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Leviathan’s BB1 reviews a sharp selloff in AI-related stocks and presents three S&P options strategies for potential downside protection. Darren explains how the positions may respond to different market moves, compares their costs and trade scores, and emphasizes the real-world situation of evaluating options throughout their life, rather than only at expiration. Video link: https://youtu.be/YoKUXosNxSI

Leviathan’s BB1 reviews market uncertainty around midterm results, AI data center plans, and the Iran war before presenting a March short-term interest-rate options trade. He explains the rationale, pricing, target exit, and how the 95.81¼ / 95.93¾ / 96.18⅜ call 2-by-3-by-1 ratio call butterfly could respond to a rate rally. Video link: https://youtu.be/pmegdzsP-GA

Leviathan’s BB1 presents Centene (CNC) as a potential beneficiary of a Democratic sweep, given its Medicaid-focused business, then demonstrates an options strategy using the BB1 tool. Darren explains how the platform evaluates trades across their full lifecycle and reviews a 80/85/95 call fly, including its risk profile, price range, and potential returns. Video link: https://youtu.be/nY2DPGmSTOI

Leviathan’s BB1 examines First Solar (FSLR) as a potential options trade, using a possible Democratic midterm sweep as a scenario and comparing two defined-risk strategies. Darren explains the tradeoffs between a low-cost call spread and a higher-cost call butterfly, including target prices, potential returns, and why traders should plan to exit rather than automatically hold…

Leviathan’s BB1 presents an NVIDIA options trade based on a bullish price outlook, comparing a 295/320/330/360 call ratio condor with a simpler call butterfly. It explains the targeted profit zone, entry cost and downside, then compares to a ChatGPT-generated alternative. GPT focuses on returns AT expiration, rather more than realistic early exits, which are demonstrated…

Daily Fixed Income Economic Report + Trade Ideas for AAPL and PLTR Upcoming Earnings Reports Video link: https://youtu.be/awFgksFe2ZI

We ran a scenario looking at 1 hike and done for SFRZ6, now given slippage etc and by using the Fed Funds futures as a comparison and even accounting for potential builds into the Jan meeting I think there are some great opportunities in the December contract. I believe that one of the reasons for…

Trade of the Day Halloween Special Fixed Income Report + First Installment of the new series, Trade of the Day

Good Morning Fixed Income markets are slightly firmer after a modest softening in the crude complex. USTs into the green by 3 ticks at 106-06+ with a narrow 106-01 to 106-09 range and with SFRZ6 up 0.50bp at 95.805 and a 95.80 to 95.815 range we are still pricing in 31bp of additional tightening with…