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An Earnings Option Spread Can Win and Still Lose Money
An earnings option spread can be directionally correct and still fail if the post-earnings gap does not clear the bid-ask spread, implied volatility crush, and the exit price actually available. The useful pre-trade question is not only how much premium is at risk, but whether the expected move leaves enough room after trading friction.
Before Holding an Earnings Gap, Price the Exit
A post-earnings jump changes more than the mark-to-market gain: it changes liquidity, portfolio concentration, and the cost of leaving later. Before treating a winner as an automatic hold or add, investors should separate the business view from the practical cost of exiting the remaining position.
How AI Models Read Tech Earnings Season: A Practical Playbook
Beat or miss isn't the whole story. How AI models layer fundamentals, guidance language, and market microstructure to read a tech earnings season — and what that means for the AI stocks in your basket.