Fading the Pop: Scott Bauer’s Contrarian Take on CoreWeave
August 12, 2026
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August 9, 2026
The Week Ahead: NEGATIVE MICHAEL JORDAN?
Stocks posted a second straight week of gain and the S&P 500 closed above 7,700 for the first time ever earlier this week. The Nasdaq gained over 5% thanks to a bounce-back in chip stocks as the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rallied more than 7% this week. The Dow, also had a nice run as all three indexes […]
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August 2, 2026
The Week Ahead: WHO NEEDS A BIG MAC?
The artificial intelligence trade roared back to life this week with solid earnings, and increased spending plans. That was for three of the market’s four largest hyperscalers that stoked a massive rebound in chip stocks. There was also the biggest one day-gain for South Korea’s Kospi index on record. Microsoft added $450 billion in value on […]
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June 1, 2026
How A Vertical Call Spread Helped Scott Play A Post-Earnings Rebound
I recently closed a winning live trade signal in Arista Networks Inc. (ANET). The trade ran over the course of a few days, and I set it up using one of my favorite options strategies. I’ll walk you through how the trade unfolded, what the final results showed, and the options strategy I used to […]
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May 10, 2026
Understanding Vega Risk: Are You Exposed?
Most options traders know Delta. Some know Theta. There’s one Greek that quietly erodes your position, often before you even realize what happened. It’s called Vega, and if you’re not paying attention to it, you could be trading with a blind spot. What Vega Actually Is Vega measures how much the price of an option […]
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May 1, 2026
Buying Puts vs Selling Calls: What’s The Difference?
When traders expect a stock to drop, options give them more than one way to potentially profit from that move. Two of the most common bearish options strategies traders use in these situations are buying puts and selling calls. When presented with both options, some traders might ask: “If they’re both bearish options trades, aren’t […]
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