Nasdaq Futures Stage a Sharp V-Shaped Rebound After the Midterms: What Is Wall Street Really Trading
The U.S. midterm elections have delivered a dramatic political shift, and Wall Street is already reacting. On November 4, as Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress, U.S. stock futures initially came under heavy selling pressure. Nasdaq-100 futures fell roughly 2%, while S&P 500 futures dropped as much as 1.2%. Asian semiconductor stocks also declined as investors reassessed the potential impact of a new political landscape on AI infrastructure and technology regulation. But the selloff did not last at the same intensity. As trading continued, Nasdaq-100 futures recovered significantly, narrowing their losses to around 0.7%, while S&P 500 futures also regained part of their earlier decline. Within hours, the market shifted from aggressive selling to a sharp rebound.
Benedict Lim's Options Playbook: From a House Analogy to Straddles
Event Recap | Tiger Brokers Singapore | 28 October 2026 Subtitle: Understand Before You Trade: How Options Work, What Drives Their Price, and Why Strategies Like the Straddle Carry Real Costs Are options really as dangerous as people say, or is the real risk not knowing what you are doing? At our latest Tiger Brokers Singapore investment seminar, guest speaker Benedict Lim walked first-timers through three themes: how options work, what makes them cheap or expensive, and the strategies and risks that come with trading them. [About the Speaker] Benedict Lim is the host of one of the largest retail investor meetup groups in Singapore, and a stock market trainer on U.S. options with over 15 years of experience in the stock markets. He is also a veteran of the banking industry, having worked a
Benedict Lim's Playbook: Straddles, Strangles and the Risks Behind Them
Speaker: Benedict Lim, U.S. options trainer and host of one of Singapore's largest retail investor meetup groups, as he introduces strategies for when you are not sure which way a stock will go, and warns about the costs of getting it wrong. [About the Speaker] Benedict Lim is the host of one of the largest retail investor meetup groups in Singapore, and a stock market trainer on U.S. options with over 15 years of experience in the stock markets. He is also a veteran of the banking industry, having worked at top global banks including Standard Chartered, DBS and HSBC, with over a decade as a financial analyst, business analyst and wealth manager. [The Hook] Benedict's logic was simple: sometimes you do not know the direction. Rather than guess, you can set up a position that benefits if th
Benedict Lim's Playbook: What Makes an Option Expensive? Time, Volatility and Liquidity
Speaker: Benedict Lim, U.S. options trainer and host of one of Singapore's largest retail investor meetup groups, as he breaks down how options are priced and what to check before you trade one. [About the Speaker] Benedict Lim is the host of one of the largest retail investor meetup groups in Singapore, and a stock market trainer on U.S. options with over 15 years of experience in the stock markets. He is also a veteran of the banking industry, having worked at top global banks including Standard Chartered, DBS and HSBC, with over a decade as a financial analyst, business analyst and wealth manager. [The Hook] After the basics, a natural question: why do some options cost so much more than others? Benedict's answer split an option's price into two parts and then gave a short checklist of
Benedict Lim's Playbook: Options Explained With a House (Why Education Comes Before Everything)
Speaker: Benedict Lim, U.S. options trainer and host of one of Singapore's largest retail investor meetup groups, as he explains options from scratch for first-timers using one simple idea: buying a house. [About the Speaker] Benedict Lim is the host of one of the largest retail investor meetup groups in Singapore, and a stock market trainer on U.S. options with over 15 years of experience in the stock markets. He is also a veteran of the banking industry, having worked at top global banks including Standard Chartered, DBS and HSBC, with over a decade as a financial analyst, business analyst and wealth manager. [The Hook] Benedict opened by tackling the reputation head-on: options are called dangerous, but he argued the danger comes from not knowing what you are doing. Driving a car is dan
Macro Strategy Weekly: Midterms Could Spark a Rally? But Three Bigger Risks Remain
Weekly Report: Key Views Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of our Macro Strategy Weekly. Each issue features market strategy insights from selected contributors with relevant professional expertise. We also track how their views perform each week. Here is a preview of this week’s key ideas: 1. Divided Government Could Restrict Policy Progress and Reduce Uncertainty Following the Republicans’ loss of their majorities in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, Trump will face greater constraints and more negotiation over policy during the following two years. This may reduce policy efficiency, although it could also limit the market impact of unexpected measures and create a more stable environment. 2. AI Investment Is Driving a Valuation Reset, With Limited Evidence
【10.26–11.01】🏆 Weekly Review | One Trader Banked Nearly S$480K, Another Had Just 0.08% Drawdown! What Stands Out About Their Trades?
DBS shares fell over the week, yet the Prestige champion realised nearly S$480K in profits from the stock! The runner-up booked gains in both Micron and SK hynix during a week marked by a major memory-chip earnings release. What can investors learn from these two performances? Quick recap of last week's rankings: Prestige Top 3: 🥇@10c09cbb, 🥈@erickhoosg , 🥉@Lingg07 Elite Top 3: 🥇@ootnitsuj , 🥈@Bryantjx , 🥉@yfl32 Team Top 3: 🥇DCA, 🥈Wheelers, 🥉K
Monthly Reversal Alert for US Stocks: Crash Ahead orMore Range-Bound Battles?
Our Nasdaq short position was filled near last week’s rebound high, shortly before the market fell sharply and formed a bearish engulfing pattern on the monthly chart. At this sensitive point in the fourth quarter, is the decline the beginning of a trend reversal or merely another interruption in the slow US equity bull market? $納指100ETF(QQQ)$$納指三倍做多ETF(TQQQ)$$納斯達克(.IXIC)$$NQ100指數主連 2612(NQmain)$$微型NQ100指數主連 2612(MNQmain)$ The bottom line is that the market may reboun
$美国超微公司(AMD)$Earnings Call Insights: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Q3 2026 Management View "The third quarter was the largest and most profitable in our history as we began ramping our next-generation data center products." (Chair, President & CEO Lisa Su) "Revenue increased 45% year-over-year to $13.4 billion" and "Earnings per share grew even faster, increasing 74% to $2.09." (Chair, President & CEO Su) "Data center revenue growth has accelerated sequentially every quarter this year" and "the segment contributing 64% of total revenue in the third quarter, up from 47% just 1 year ago." (Chair, President & CEO Su) "We expect that acceleration to continue in the fourth quarter" driven by "inference and agentic workloads" a
SMCI Q1 FY2027 Earnings: Record Revenue, Higher FY Guidance and Margin Normalization
$超微电脑(SMCI)$Earnings Call Insights: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) Q1 FY2027 Management View "Q1 revenue reached $19.9 billion, between the high end of our preannouncement and well ahead of our original outlook of $15 billion," said (Founder, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Charles Liang), tying the quarter’s surge to customers adopting "our AI and IT total solutions" and emphasizing that "our Data Center Building Block Solution, DCBBS, are central to this growth." Liang said profitability improved with mix and DCBBS contribution, stating, "Non-GAAP gross margin expanded by 330 basis points year-over-year to 12.8%." He also highlighted manufacturing expansion plans and output targets: "we are actively expanding our ph
Earnings & Diversification Thesis On Tue, 27 Oct 2026, $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ announced its Q3 2026 earnings. It was a solid set of numbers. Coupled with management’s upwards revision of the bank’s 2026 outlook, sent the stock higher. Since earnings release, SOFI has climbed about +14.79%. (see below) Given the recent run over AI-related stocks, US market (in particular Nasdaq) has been rather volatile - affecting SOFI’s rally in the process. However, SOFI remains poised for a big move as the fintech is well positioned to diversify revenue and deliver profitable growth. Q3 2026 Earnings Report Card. Financial Highlights Net Revenue (GAAP) was $1.4 billion; this is up +44% YoY. Net Revenue (adjusted) came in at $1.37 billion vs Wall Str
US$1 Trillion For SpaceX (SPCX) To Build AI 🥲🎉🚀✅🥸🤩
$SpaceX(SPCX)$ Pershing Square Capital founder Bill Ackman says Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk‘s ambitious data center and AI compute goals could lead to the company acquiring unprecedented levels of debt. Elon Musk May Need to Borrow $1 Trillion During an appearance at an event in Mexico City on Saturday, Ackman was asked whether he believed that the amount of spending and debt required to build AI infrastructure was sustainable. “I think it is sustainable because intelligence is an enormously valuable asset,” and that the demand for compute will be sustained. Read Also: Elon Musk Blinks? Tesla’s Terafab May Reportedly Lean on TSMC After All Ackman also said that “the hypers
ELECTION DAY FUTURES UPDATE: 1. S&P 500: -0.9% 2. Dow Jones: -0.5% 3. Nasdaq 100: -1.9% 4. Crude Oil: -1.0% 5. Gold: +0.7% The Nasdaq 100 is now trading at its lowest level since July 26th. Markets are pricing-in a near-certain Democrat "sweep."
BREAKING: The S&P 500 is now on track to open below 7,500 for the first time since July 31st as markets price-in a Democrat victory in both the House and Senate. Nasdaq 100 futures are now down more than -2% tonight.
US markets are entering another important trading session, with investors balancing AI spending concerns, earnings announcements and uncertainty surrounding the US midterm elections. Monday’s session ended with mixed results. The S&P 500 slipped 0.52%, while the Nasdaq fell 1.1%. Technology and AI-related shares remained under pressure, suggesting investors are becoming more selective about companies exposed to the AI investment cycle. Here are five stocks I am watching today. 1. $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ – The Biggest Earnings Test AMD is at the top of my watchlist ahead of its earnings announcement after today’s market close. The company has guided for approximately $13 billion in quarterly revenue and a non-GAAP gross margin o
AXP 3Q26: Solid Print, But the Flywheel Is Getting More Expensive
AXP $AXP Energy Ltd(AXP.AU)$ reported a solid 3Q26. Revenue rose 9% to $20.06B. Adjusted EPS rose 13% to $4.68. Card fees rose 16%. Credit improved. But GAAP EPS rose 31%, and about $1.11 of that came from the GBTG equity sale. The headline overstates underlying momentum. Our concern is not demand. It is flywheel economics. CMS/card fees rose to 68% from 58%. Benefit costs are absorbing more of each card-fee increase. NIM expansion is deposit-driven and near its limit. At 16-17x forward P/E, the stock looks fairly valued. We stay Neutral. Earnings quality: The 31% GAAP EPS growth isn't the right operating benchmark. Adjusted EPS +13% is. Three one-offs boosted GAAP: the GBTG sale, provision release, and a lower tax rate. Provisions fell to $985M
$Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ the drop is not one bad number but a Q3 report (released after the close on 2026-10-28) that hit three nerves at once — search advertising decelerated, AI capex is still climbing, and free cash flow fell sharply. The stock gapped from $324.89 on 10-28 to $283.82 on 10-29 (−12.6% in a day), the worst session since March 2020, and has kept drifting to $278.99 What actually happened in the numbers Item Detail Q3 revenue ~$119.8bn, +24.2% YoY (revenue growth itself was fine) Search ads Growth slowed to the weakest in five quarters — the core cash-cow engine Capex Plans kept a
ServiceNow (NOW) Q3 2026: The Demand Is Real, but the "Perfect Setup" Just Broke
The market wanted perfection. Despite a strong earnings beat, the stock fell 24% on earnings day. Why? Because after a 66% YTD run fueled by the AI narrative, expectations were flawless. The 24% drop isn't about demand collapsing. $ServiceNow(NOW)$ It's a brutal valuation reset triggered by decelerating cRPO guidance and accounting optics. The underlying business is firing on all cylinders: $5M+ net new ACV deals surged 135% YoY to 19 deals, and the annual AI ACV target was raised to $1.7B. But the stock is now paying the price for a compressed margin profile and a cautious Q4 guide. 1. Why the 24% Drop? The "Triple Whammy" of Optics If deals are surging, why did GAAP net income plummet 45% to $277M and GAAP subscription gross margin fall from 80%
$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) watchlist put hedges are expensive relative to recent history. The 30-day IV is 21.44% , at the 84.06th percentile , and IV is 1.94× the historical-volatility reference. That means buyers are paying a substantial volatility premium for protection rather than simply paying for expected realized moves. Using the 2026-12-04 expiry—about 30 days out—with SPY at US$754.35 : Put strike Moneyness vs. spot Bid–ask Mark premium Approx. cost per 100-share contract Premium as % of SPY spot Breakeven at expiry 750 put 99.42% US$11.84–11.93 US$11.89 ~US$1,189 1.58% US$738.12 730 put 96.77% US$6.88–6.92 US$6.89 ~US$689 0.91% US$723.10 700 put 92.80% US$3.35–3.38 US$3.36 ~US$336 0.45% US$696