken the world's other fastest computers longer than the age of the lifespan universe.
$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ said their finding might reflect the existence of parallel universes. Both share classes of its ...

Good morning, traders. Happy Friday, December 6th-  The market is climbing again after unemployment data came in with an expected rise, leading to hopes that interest rates will come down again in December. My name is Kevin Travers, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq marked fresh records this morning, the fourth day for records this week.
$Lululemon Athletica (LULU.US)$ climbed 15%, the highest on the S&P after its Thursday ni...

News Highlights
1. $Intel (INTC.US)$ stock fell 6% on Tuesday, with the most traded calls are contracts of $27 strike price that expire on Dec. 27. The total volume reaches 40,176 with the open interest of 2,379, and the most traded puts are contracts of $22.5 strike price that expire on Dec. 6.
Following the announcement that Pat Gelsinger would be resigning as Intel's CEO, Bank of America published a new roun...

As December unfolds, the stock market, after a notable year, seems set to continue its upward trajectory, supported by strong recent performances and historical trends.
After President-elect Donald Trump's election, the markets have soared to new heights, fueled by optimism about the incoming administration's expected economic policies, despite potential challenges from proposed tariffs. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ has reached more than 50 ...