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A bearish options trade on Apple as the tech giant struggles

CNBC: Investing

This has been coupled with poor relative strength to the S & P 500, suggesting a higher likelihood of a breakdown below $195, with a downside target near $170. Additionally, the lack of developer support for VisionPro further weakening AAPL's growth narrative. This entails: Buying the July 18 $195 put @ $5.70

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Using options to hedge against a tech decline as sector becomes overbought

CNBC: Investing

stock market's rally in recent years, propelled by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor demand. stock market's rally in recent years, propelled by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor demand.

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Best stocks: The 10 most exciting names of the summer and one more on the verge of a breakout

CNBC: Investing

It's not concentrated to any one or two sectors, it's all over the map. This is what you want to see in a bull market, of course, because it indicates a bull that's being driven by multiple forces and not a singular theme, like rates falling or AI spending.

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An options strategy that gives traders Nvidia upside while generating income as they wait

CNBC: Investing

When contemplating the sale of covered calls, an investor must answer two key questions: Is one's thesis regarding the anticipated price behavior neutral to mildly bullish, which is generally the ideal setup for covered call selling? Earnings risk : NVDA's next earnings are due late August. calls, 8.5% calls, 8.5%

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Health care is trading at a big discount to the broader market. How to play it using options

CNBC: Investing

The results of this weakness are that health care stocks are trading at a substantial discount, with the sector's 2025 forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio at 14 compared to a 10-year average of 18. The discount stems in part from weakness in some of the index's largest constituents. It has also underperformed by 23.7%

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Options traders are betting Nike makes a big move after earnings next week

CNBC: Investing

Placer.ai 's US Foot Traffic estimated visits rose 4.3% Anecdotally, Placer's results have tracked more closely than Bloomberg's to reported results in the handful of discretionary names I've been tracking recently. Similarweb's global web traffic visits declined 20.8%, compared to a 0.5%

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Using options to buy the recent dip in this used car retail stock

CNBC: Investing

What's interesting is that CVNA is starting to bounce right off that zone, reinforcing its significance. MACD (5,13,5): I like to bring the MACD indicator into my analysis from time to time because it's a solid tool for spotting early entry signals. THE ABOVE CONTENT MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

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