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The rising volume of options, including zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) options, was one of the many topics discussed at the Benzinga Fintech Day & Awards 2025 in New York on Nov. 10, 2025. Options experts shared how retail investors are becoming more educated and why it's essential to keep an...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has called for a disclosure by Congress members after observing that the Nasdaq call volume spiked minutes before President Donald Trump‘s announcement on a tariff pause. What Happened: Trump announced a pause in the tariffs in a Truth Social post around 1:18...

Wednesday was the worst day for the overall market in 2024, with the SPDR S&P 500 Index (NYSE:SPY) trading down more than 2% and the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NYSE:QQQ) trading down more than 3.5% late in the session.Many mega-cap tech names that have driven much of the last year's rally sold...

The price of GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) stock soared on Monday and continues to trade higher Tuesday thanks to several tweets from Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, a central figure in the previous rise of GameStop's share price in 2021. Options traders were looking at GameStop before Roaring Kitty's X...

Dispersion trading, a strategy beloved by hedge funds for profiting from stock dislocations, is stepping into the spotlight with the launch of the CBOE S&P 500 Dispersion Index (DSPX). Designed to capture price differences between options on the S&P 500 and its underlying constituents, this...

A foreboding indicator emerges for Wall Street, as a closely-watched market sentiment barometer shifts toward the negative. The options market, often viewed as a window into investor sentiment, has illuminated a bearish signal not witnessed for nearly four months. The focal point of concern centers...

The S&P 500 closed higher on Thursday as banks passed the Fed stress test and strong economic data fueled expectations of extended rate hikes. The index ended at 4,396.44, up 0.45%. Also Read: Best Penny Stocks Here’s a breakdown of the options market outlook for the index:...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock finally relented to the resistance levels priced-in by the options market last week after bull-dozing its way to recent highs of over $276 on Wednesday. The stock closed over 3% lower on Friday at $256.60 — just between the support and resistance level factored in by...

Major Wall Street indices closed in the red on Wednesday in the wake of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress where he acknowledged the hardship caused by high inflation and reiterated the central bank's dedication to bringing inflation back down to the 2% goal. Apple Inc...

Major Wall Street indices closed in the red on Tuesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress. The Nasdaq Composite closed 0.16% lower while the S&P 500 lost 0.47%. Another reason to cause concern among market participants is the higher-than-expected U.K....

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) surpassed the $250 resistance level this week, potentially disappointing Call sellers. The stock has shown a similar pattern in the previous week and has experienced a notable 38% rally in the past month.  Also Read: Everything You Need to Know...

After the Federal Reserve‘s decision to pause the rate hike, economic data released on Thursday boosted market sentiment, propelling the S&P 500 to its 14-month highs. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose by 262,000 in the week ending June 10,...

Major Wall Street indices ended in the green on Tuesday following the release of the May Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that showed inflation rose 4% on an annual basis, marking its lowest level in two years. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) closed 0.66% higher on Tuesday while the...

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) surged nearly 6% on Monday following the release of strong fourth-quarter earnings, and the stock continued its upward momentum with an additional 3.63% gain in extended trading. The company’s revenue in the quarter reached $13.8 billion, marking a 17...