🌟Another Gamma Rally Ahead?🌟

Good morning. Friday marks option expiration, or "opex" week, as most standardized contracts...

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. Friday marks option expiration, or "opex" week, as most standardized contracts expire on the third Friday of the month. We've seen in the past that options trades have now become the tail wagging the stock market's dog, as retail investors have ditched stocks for options to move their portfolios. Looking at the current situation, there's a lot of gamma in the market, largely from investors hedging over last week's Fed meeting and the Russia-Ukraine fears that continue to wane. As this gamma drops in the options market, we could get a reflexive rally in stocks, continuing the jump higher that started in the market on Tuesday. Traders should look at this as a short-term opportunity, with the view that traders may want to continue hedging, so options gamma could start rebuilding next week as traders look to March options contracts. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content This is your personal invitation to… The Digital Currency Summit 2022. 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With oil nearing $100 per barrel, it may be unthinkable, but the commodity could further rally further. Given the amount of insider trades and unusual options activity in the energy sector we've seen over the past year and a half, it's clear that institutional investors and experts are betting on a further rally as well. » FULL STORY Insider Trading Report: CVS Health Corp (CVS) Edward Ludwig, a director at CVS Health Corp (CVS), recently added 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3.5 percent and came to a total price of just under $106,000. The director was also responsible for the last insider buy at the company last August, with a 3,000 share pickup for just under $239,000. Otherwise, company insiders have largely been sellers at the drugstore chain. » FULL STORY Unusual Options Activity: Pinterest (PINS) Shares of social media company Pinterest (PINS) have been in a steady downtrend for the past year, shedding more than two-thirds of their value. One trader sees the potential for a rebound ahead. That's based on the March $25 call option. With 29 days until expiration, 12,053 contracts traded compared to an open interest of 621, for a 19-fold jump in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $1.89 to make the trade. » FULL STORY IN OTHER NEWS • Producer Price Index Rises 1 Percent in January The producer price index, a measure of price changes for America's producers, rose 1 percent in January, adjusted for seasonal swings. Economists had forecast an increase of only 0.5 percent. Over the past year, the index is up 9.7 percent, showing a high level of inflation at the producer level, and a sign that inflation trends remain strong as the Fed prepares to hike interest rates. • Farm Prices See Big Inflation Jumps Farmers are seeing higher prices for chemicals, seeds, and particularly fertilizer, where it's even available. That's likely to continue to push up food prices, even after food prices hit a decade-high jump in prices in 2021. 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