by Dan Gibby | Nov 9, 2025 | Past Weekly Options Letters
The Nasdaq had its worst week since the Trump “tariff tantrum” last April. There are many possible reasons for this including technical analysis, short-term bubbles, data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas showing that layoffs spiked in October, and...
by Dan Gibby | Nov 2, 2025 | Past Weekly Options Letters
The SPY, QQQ, and DIA gained 0.5%, 1.9%, and 0.5%, respectively. IWM retraced and was down on the week, showing relative weakness.The new highs in the S&P occurred with the most negative market breadth at an all-time high because of the heavy market cap of...
by Dan Gibby | Oct 26, 2025 | Past Weekly Options Letters
From October 11–17, prices chopped sideways within that massive “down day” near the bottom of the range as investors juggled tariff rhetoric, earnings, a government shutdown (now the second longest on record), wars, etc.To varying degrees, the bearish reversal bar...
by Dan Gibby | Oct 19, 2025 | Past Weekly Options Letters
As of Friday morning, we were prepared to repeat prior comments about the broader markets setting new fresh all-time highs, even as uncertainty/drama persisted with the government shutdown and weakening labor market. However, that all changed at 11 ET on Friday...
by Dan Gibby | Oct 12, 2025 | Past Weekly Options Letters
As of Friday morning, we were prepared to repeat prior comments about the broader markets setting new fresh all-time highs, even as uncertainty/drama persisted with the government shutdown and weakening labor market. However, that all changed at 11 ET on Friday...
by Dan Gibby | Oct 5, 2025 | Past Weekly Options Letters
The broader market continued to press on, setting fresh all-time highs, even as uncertainty/drama persisted. The government shutdown was a primary focus throughout the week, and while it raises concerns, the stock market was largely unaffected.Government...