Wall Street keeps chasing hot AI stocks and crypto junk, but the biggest action this morning came from the “boring” corner of the market: healthcare.
Moderna (MRNA) August monthly expiration, $120 strike calls hit above the ask with about $200,000 behind them right at the open. Less than 30 minutes later, the stock had ripped roughly $80 higher and those calls exploded. Boom, boom, boom.
Here’s what we’ll cover in today’s video:
🧬 Why healthcare has become the market’s flight-to-safety trade
💰 The monster moves hitting Moderna, Medtronic (MDT), Merck (MRK) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
📡 How institutional order flow exposed the action before the media caught on
🤖 Why I’m waiting for Nvidia (NVDA) earnings to spark the next serious AI move
🎯 Why individual stocks are where the money is while the indexes remain a mess
We also nailed the Netflix (NFLX) weekly breakout, while Alphabet (GOOGL) calls popped intraday yesterday.
Watch today’s video to see why I’m sticking with the girl I brought to the prom — healthcare — and positioning proactively instead of chasing yesterday’s move.
Order Flow:
This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
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