Tim Knight thinks the October IPO calendar matters more than anything on the tape right now. The Financial Times reported that six investors expect Anthropic to seek a valuation above 2 trillion dollars, which would be the largest listing ever and bigger than SpaceX in June. His argument is that it sets the tone for a possible OpenAI listing next year, and that pre-IPO funds bouncing off their lows are already telling you risk appetite is returning. He also explains why he has almost no semiconductor positions left. Education, not a recommendation. π tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ π° Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters π FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 π± Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 A quiet red day before Nvidia 01:08 The Dow keeps underperforming 02:06 Emerging markets and South Korea 03:24 Why the semiconductor trade got ruined 04:33 Buying more China puts 05:38 The VIX at the lows for the year 09:13 The Nasdaq and the lag seven 11:15 SpaceX and the October IPO calendar 14:45 Gold, and shorting the miners 16:46 Oil, energy and the debt number 19:06 Walking the short book 24:26 Bonds working, and the wrap #tastylive #timknight #anthropic #ipo #spacex #technicalanalysis #tradingcharts #gold #stockmarket #trading tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.