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How Much of 0-DTE Is Really Retail? Evidence from SPX and SPY Options
September 28, 2026Garrett DeSimone, PhD Yvon Lu Zero-day-to-expiration (0-DTE) options have exploded onto the SPX market, growing more than fivefold since 2022 and now accounting for over half of all SPX volume. Retail traders have driven much of this surge, but measuring ...
Read moreThe Real Oil Shock
September 16, 2026Seven months into the war with Iran and its regional proxies, energy markets remain at center stage. Like all wars involving commodities, effects on the energy markets have been inconsistent and have confounded the most astute analysts. [playlist tracklist="false" images="false" ...
Read more0DTE Covered Calls Aren’t Special—Timing Them Is
September 4, 2026Selling zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options has become a popular trading strategy with the potential to collect high premiums daily. A wave of daily and weekly income products has grown up around a simple pitch: theta decays fastest in an option's final ...
Read moreVIX Dynamics
August 24, 2026Steep bull markets have always been accompanied by predictions of spectacular reversals. Each new high brings a fresh batch of pundits eager to point out that the market is overbought, structurally weak, or flashing frantic sell signals. Contrarian arguments are popular in that they appeal to the ...
Read moreThe Coming Wave of Mega IPOs: What Dividend Investors Should Watch
July 23, 2026The public markets may soon encounter one of the largest consecutive waves of initial public offerings in history. Companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks have all achieved extraordinary valuations privately, with several worth billions of dollars. SpaceX began strong with its IPO this June, raising ...
Read moreCrude Oil: Old News?
July 20, 2026Oil is back in the news, and the situation seems very similar to that of last March: escalating hostilities, constraints in the Straits of Hormuz, and renewed prospects of a rapidly tightening supply situation. Crude oil has reacted accordingly and ...
Read moreThe Hidden Risk Behind South Korea’s AI Stock Boom
July 14, 2026In discussion about an AI bubble, many will point out the domination of the Magnificent Seven and how they account for roughly over a third of the market capitalization of the S&P 500. But two companies on the other side of the world ...
Read moreRetail Traders Rush into Wendy’s Following Viral Reddit Post
July 13, 2026Garrett DeSimone Oscar Shih Retail-driven trading returned to the spotlight on June 24, 2026, when a viral post on Reddit's r/WallStreetBets urging investors to "Save Wendy's before it's too late" triggered a surge in buying interest. Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) shares ...
Read moreForecasting Dividends in Crises
July 10, 2026In evaluating the value of investments in different stocks and the dividend payments companies make, equity dividend analysts often weigh several factors. These may include: The formulaic approach of investing in a “safe” company that tends to pay a consistent dividend, albeit without a significant increase year-over-year. Or conversely, investing in companies that are consistently generous dividend payers with growing ...
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