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SEC has approved a rule change proposed by Nasdaq ISE. Starting January 26, 2026, a select group of mega-cap stocks and ETFs will be eligible for additional Monday and Wednesday short-term option expiries, expanding the existing short-term options program. Who will join Monday & Wednesday options and when to trade? According to Nasdaq’s Q1 2026 eligibility list, the first nine securities include Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Broadcom, Alphabet, and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. The list will be reviewed quarterly and adjusted as eligibility changes. New Monday/Wednesday expiries will not be listed around earnings dates, settlement will continue at the regular market close, and traders are explicitly warned about post-market price risks that may trigger unexpecte

On January 21, 2026, $S&P 500(.SPX)$ logged one of its largest single-day gains since last November. Trump quickly reversed the market’s early-year slump after announcing at the Davos forum a delay of the tariffs on Europe originally scheduled for February 1, and claiming that a “framework agreement” had been reached on Greenland. Markets interpreted this pivot as a classic “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out) moment—where extreme pressure triggers sharp volatility, followed by a White House retreat or compromise. Historically,“TACO trades” have often been followed by strong upside. Looking back to the April 2025 “Liberation Day” tariff, the S&P 500 suffered only a brief pullback before policy delays sparked a nearly 40% rally spanning into

$XAU/USD(XAUUSD.FOREX)$ is no longer just a slow-moving safe-haven asset—its price action is starting to look like a high-growth tech stock, with explosive momentum. While markets are still debating AI commercialization, gold has already surged past $4,800 in January, leaving many Wall Street banks’ annual forecasts far behind. $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ 1) Wall Street’s “Collective Miss”: A Gold Rally They Can’t CatchLooking back at last year, an interesting pattern emerged: gold kept rising, and analysts repeatedly raised their targets just to chase the trend. As we enter 2026, the same movie seems to be playing again. Morgan Stanley previously expected gold to reach $4,800 by year-end, yet the market

US stocks opened sharply lower, with $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ plunging 1.5%. Mega-cap tech stocks weakened broadly: Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, and Meta all fell more than 2%, while Alphabet and Microsoft slid nearly 2%, and Apple declined close to 1%.It has been one year since Donald Trump returned to the White House. On the surface, markets have delivered a solid outcome, with the S&P 500 rising nearly 16% over the past year. Yet beneath that headline number lies a roller-coaster market defined by sharp drawdowns followed by repeated record highs.Trump announced via Truth Social that the U.S. will impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries starting Feb 1, with the threat of raising them to 25% by June 1 if a “Greenland deal” is not reached. Markets r

Today is a market holiday — no charts, no earnings, no trades 📉 So let’s slow down a bit and do something light and fun together.Hard to believe, but January is already more than halfway through. A new year has started, the market has moved, and everyone is settling into their 2026 rhythm.Since it’s a rest day, we’ve prepared a small intuition-based game for you 👀🎯 The GameLook closely at the image above. It’s filled with random letters, but hidden inside are real words.👉 Your task: From the image, pick the FIRST 3 words you notice.Don’t think too hard. Your first instinct matters.Many people believe the words you see first often reflect your focus, mindset, or even luck for the year ahead ✨🍀 My 2026 Lucky WordsFor me, the first three words I saw were:Happiness · Power · SmileNow it’s your

$Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ delivered a blowout Q4 earnings report, beating expectations across revenue, margins and profits, and pushing the stock to new highs.📊 TSMC Q4 Highlights (Beat Across the Board)Revenue: TWD 1.05T (vs. 1.02T est.)Gross Margin: 62.3% (vs. 60.6%)Net Income: TWD 505.7B (vs. 475.2B)TSM has now climbed to become the 6th largest company globally by market cap.Revenue reached TWD 1.05 trillion, gross margin came in at 62.3%, and net income exceeded forecasts, lifting TSM into the position of the world’s 6th-largest company by market cap.Semiconductor Stocks JumpThe impact quickly spread across the semiconductor sector.$ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ saw its market cap break above

The January 2026 earnings season has started on a rough note for U.S. banks.All major US banks have now reported their results. Although each bank has a different business focus, increasing short-term spending on future technologies, particularly AI, has become an industry-wide consensus.However, the market’s reaction has been notably pragmatic: tolerance for rising expenses is fading, and the test of ROI (return on investment) has officially begun.Management teams repeatedly emphasized AI, data centers, and automation as long-term necessities. But the market is no longer rewarding spending on trust alone.Big bank earnings brief$Bank of America(BAC)$ delivered both EPS and revenue beats, supported by strong equity trading and a ~10% YoY increase in

AI is no longer just a chip story — it’s showing up in retail, pharma, and healthcare services. The recent moves in $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ , $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ , $Eli Lilly(LLY)$ , and $Tempus AI(TEM)$ are not random.1. What happened to this traditional giants and AI stars?Walmart hit fresh highs as investors price in potential Nasdaq-100 inclusion and Google’s expansion of Gemini shopping. The upgrade turns Gemini from a recommendation assistant into a “virtual merchant” that can complete purchases, with Walmart among the retail partners.At the same time, Nvidia and Eli Lilly announced a Bay Area joint research lab, with $1 billion c

Thank you all so much for your participation over the past year — our topic rewards program has officially reached its 40th edition!That said, we’d like to share an update: going forward, topic rewards will be merged with the Star Contributor Awards @TigerStars and will no longer be distributed as a standalone reward.However, posts participating in topic discussions will continue to receive priority for Picks or Ideas, and topic rewards of 5–50 Tiger Coins & lucky tigers will remain in effect.We hope the new year brings everyone great returns and plenty of wins. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me in the comment section or by email: changtongtong@itiger.comIt’s time to announce the winners again! Let’s reveal last we

Global index provider MSCI announced it will maintain its current treatment of so-called “crypto treasury companies.” This means firms like $Strategy(MSTR)$ — which hold Bitcoin as a core asset — are not being removed from major indexes, for now.On the news, MSTR rebounded 6% this week. Some investors now argue: MSTR may already be near its downside floor.However, Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, warns that crypto is being repriced by U.S. political cycles.output0.pngIs Crypto Running Out of Time?2026 U.S. midterm elections are approaching. Prediction market Polymarket shows a 79% probability that Democrats regain the House in 2026If that happens, today’s pro-crypto policy momentum could fade quickly.The most important variable is th