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      <title>FedEx June 23 earnings: what FDX options are pricing after the FedEx Freight spin-off</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/fedex-stock-may-move-about-8-on-june-23-earnings/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FedEx reports after the close on June 23, and public options data points to a meaningful post-spin earnings premium. Here is what that setup may mean for FDX options traders.</description>
      <category>FDX</category>
      <category>IYT</category>
      <category>XLI</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
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      <category>transportation</category>
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      <title>Micron June 24 earnings: what MU options are pricing after the AI-driven run toward $1 trillion</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/micron-stock-may-move-about-18-3-on-june-24-earnings/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Micron reports after the close on June 24, and public options data points to one of the richest late-June earnings premiums on the board. Here is what that setup may mean for MU options traders.</description>
      <category>MU</category>
      <category>SMH</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>semiconductors</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>memory</category>
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      <title>Kroger June 18 earnings: what KR options are pricing into Greg Foran&apos;s first quarter</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/kroger-stock-may-move-about-9-1-on-june-18-earnings/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:38:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>KR reports before the open on June 18. Public options data shows a meaningful event premium for a defensive grocery name, with execution and margins in focus.</description>
      <category>KR</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>consumer</category>
      <category>groceries</category>
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      <title>SpaceX options may start June 16: what Cboe&apos;s Tuesday target means for SPCX traders</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/spacex-options-may-start-trading-june-16-as-cboe-targets-tuesday-launch-after-ipo-debut/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:33:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Cboe says SPCX options could list as soon as Tuesday, June 16, pending industry checks. That shifts SpaceX from IPO-only volatility into a live options-launch window.</description>
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      <category>CBOE</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>NQ</category>
      <category>SPY</category>
      <category>IWM</category>
      <category>IPO</category>
      <category>options-listing</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>market-structure</category>
      <category>liquidity</category>
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      <title>Accenture stock may move about 8.7% on June 18 earnings report</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/accenture-q3-fy2026-earnings-acn-options-imply-roughly-8-7-into-the-june-18-report/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:17:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Accenture&apos;s June 18 earnings setup puts a large expected move, federal-business drag, enterprise AI demand, and post-earnings IV crush in focus for options traders.</description>
      <category>ACN</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>consulting</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>federal-spending</category>
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      <title>Cboe delays select equity-options extended-hours launch to August 17: what traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/cboe-delays-select-equity-options-extended-hours-launch-to-august-17-2026-what-changed-for-prema/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Cboe pushed its select equity-options GTH and Curb rollout from July 13 to August 17, 2026 because a related rule filing is still awaiting approval. For options traders, the delay matters because timing, broker support, and execution rules are still implementation risk rather than settled market structure.</description>
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      <category>AAPL</category>
      <category>NVDA</category>
      <category>TSLA</category>
      <category>HOOD</category>
      <category>market-structure</category>
      <category>extended-hours</category>
      <category>equity-options</category>
      <category>liquidity</category>
      <category>order-types</category>
      <category>broker-risk-controls</category>
      <category>regulation</category>
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      <title>OCC memo finalizes Honeywell options adjustment before the June 29 spin-off</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/occ-memo-finalizes-honeywell-spin-off-options-adjustment-hon2-hon1-deliverables-and-june-29-mech/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>OCC memo 59157 now fixes what standard Honeywell options become on June 29, 2026, while memo 59156 clarifies the already-adjusted HON1 package. For options traders, the real story is deliverables, symbol changes, and the jump from standard to non-standard contracts.</description>
      <category>HON</category>
      <category>HONA</category>
      <category>SOLS</category>
      <category>corporate-actions</category>
      <category>options-adjustment</category>
      <category>non-standard-options</category>
      <category>spinoff</category>
      <category>assignment-risk</category>
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      <title>Oil sinks as U.S.-Iran deal hopes build: what options traders should watch in OVX, USO, and XLE</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/oil-sinks-as-u-s-iran-deal-hopes-build-what-options-traders-should-watch-in-ovx-uso-and-energy-s/</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Reuters says crude fell more than 3% on June 12 as U.S.-Iran deal prospects improved. For options traders, this is a new de-escalation phase - one that shifts the focus from upside oil shock risk to vol crush, skew normalization, and the gap between crude products and energy equities.</description>
      <category>USO</category>
      <category>XLE</category>
      <category>OVX</category>
      <category>CL</category>
      <category>SPY</category>
      <category>energy</category>
      <category>geopolitics</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>skew</category>
      <category>macro</category>
      <category>volatility</category>
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      <title>Nvidia&apos;s Vera CPU China pitch: what NVDA options traders should watch</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/nvidia-begins-vera-cpu-pitch-to-chinese-clients-what-nvda-options-traders-should-watch/</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Reuters says Nvidia has begun pitching Vera CPUs to Chinese clients with possible August availability. For options traders, the useful question is not whether the headline sounds bullish, but how much genuine China re-entry and product-mix relief the market should price into NVDA and the wider semiconductor complex.</description>
      <category>NVDA</category>
      <category>AMD</category>
      <category>INTC</category>
      <category>SMH</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>semiconductors</category>
      <category>china</category>
      <category>export-controls</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>market-structure</category>
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      <title>May PPI jumps 6.5% y/y: why wholesale inflation matters for SPX, VIX, and rates options</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/may-ppi-hits-6-5-y-y-and-1-1-m-m-why-wholesale-inflation-matters-for-spx-vix-and-rates-options-a/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/may-ppi-hits-6-5-y-y-and-1-1-m-m-why-wholesale-inflation-matters-for-spx-vix-and-rates-options-a/</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:11:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>May producer prices rose 1.1% month over month and 6.5% year over year, with a firmer core trade-services gauge adding to Fed-path uncertainty ahead of June 17.</description>
      <category>SPX</category>
      <category>VIX</category>
      <category>TLT</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>macro</category>
      <category>inflation</category>
      <category>ppi</category>
      <category>fed</category>
      <category>0dte</category>
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      <title>SpaceX IPO goes live: what future SPCX options traders should watch next</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/spacex-ipo-goes-live-spcx-options-index-flow-risk-and-first-week-volatility-after-the-usd-135-de/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/spacex-ipo-goes-live-spcx-options-index-flow-risk-and-first-week-volatility-after-the-usd-135-de/</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:52:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SpaceX&apos;s June 12 Nasdaq debut turns earlier IPO speculation into live price discovery. For options traders, the practical issue is how low float, index-entry mechanics, and early options-listing rules can shape first-week volatility.</description>
      <category>SPCX</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>NQ</category>
      <category>SPY</category>
      <category>IWM</category>
      <category>IPO</category>
      <category>options-listing</category>
      <category>index-rebalance</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>market-structure</category>
      <category>mega-cap</category>
      <category>liquidity</category>
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      <title>RH Q1 FY2026 earnings: RH reprices after narrower loss and tariff mitigation shift</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/rh-q1-fy2026-earnings-rh-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-revenue-beat-narrower-loss-and-tari/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>RH stayed under pressure in fiscal Q1 2026, but the stock still rallied after earnings as traders weighed a narrower-than-feared outcome, tariff mitigation plans, and whether the realized move fully matched the rich event premium priced into the chain.</description>
      <category>RH</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>retail</category>
      <category>luxury</category>
      <category>tariffs</category>
      <category>short-interest</category>
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      <title>Lennar Q2 FY2026 earnings: LEN reprices after margin pressure and softer demand signals</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/lennar-q2-fy2026-earnings-len-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-margin-pressure-lower-asp-and-/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/lennar-q2-fy2026-earnings-len-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-margin-pressure-lower-asp-and-/</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:27:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Lennar beat headline expectations in fiscal Q2 2026, but the more important options lesson came from the mix of margin compression, lower average selling price, weaker orders, and a stock move that appears to have exceeded the pre-earnings range estimate.</description>
      <category>LEN</category>
      <category>XHB</category>
      <category>ITB</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>housing</category>
      <category>homebuilders</category>
      <category>mortgage-rates</category>
      <category>guidance</category>
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      <title>Adobe Q2 FY2026 earnings: ADBE reprices after raised outlook and CFO departure</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/adobe-q2-fy2026-earnings-adbe-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-record-q2-raised-fy26-targets-/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/adobe-q2-fy2026-earnings-adbe-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-record-q2-raised-fy26-targets-/</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Adobe beat and raised in fiscal Q2 2026, but the stock still fell as options traders recalibrated AI optimism, leadership-turnover risk, and the earnings premium that had already been priced in.</description>
      <category>ADBE</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>XLK</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>software</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>guidance</category>
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      <title>Oracle Q4 FY2026 earnings: ORCL implied move vs realized move after record cloud growth and bigger AI capex</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/oracle-q4-fy2026-earnings-orcl-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-47-cloud-growth-and-bigger-ai/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/oracle-q4-fy2026-earnings-orcl-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-47-cloud-growth-and-bigger-ai/</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Oracle beat on Q4 FY2026 revenue and earnings, but the first after-hours reaction still turned lower as traders weighed record cloud growth against a much heavier AI infrastructure spending plan.</description>
      <category>ORCL</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>XLK</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>software</category>
      <category>cloud</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>capex</category>
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      <title>J.M. Smucker Q4 FY2026 earnings: SJM implied move vs realized move after a stronger quarter</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/j-m-smucker-q4-fy2026-earnings-sjm-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-stronger-quarter-and-soft/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/j-m-smucker-q4-fy2026-earnings-sjm-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-stronger-quarter-and-soft/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Smucker beat on fiscal Q4 earnings and sales, then moved far more than the roughly 4.1% pre-earnings options move that had been priced into the event.</description>
      <category>SJM</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>consumer-staples</category>
      <category>coffee</category>
      <category>portfolio-review</category>
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      <title>Jabil options suggest 8.9% move on June 17 earnings report</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/jabil-options-suggest-8-9-move-on-june-17-earnings-report/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/jabil-options-suggest-8-9-move-on-june-17-earnings-report/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Jabil&apos;s June 17 earnings setup puts a large expected move, elevated implied volatility, and AI manufacturing execution risk in focus for options traders.</description>
      <category>JBL</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>manufacturing</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>supply-chain</category>
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      <title>CarMax shares may swing 12% on June 17 earnings report</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/carmax-shares-may-swing-12-on-june-17-earnings-report/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/carmax-shares-may-swing-12-on-june-17-earnings-report/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:09:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>CarMax&apos;s June 17 earnings setup puts a large implied move, weaker FY2026 results, credit sensitivity, and CEO-transition execution risk in focus for options traders.</description>
      <category>KMX</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>used-cars</category>
      <category>consumer</category>
      <category>retail</category>
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      <title>Supermicro&apos;s $7 billion financing: what SMCI options traders should watch</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/supermicro-s-7-billion-equity-and-equity-linked-financing-what-smci-options-traders-should-watch/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/supermicro-s-7-billion-equity-and-equity-linked-financing-what-smci-options-traders-should-watch/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:46:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Supermicro paired a stock sale, mandatory convertible preferred issuance, and a new at-the-market program to fund AI-server orders. For SMCI options traders, the useful lesson is how dilution, financing relief, and stressed downside skew can all hit the tape at the same time.</description>
      <category>SMCI</category>
      <category>SMH</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>equity-offering</category>
      <category>convertible</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>skew</category>
      <category>dilution</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>financing</category>
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      <title>May CPI hits 4.2% y/y: what the hotter headline and softer core mean for SPX, VIX, and rates options</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/may-cpi-hits-4-2-y-y-what-the-hotter-headline-and-softer-core-mean-for-spx-vix-and-rates-options/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/may-cpi-hits-4-2-y-y-what-the-hotter-headline-and-softer-core-mean-for-spx-vix-and-rates-options/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>May CPI rose 0.5% month over month and 4.2% year over year, while core CPI came in at 0.2% m/m and 2.9% y/y. For options traders, that mixed inflation signal matters because it can reprice SPX 0DTE premium, VIX term structure, and rates-sensitive options without forcing a clean one-way equity move.</description>
      <category>SPX</category>
      <category>VIX</category>
      <category>TLT</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>macro</category>
      <category>inflation</category>
      <category>cpi</category>
      <category>fed</category>
      <category>0dte</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>rates</category>
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      <title>Chewy Q1 earnings: CHWY implied move vs early realized move after sales beat and softer guide</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/chewy-q1-fy2026-earnings-chwy-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-7-7-sales-growth-and-margin-ex/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/chewy-q1-fy2026-earnings-chwy-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-7-7-sales-growth-and-margin-ex/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:28:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Chewy beat slightly on fiscal Q1 sales, expanded margins, and kept profitability guidance intact, but cut its full-year sales outlook. For CHWY options traders, the early post-results reaction is a reminder that a good quarter can still land inside the move the market priced.</description>
      <category>CHWY</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>retail</category>
      <category>consumer</category>
      <category>margins</category>
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      <title>Casey&apos;s Q4 FY2026 earnings: CASY implied move vs realized move after pizza-led comp strength</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/casey-s-q4-fy2026-earnings-casy-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-pizza-led-comp-strength-high/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/casey-s-q4-fy2026-earnings-casy-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-pizza-led-comp-strength-high/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:23:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Casey&apos;s beat badly, raised its dividend, expanded its buyback, and appears to have risen only modestly after the print. For options traders, that makes CASY a useful example of a strong quarter that may still have landed inside the premium the market already charged.</description>
      <category>CASY</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>consumer</category>
      <category>dividend</category>
      <category>buyback</category>
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      <title>Academy Sports Q1 fiscal 2026 earnings: ASO implied move vs realized move after comps turned positive</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/academy-sports-q1-fiscal-2026-earnings-aso-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-comp-growth-retur/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/academy-sports-q1-fiscal-2026-earnings-aso-implied-move-vs-realized-move-after-comp-growth-retur/</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:17:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Academy Sports returned to positive comparable sales, grew e-commerce 17.4%, and raised the low end of guidance. For options traders, the post-results move matters less than the lesson on how a consumer-retail beat can still produce a measured reaction and fast IV reset.</description>
      <category>ASO</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>retail</category>
      <category>consumer</category>
      <category>guidance</category>
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    <item>
      <title>EHang Q1 results and $30M buyback: what EH options traders should watch after the June 9 print</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/ehang-q1-results-and-30m-buyback-what-eh-options-traders-should-watch-after-the-june-9-print/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/ehang-q1-results-and-30m-buyback-what-eh-options-traders-should-watch-after-the-june-9-print/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>EHang&apos;s June 9 results paired a sharp revenue miss and wider losses with a new $30 million buyback. For EH options traders, the important lesson is how a commercial-rollout story can still gap far beyond the move the market priced.</description>
      <category>EH</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>buyback</category>
      <category>eVTOL</category>
      <category>volatility</category>
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    <item>
      <title>Applied Digital&apos;s 210 MW hyperscaler lease: what APLD options traders should watch now</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/applied-digital-hyperscaler-lease-boosts-apld-options-what-traders-should-watch-after-the-premar/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/applied-digital-hyperscaler-lease-boosts-apld-options-what-traders-should-watch-after-the-premar/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:29:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Applied Digital added a new 210 MW hyperscaler lease at Delta Forge 2. The bigger lesson for APLD options traders is how long-dated AI infrastructure contracts can reprice a volatile single-name chain without removing execution risk.</description>
      <category>APLD</category>
      <category>options</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>event-risk</category>
      <category>AI-infrastructure</category>
      <category>data-centers</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to military-linked list: what BIDU and BABA options traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/pentagon-adds-alibaba-baidu-and-byd-to-military-linked-list-what-bidu-and-baba-options-traders-s/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/pentagon-adds-alibaba-baidu-and-byd-to-military-linked-list-what-bidu-and-baba-options-traders-s/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The new 1260H designations raise policy risk around Alibaba and Baidu, which can affect implied volatility, gap risk and options pricing even without an earnings catalyst.</description>
      <category>BABA</category>
      <category>BIDU</category>
      <category>BYD</category>
      <category>geopolitics</category>
      <category>china-tech</category>
      <category>adr-options</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>event-risk</category>
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    <item>
      <title>Apple&apos;s Siri AI rollout hits an EU compliance wall: what AAPL options traders should watch after WWDC</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/apple-s-siri-ai-rollout-hits-an-eu-compliance-wall-what-aapl-options-traders-should-watch-after-/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/apple-s-siri-ai-rollout-hits-an-eu-compliance-wall-what-aapl-options-traders-should-watch-after-/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:55:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Apple&apos;s post-WWDC AI story now includes an EU regulatory standoff, which matters for how options traders separate product excitement from rollout risk.</description>
      <category>AAPL</category>
      <category>options</category>
      <category>volatility</category>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>regulation</category>
      <category>event-risk</category>
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    <item>
      <title>ServiceTitan Q1 FY2027 earnings: TTAN post-earnings move after 25% revenue growth and raised guide</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/servicetitan-q1-fy2027-earnings-ttan-post-earnings-move-after-25-revenue-growth-and-raised-guide/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/servicetitan-q1-fy2027-earnings-ttan-post-earnings-move-after-25-revenue-growth-and-raised-guide/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:50:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>ServiceTitan posted 25% revenue growth, improved margins, and higher FY2027 guidance. Here is what that means for post-earnings volatility and options positioning.</description>
      <category>TTAN</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>software</category>
      <category>AI</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Western Digital debt exchange and dividend hike: what WDC options traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/western-digital/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/western-digital/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:05:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Western Digital retired about $858.4 million of 2028 convert debt and lifted its dividend 20%, giving WDC options traders a timely case study in dilution, volatility skew, ex-dividend assignment risk, and post-event repricing.</description>
      <category>WDC</category>
      <category>convertible-debt</category>
      <category>dividend</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>skew</category>
      <category>ai-storage</category>
      <category>assignment-risk</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ElectronX launches MISO and CAISO binary options for intraday power hedging</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/electronx-launches-miso-and-caiso-binary-options-for-intraday-power-hedging/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/electronx-launches-miso-and-caiso-binary-options-for-intraday-power-hedging/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>ElectronX has expanded its listed U.S. power-market suite beyond ERCOT with hourly MISO and CAISO contracts, including 1 MWh binary options. For options traders, the real takeaway is how defined-payout contracts can target node- and hour-specific volatility without behaving like standard equity or ETF options.</description>
      <category>binary-options</category>
      <category>market-structure</category>
      <category>volatility</category>
      <category>power-hedging</category>
      <category>energy-derivatives</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lennar stock may move 4.3% on June 11 earnings report</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/lennar-stock-may-move-4-3-on-june-11-earnings-report/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/lennar-stock-may-move-4-3-on-june-11-earnings-report/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:56:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Lennar reports after the close on June 11, with options pricing about a 4.3% move as traders weigh housing demand, mortgage-rate sensitivity, margin pressure, and the risk of a post-earnings implied-volatility reset.</description>
      <category>LEN</category>
      <category>XHB</category>
      <category>ITB</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>housing</category>
      <category>homebuilders</category>
      <category>mortgage-rates</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Firstrade supports FINRA&apos;s new intraday margin framework: what options traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/firstrade-supports-finra-s-new-intraday-margin-framework-what-options-traders-should-know/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/firstrade-supports-finra-s-new-intraday-margin-framework-what-options-traders-should-know/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:52:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Firstrade says it is live on day one with real-time intraday buying power and a $2,000 minimum to day trade under FINRA&apos;s new framework, but options traders still need to understand broker-specific controls, assignment risk, and changing buying power.</description>
      <category>broker-platforms</category>
      <category>intraday-margin</category>
      <category>margin</category>
      <category>day-trading</category>
      <category>0DTE</category>
      <category>options-risk</category>
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    <item>
      <title>Nu Holdings approves first $1 billion buyback: what NU options traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/nu-holdings-approves-first-1-billion-buyback-what-nu-options-traders-should-know/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/nu-holdings-approves-first-1-billion-buyback-what-nu-options-traders-should-know/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Nu Holdings authorized its first $1 billion share repurchase after a sharp selloff, giving NU options traders a timely case study in buyback support, downside skew, implied volatility, and assignment-aware income strategies.</description>
      <category>NU</category>
      <category>buybacks</category>
      <category>capital-return</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>fintech</category>
      <category>options-strategy</category>
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    <item>
      <title>FICO adds $2B buyback and $1.5B ASR: what the accelerated repurchase means for options</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/fico-adds-2b-buyback-and-1-5b-asr-what-the-accelerated-repurchase-means-for-fico-options/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/fico-adds-2b-buyback-and-1-5b-asr-what-the-accelerated-repurchase-means-for-fico-options/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FICO said on June 8, 2026 that it replaced the remaining capacity under its prior buyback with a new $2.0 billion authorization, launched a $1.5 billion accelerated share repurchase with Wells Fargo, and expects an initial delivery of about 1,055,100 shares.</description>
      <category>FICO</category>
      <category>buyback</category>
      <category>accelerated-share-repurchase</category>
      <category>capital-return</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>risk-management</category>
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    <item>
      <title>Schwab refreshes thinkorswim with 24/7 crypto futures and collapsed options chains</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/schwab-refreshes-thinkorswim-with-24-7-crypto-futures-and-collapsed-options-chains/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/schwab-refreshes-thinkorswim-with-24-7-crypto-futures-and-collapsed-options-chains/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:43:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Charles Schwab&apos;s June 2 platform update adds nearly 24/7 crypto futures on thinkorswim and defaults mobile options chains to collapsed expirations. For options traders, the practical impact is workflow and execution visibility rather than a direct signal on implied volatility or direction.</description>
      <category>SCHW</category>
      <category>brokers</category>
      <category>thinkorswim</category>
      <category>crypto-futures</category>
      <category>options-chains</category>
      <category>execution</category>
      <category>mobile-trading</category>
      <category>fractional-shares</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teradyne teams with Tokyo Electron on AI-device test screening: what TER options traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/teradyne-teams-with-tokyo-electron-on-ai-device-test-screening-what-ter-options-traders-should-k/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/teradyne-teams-with-tokyo-electron-on-ai-device-test-screening-what-ter-options-traders-should-k/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Teradyne&apos;s June 8 collaboration with Tokyo Electron adds another AI-infrastructure test catalyst for TER, but the real options question is whether the headline becomes durable revenue evidence or just another AI narrative boost.</description>
      <category>TER</category>
      <category>semiconductor-test</category>
      <category>ai-infrastructure</category>
      <category>advanced-packaging</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>defined-risk</category>
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    <item>
      <title>Eli Lilly jumps after ADA retatrutide data: what the obesity-drug repricing means for LLY options</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/eli-lilly-jumps-after-ada-retatrutide-data-what-the-obesity-drug-repricing-means-for-lly-options/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/eli-lilly-jumps-after-ada-retatrutide-data-what-the-obesity-drug-repricing-means-for-lly-options/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:34:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Fresh ADA data on Eli Lilly&apos;s obesity pipeline pushed LLY to new highs and forced options traders to weigh how much of the move was fundamental repricing versus short-dated event premium that can fade quickly.</description>
      <category>LLY</category>
      <category>XBI</category>
      <category>obesity-drugs</category>
      <category>clinical-trials</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>event-driven</category>
      <category>healthcare</category>
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    <item>
      <title>QQQ-SPX IV spread hits 4-year high as SPX 0DTE volume sets a record</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/cboe-says-tech-volatility-spiked-qqq-spx-iv-spread-hits-4-year-high-and-spx-0dte-volume-sets-a-r/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/cboe-says-tech-volatility-spiked-qqq-spx-iv-spread-hits-4-year-high-and-spx-0dte-volume-sets-a-r/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Cboe said tech volatility outran the broader market on June 8, with the QQQ-SPX one-month implied-volatility spread at a four-year high and SPX options volume reaching a record 7.78 million contracts, 64% of it in 0DTE.</description>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>SPX</category>
      <category>VIX</category>
      <category>volatility</category>
      <category>0dte</category>
      <category>index options</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>risk-management</category>
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    <item>
      <title>GSK-Nuvalent deal talks could reprice NUVL options fast: what traders should know</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/gsk-nuvalent-deal-talks-could-reprice-nuvl-options-fast-what-traders-should-know/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/gsk-nuvalent-deal-talks-could-reprice-nuvl-options-fast-what-traders-should-know/</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:25:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>GSK&apos;s reported cash acquisition of Nuvalent changes NUVL from a pipeline-volatility story into a merger-pricing story, with implied-volatility compression, capped upside near the cash terms, and lingering deal-break risk.</description>
      <category>NUVL</category>
      <category>GSK</category>
      <category>merger-arbitrage</category>
      <category>biotech</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>assignment-risk</category>
      <category>event-risk</category>
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      <title>Cardlytics&apos; 1-for-10 reverse split turns CDLX options into adjusted CDLX1 contracts</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/cardlytics-1-for-10-reverse-split-turns-cdlx-options-into-adjusted-cdlx1-contracts/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/cardlytics-1-for-10-reverse-split-turns-cdlx-options-into-adjusted-cdlx1-contracts/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Cardlytics&apos; reverse split changed standard CDLX options into adjusted CDLX1 contracts with 10-share deliverables. Here is what changed mechanically, why the option chain can look misleading, and what options traders should watch next.</description>
      <category>CDLX</category>
      <category>CDLX1</category>
      <category>reverse-split</category>
      <category>options-adjustment</category>
      <category>assignment-risk</category>
      <category>small-cap</category>
      <category>corporate-action</category>
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    <item>
      <title>DuPont&apos;s 1-for-3 reverse split will rewrite DD option deliverables on June 24</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/dupont-s-1-for-3-reverse-split-will-rewrite-dd-option-deliverables-on-june-24/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/dupont-s-1-for-3-reverse-split-will-rewrite-dd-option-deliverables-on-june-24/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>DuPont has confirmed a 1-for-3 reverse split effective June 24, 2026. For DD options traders, the key issue is not the higher split-adjusted share price by itself, but how legacy contracts may be adjusted into non-standard deliverables with different liquidity and assignment handling.</description>
      <category>DD</category>
      <category>corporate-actions</category>
      <category>reverse-split</category>
      <category>options-adjustment</category>
      <category>assignment-risk</category>
      <category>liquidity</category>
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    <item>
      <title>RH stock may move 8.7% on June 11 earnings as luxury demand and tariff risk stay in focus</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/rh-stock-may-move-8-7-on-june-11-earnings-report/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/rh-stock-may-move-8-7-on-june-11-earnings-report/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:56:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>RH heads into its June 11 earnings report with the deposited research pointing to an options-implied move near 8.7%, elevated volatility, heavy short interest, and unresolved questions around demand, margins, and leverage.</description>
      <category>RH</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>iv-crush</category>
      <category>retail</category>
      <category>luxury</category>
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      <title>Genco rejects Diana&apos;s revised bid: what GNK options traders should watch into the proxy and tender deadlines</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/genco-rejects-diana-shipping-s-revised-bid-what-gnk-options-traders-should-know-about-takeover-p/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/genco-rejects-diana-shipping-s-revised-bid-what-gnk-options-traders-should-know-about-takeover-p/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:07:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>GNK options now sit between takeover-premium support, projected dividend assignment risk, and the possibility of a fast volatility reset once the June deadlines pass.</description>
      <category>GNK</category>
      <category>DSX</category>
      <category>takeover</category>
      <category>merger-arb</category>
      <category>proxy-fight</category>
      <category>options</category>
      <category>assignment</category>
      <category>risk-management</category>
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      <title>Nvidia&apos;s Korea partnership wave: what it means for NVDA options after the macro volatility reset</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/nvidia-s-korea-deal-wave-what-the-sk-hynix-lg-and-doosan-partnerships-mean-for-nvda-options/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/nvidia-s-korea-deal-wave-what-the-sk-hynix-lg-and-doosan-partnerships-mean-for-nvda-options/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SK hynix, NAVER, and Doosan added fresh AI-factory headlines around Nvidia, but options traders still need to separate long-cycle supply wins from short-cycle macro and volatility risk.</description>
      <category>NVDA</category>
      <category>SMH</category>
      <category>SOXX</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>ai</category>
      <category>semiconductors</category>
      <category>options</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>market-structure</category>
      <category>risk-management</category>
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      <title>VinFast options price a big move into June 8 earnings, but VFS liquidity risk looms</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/vinfast-auto-shares-may-move-10-on-june-9-earnings-release/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/vinfast-auto-shares-may-move-10-on-june-9-earnings-release/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:21:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VinFast&apos;s reported 10% expected move is useful context, but the cleaner options lesson is how thin liquidity, coarse strikes, and wide spreads can matter as much as implied volatility.</description>
      <category>VFS</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>ev</category>
      <category>liquidity</category>
      <category>risk-management</category>
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      <title>Campbell&apos;s stock may swing 4.9% on June 8 earnings</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/campbell-s-stock-may-swing-4-9-on-june-8-earnings/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/campbell-s-stock-may-swing-4-9-on-june-8-earnings/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:17:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Campbell&apos;s June 8 earnings setup puts a Bloomberg-cited 4.9% implied move, elevated event volatility, and snack-demand commentary in focus for options traders.</description>
      <category>CPB</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>event-volatility</category>
      <category>consumer-staples</category>
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    <item>
      <title>J.M. Smucker stock may move 4.1% on June 9 earnings report</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/j-m-smucker-stock-may-move-4-1-on-june-9-earnings-report/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/j-m-smucker-stock-may-move-4-1-on-june-9-earnings-report/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>J.M. Smucker&apos;s June 9 earnings setup puts a 4.1% expected move, implied volatility, coffee-margin risk, Hostess questions, and post-earnings repricing in focus.</description>
      <category>SJM</category>
      <category>earnings</category>
      <category>implied-volatility</category>
      <category>expected-move</category>
      <category>consumer-staples</category>
      <category>dividend</category>
      <category>portfolio-review</category>
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      <title>Hot jobs report, rising rates send Wall Street&apos;s tech favorites sprawling: what options traders should watch</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/hot-jobs-report-rising-rates-send-wall-street-s-tech-favorites-sprawling-what-options-traders-sh/</link>
      <guid>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/hot-jobs-report-rising-rates-send-wall-street-s-tech-favorites-sprawling-what-options-traders-sh/</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:10:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A stronger-than-expected May jobs report helped push Treasury yields higher and hit tech leadership hard, giving options traders a fresh reminder that macro repricing can change volatility, skew and expected-move assumptions quickly.</description>
      <category>SPY</category>
      <category>QQQ</category>
      <category>SMH</category>
      <category>NVDA</category>
      <category>macro</category>
      <category>rates</category>
      <category>volatility</category>
      <category>semiconductors</category>
      <category>index options</category>
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    <item>
      <title>Marvell options trading surges to 605,010 contracts after AI rally and S&amp;P 500 inclusion</title>
      <link>https://optionstrading.zone/market-insights/marvell-options-trading-surges-to-605-010-contracts-after-ai-rally-and-s-and-p-500-inclusion/</link>
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      <description>Marvell&apos;s 605,010-contract options burst followed an AI-fueled repricing and a newly announced S&amp;P 500 addition, giving options traders a live example of how event flow, volatility, and index mechanics can collide.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Liberty Latin America&apos;s planned June 2026 preference-share distribution turns standard LILA and LILAK options into adjusted contracts with mixed deliverables. For options traders, the important story is contract mechanics, due-bill timing, early-exercise incentives, and likely liquidity changes in the adjusted chains.</description>
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