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Daily Options Outlook | NVIDIA earnings due tonight, options market betting bullish; Samsung Electronics strike begins tomorrow, Micron Technology rebounds in pre-market

Today's Options Opportunity Preview
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated.
NVIDIA's options market shows clear bullish bets, with the overall trading structure also leaning optimistic.Looking at overall trading activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio has remained consistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio ranged between 0.38 and 0.49, well below 1. The current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, sitting at the 74th percentile over the past year. This suggests that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA—historically elevated but not at extreme levels—making options relatively 'expensive,' yet still offering some room for trading.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
Memory stocks rebounded broadly in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ with NVIDIA up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53. Citi issued a price target of $840, forecasting DRAM average selling prices to surge by 200%. Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations, following a government-mediated process in Korea, have failed to reach an agreement, officially ending mediation; the union announced it will hold a strike tomorrow. Competitors such as SK Hynix and Micron Technology are unable to fully fill Samsung’s production gap in the short term, potentially exacerbating supply tightness.
Micron Technology’s options signals are conflicting and intense. On one hand, there is significant selling of short-dated, deep out-of-the-money put options, indicating some investors believe downside risk is limited. On the other hand, extremely high implied volatility and an elevated put/call ratio reflect substantial market concerns and strong hedging demand.The underlying stock has experienced sharp volatility and sustained capital outflows following an overbought condition, with short sellers holding strong positions. The market is currently in a state of high volatility and high divergence.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
Options Market Recap
Index Options
On May 19 Eastern Time, U.S. equity index options saw declining volume, with a total of 6.78 million contracts traded. The put/call volume ratio held steady at 0.92.
As the upcoming expiration date approaches,$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ Options volume distribution showed the following characteristics: peak put option volume occurred at the 7,280 strike, while peak call option volume was at the 7,400 strike.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
Single Stock Options
$Micron Technology (MU.US)$Micron closed up 2.52%, with 631,800 options contracts traded, and the put/call volume ratio dropped to 0.64. Analysts at Mizuho and Citi significantly raised Micron’s price target, anticipating AI-driven demand to push memory prices higher through 2027.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
$POET Technologies (POET.US)$POET Technologies closed down 8.02%, with 637,900 options contracts traded, and the put/call volume ratio fell to 0.17. POET Technologies completed a $400 million financing round and secured an initial $50 million order from Lumilens.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
Top list of options trading volume
Among the top 10 stocks by options trading volume,$Intel (INTC.US)$The put/call volume ratio peaked at 0.69. Trump expressed regret over only requesting a 10% stake in Intel, and analysts raised the price target to $140.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
The highest put/call open interest ratio is$Micron Technology (MU.US)$Reaching 1.19.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
Implied volatility rankings (underlying market cap > $10 billion and options trading volume > 100,000)
$POET Technologies (POET.US)$Implied volatilityIt reached a high of 167.56%, down 4.12% from the previous trading day.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
$NEBIUS (NBIS.US)$Implied volatility rose the most, reaching 118.35%, up 5.81% from the previous trading day. Google and Blackstone announced a joint venture in AI cloud computing, intensifying concerns over cloud services competition, and NEBIUS shares declined.
Today's Options Opportunity Preview $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Earnings will be released after market close tonight, and given NVIDIA's pivotal role in the supply chain, its results will impact the entire AI sector. The market has already priced in better-than-expected earnings. However, analysts believe that after the earnings release, the following five issues will truly move market sentiment: whether shareholder returns will accelerate, the mass production timeline for Vera Rubin, whether gross margins can hold at 75%, how the AI accelerator market size forecast will be updated, and whether competitive threats from Google’s TPU and CPU have been overstated. NVIDIA’s options market shows clear bullish bets, with overall trading activity also tilted toward optimism. In terms of overall options activity, NVIDIA’s put/call ratio remains persistently low. Over the past five trading days, the ratio has ranged between 0.38 and 0.49—well below 1. Current implied volatility (IV) stands at 49.49%, placing it at the 74th percentile over the past year. This indicates that the options market expects relatively high future price volatility for NVIDIA, though not at extreme levels; options are relatively 'expensive,' yet still offer some room for trading. Memory stocks broadly rebounded in pre-market trading today, $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ up 3.83% pre-market to $725.53, with Citi issuing a $840 price target and forecasting a 200% surge in DRAM average selling prices. Rival Samsung Electronics’ labor negotiations in South Korea...
Risk Warning
An option is a contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price on a specific date or before that date. The price of an option is influenced by various factors, including the current price of the underlying asset, the strike price, time to expiration, and implied volatility.
Implied volatility reflects the market's expectation of the option's volatility over a certain period in the future. It is derived inversely from the BS pricing model of options and is generally considered an indicator of market sentiment. When investors anticipate greater volatility, they may be more willing to pay higher prices for options to hedge risks, resulting in higher implied volatility.
Traders and investors use implied volatility to assessOption priceto enhance attractiveness, identify potential mispricing, and manage risk exposure.
Disclaimer
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