Traders Bought $10 Million of Calls Into Micron's Freefall.

tastytrade2 hours ago9:02

More than 10 million dollars of bullish call premium hit a beaten-down AI memory chip stock right as it was crashing 41 percent from its high. Signal versus Noise breaks down Micron, where someone paid up for very short-dated calls to nail the exact bottom, and the next day the stock ripped 16 percent. The signal is that call buyers stepped in with size while the knife was still falling, backed by a still-cheap valuation and a much higher street target. The noise is the premium was extremely expensive and the timing had to be perfect, so it could be as much luck as edge, with open interest not confirmed. All views are the show's. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 Someone bought the Micron dip 00:37 A 41% reset from the highs 01:03 Why the memory trade cracked 02:40 Two big call trades on the tape 02:50 The 1-day expiration lotto ticket 03:33 The 8-day bounce trade 05:37 Is the bull case still intact 07:37 The lesson: take the 50% and go #tastylive #optionsflow #micron #semiconductors #signalvsnoise #optionstrading #callbuying #aistocks #dipbuying #stockmarket 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.

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