The Options Market Already Knows

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Don here... Anyone watching block trades in late April had the Intel and Micron setups before the rally started. By the time those names hit financial media this week, the move was already half over. That's the problem most retail traders never solve. They stare at price action and try to reverse-engineer why things move. Brandon Chapman calls the fix "starting with the block." You let institutional money tell you what matters, then you analyze only those names instead of chasing every ticker in the universe. The options market is the tail that wags the dog. If you ignore the option chain, you miss the forces actually driving price. In today's free session replay, you'll discover: Why dealer hedging drives intraday price action more than fundamentals do. Positive gamma stabilizes prices around a level while negative gamma accelerates moves in both directions. How high short interest names like Groupon, Wendy's, and ARRY produce such anomalous upside moves. Shorts buy calls to hedge, dealers carry massive negative delta, and the squeeze potential becomes mechanical. The information one institutional block trade gives you all at once. Symbol, direction, target price, and time frame in a single print, often days before the catalyst hits. Why the stories on Intel and Micron were already written in late April. If you're chasing those names this week, you're trading the second half of a move that institutional money positioned for weeks ago. Most retail traders miss this fundamental point. Markets move when option positioning forces dealers to hedge their books. That's mechanical and predictable. It's the framework professionals use to stay ahead of the move instead of reacting to it after the fact. The framework removes guesswork from earnings trading. Once you see how a block print delivers symbol, direction, target, and time frame in one signal, you start spotting these setups everywhere. → Watch Brandon explain how institutional block trades reveal earnings setups before the catalyst hits and which three names are positioned right now To your success,  Don Kaufman Chief Market Strategist, TheoTRADE P.S. Want to see the Block Hunter in action? Join Brandon at 2PM tomorrow when he breaks down the biggest institutional tradese of the day and how to play them. Click Here to add the event to your calendar. Helping You Become a Better Trader...it’s What We Do. Experience TheoTrade® Today! Whether you are a beginning, intermediate, or active trader, you will find a treasure chest of valuable trading education resources, both free and paid, that will help take your trading to the next level. We are committed to helping you become the best trader you can be. Disclaimer: Neither TheoTrade.com  or any of its officers, directors, employees, other personnel, representatives, agents or independent contractors is, in such capacities, a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, registered broker-dealer or FINRA |SIPC |NFA-member firm. TheoTrade does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. TheoTrade is not in the business of transacting trades, nor does TheoTrade agree to direct your brokerage accounts or give trading advice tailored to your particular situation. Nothing contained in our content constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, promotion, or endorsement of any particular security, other investment product, transaction or investment.Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time. Past Performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. TheoTrade PO Box 24790 Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00824 1 (800) 256-8876 support@theotrade.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can Update your preferences Theotrade.com  |  Privacy Policy