Sunday, September 27, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 517

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All the trades, alerts & insights that fit the screen.

How to Trade the VIX: Option Strategies and Historical Trends

Discover the true meaning behind the market’s favorite “fear gauge”, and the powerful option strategies you can use to trade it!

By Justin Nugent · May 2, 2022

Trading Insights

Margin Calls: What They Are, and Why Elon Musk Should Care

You’ve likely heard of margin before — a fast way to access leverage on your portfolio. But if you’re considering using margin to power-up your trades, you’d better read the fine print. Or better yet, consider using option strategies with defined-risk to provide higher leverage — without the danger of receiving a margin call. Defining […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 27, 2022

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Big Unusual Call Buying in the Energy Sector — Pete Najarian

Pete Najarian visited CNBC’s Halftime Report today to speak about a market on edge. With a Nasdaq that’s entered bear market territory, can Microsoft and Google save the day? That’s what anchor Scott Wapner asked Pete to open the show. His answer: “Microsoft and Alphabet need to show us something big. Or else the direction […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 26, 2022

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Pete Najarian: How to Use Covered Calls to Strengthen Your Stocks

Most people know Pete Najarian from TV as a short-term options trader making quick moves on unusual options activity. But you might be surprised to know that Pete’s also been a stockholder since his 30’s. In the clip below, Pete Najarian details the importance of building a long term portfolio. “First I ever put in […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 22, 2022

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Fed: Hawkish, but Bullish

Fed President Bullard has revealed himself to be among the most hawkish of the Fed officials. But who would have thought he’d also be among the most bullish? Tuesday, James Bullard spoke out in favor of raising the Fed Funds Rate to 3.5% by year end — in 50-basis point increments. He even said he […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 19, 2022

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Netflix misses earnings, drops more than 20% after hours

For the first time in its history, Netflix reported a 200,000 count subscriber loss on Tuesday. That’s compared to the 2.73 MILLION that they were expected to add! The CEO blamed the losses on conflict in Eastern Europe (though, as we covered in this article, Russia only accounts for 0.45% of Netflix’s total subscribers), as […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 19, 2022

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Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter

Elon musk offered to buy 100% of Twitter this morning for $54.20 per share. (Slipping 420 into the price is classic Musk.) I made an offer https://t.co/VvreuPMeLu — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2022 This means Musk is offering to pay $43 billion dollars for a company that is currently valued at $37 billion. Let’s […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 14, 2022

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Delta Beats Earnings, JPMorgan Falls Short

Wednesday morning marks the first big day of earnings — action that will likely set the tone for the next set of banks reporting Thursday morning. The action was mixed, with Delta coming out firmly as the morning’s top performer, and $BBBY as the worst. Blackrock ($BLK): EPS of $9.35 vs. expected EPS of $8.70 […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 13, 2022

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Big Bank Earnings: A Glimmer of Hope?

It’s the first week of earnings season. Wednesday morning, we’ll hear from Delta Air Lines ($DAL, the first airline to report earnings this season), as well as Blackrock ($BLK) and JPMorgan ($JPM) among several others. This will likely set the stage for the five major financial institutions reporting on Thursday morning. Source: Earnings Whispers And […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 12, 2022

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How Much Is That Option?

It sounds like an easy question. It wouldn’t be hard if it were a restaurant menu, but when it comes to options, looks can be deceiving. So, give it a shot. The table above shows some option quotes with the stock trading at $100, 30 days to expiration, and 20% volatility. Which is the cheapest […]

By Bill Johnson · Apr 11, 2022

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Your Trading Week Ahead — April 10th

Welcome to Your Trading Week Ahead for April 10th. It’s a shortened trading week with U.S. markets closed for Good Friday. Here’s what you need to know before you go…

By Market Rebellion · Apr 10, 2022

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Jon Najarian: How to secure profits and cut losses

Jon Najarian has been trading for decades. He was there when tech stocks crashed in 2000. He traded through the housing crisis and the great recession — and more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Simply put, he’s traded through the biggest ups and downs in market history, and not only is he surviving — he’s thriving. […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 8, 2022

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High Roller Option Trades of the Week – April 8th

A recap of the most expensive option trades of the past week, from April 4th through April 8th. With the Fed in focus, the market saw plenty of volatility this week. And where there’s volatility, there’s a trading opportunity! Let’s dig into the most expensive option trades of the week, and how those trades fared […]

By Market Rebellion · Apr 8, 2022

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