Gamma Gone Wild

Friday, April 17, 2026

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The market just logged the largest gamma squeeze I have ever seen.

The S&P 500 moved 300 points this week against a $120 expected move. That adds up to almost three standard deviations and the third consecutive weekly breach to the upside.

I have recorded expected moves in the SPX all the way back to 2017. Three consecutive breaches in the same direction is completely unheard of in my data.

Microsoft tells the story best. The stock opened the week at $370 with an $11 expected move and closed at $422 for a 4.74 sigma move.

In tonight’s video, I walk through the data driving the squeeze:

The SPX traded 6 million option contracts today with calls slightly outnumbering puts. Institutions normally buy puts as hedges in this product, so this flip tells me retail is piling into call options.
Every SPX strike below 7175 held over 100,000 contracts in open interest from yesterday’s close. Move out to Monday’s expiration and the biggest strike shows only 13,000 contracts.
SPDRs added another 15 million contracts on top of the SPX’s 7 million for over 21 million combined. The QQQ kicked in another 8 million on the same day.
Next week’s SPX expected move sits at $110, only 10% below this week’s $120.Volatility did not collapse during this rally, with the VIX finding a floor near 18.

I am not playing this rally on the long side. My opportunities right now are all on the short side.

Financials remain down 4% on the year while the private credit squeeze keeps building at the major banks. Home builders got swept up in the move despite bond market pressure, and crypto continues to lag the broader index.

I walk through exactly how this gamma feedback loop works and break down three specific short setups I am watching next week.

👉 Click here to watch me break down the largest gamma squeeze ever recorded

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The Middle East Crisis Just Sent Oil into Overdrive

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♟️The Strategy That Turns Patience Into Income

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“The mistake most investors make is treating put selling like a lottery ticket rather than an investment commitment.”

Karim Rahemtulla, Co-Founder, Monument Traders Alliance

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Dear Reader,

Most investors get stuck in the same trap.

They wait for a pullback that takes too long, miss the move, and then chase it higher out of FOMO. Either they buy too late and overpay, or they wait forever and never buy at all.

Put selling is the way out of that trap.

Here is how it works.

When you sell a put option, you are making a specific agreement with the market. You are saying: I am willing to buy this stock at a price I choose, below where it is trading today.

In exchange for that commitment, the market pays you cash upfront. That cash is yours to keep regardless of what happens.

How a Trade Becomes Profitable

Most people assume you have to wait until expiration to see the outcome. You do not. You can close the trade at any time by buying the put back in the open market.

If the stock holds steady or moves higher after you sell the put, the premium you collected decays in value. You can buy it back for less than you sold it for and pocket the difference as profit. That is exactly what happened in the trade below.

If the stock falls sharply and the put moves against you, you can close it for a loss rather than wait for assignment. You are never locked in.

There are three possible outcomes when you sell a put. First: the stock stays above your strike, the put expires worthless, and you keep the full premium. Second: the stock moves in your favor and you close early for a partial profit.

Third: the stock falls to your strike and you get assigned shares at the price you chose.

Two of those three outcomes put cash in your pocket without you owning a single share.

The biggest risk is not the market. It is leverage. If you sell puts using more margin than you can cover, a sharp move can turn a manageable situation into a serious problem.

The mistake most investors make is treating put selling like a lottery ticket rather than an investment commitment. If you sell a put, you need to be willing and able to own the shares at that price. That discipline is what separates consistent winners from the ones who blow up.

Here is a real example.

Last year, I liked Marvell Technologies(MRVL) as a company, but not at the price it was trading. I wanted to own it cheaper. So instead of buying shares, I sold puts below the market price.

My War Room members sold puts for between $1.02 and $1.06 per contract. That premium was theirs to keep the moment the trade was placed.

The thesis was simple. Either MRVL would fall to my strike price, and I would get the shares at the discount I wanted, or it would stay above that level, and I would keep the cash. Both outcomes were acceptable.

Thirty-five days later, members bought the puts back for 42 cents, keeping a profit of 60 cents to 64 cents. That is a 63% return on premium in just over a month.

Marvell never had to fall. The trade worked simply because time passed and the stock stayed above the strike price. That is the part most people never consider when they first learn about put selling.

Options are “time-decaying assets.”

Next week, I will explain exactly how I found that trade and the specific criteria I used to select it. For now, the mechanics are what matter.

Two Ways I Use Put Selling

The first is as an anti-chasing strategy.

Everyone has done it. A stock you have been watching for months finally starts to move, you buy it because you are afraid it will get away, and then it pulls back immediately.

Chasing is one of the most expensive habits in investing.

Put selling removes the emotional decision entirely. Instead of chasing, you set the price you are willing to pay and collect cash while you wait.

If the stock comes to you, great. If it does not, you kept the premium and you look for the next opportunity.

The second is as an investment strategy. A cheaper way into stocks you actually want to own.

Most investors see put selling as a trading strategy. I see it differently. When I find a company I want to own for the long term, I use put selling to get in at a discount.

Instead of buying shares at the current price, I sell puts at a strike price 20% to 30% below the market. The premium I collect lowers my effective cost even further.

If I never get assigned, I have been paid for my patience. If I do get assigned, I own a quality company at a price well below what everyone else paid.

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Put selling works because of a structural advantage. Option sellers collect premium that is almost always priced slightly above the actual risk.

Over time, that edge compounds. It is why market makers and institutional desks sell far more options than they buy.

The retail investor rarely gets to be on that side of the trade. Put selling is one of the cleanest ways to get there.

Done correctly, it is one of the most consistent strategies I have used across decades of investing. It turns patience into income and discipline into returns.

Next week, I will walk you through exactly how I apply this: the specific criteria I use, how I choose strike prices, and what my track record looks like on this strategy.

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The world’s first documented “options trader” was a broke philosopher (Thales) who used his weather-prediction skills and a small upfront payment to corner the olive-press market – and made a fortune without ever owning a single olive tree or press outright.

He essentially turned a smart bet into leveraged upside with limited risk, proving that options (and selling the other side of them) have been a clever way to play uncertainty for over 2,600 years!

Modern option selling (especially on exchanges) is much safer today thanks to clearinghouses and standardization, but the core idea – collecting premium for taking on obligation – hasn’t changed since those ancient Greek days.

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Palantir Faces Skepticism Despite Strong Growth

Written by Chris Markoch. Originally Published: 4/7/2026.

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR)remains one of the most hotly debated stocks among investors and analysts. On April 1, Benchmark initiated coverage of PLTR with a Hold rating and a $150 price target.

That target is close to the stock’s trading range over the past two months, but it sits more than 20% below the consensus price target of $197.77.

The recent weakness in PLTR has been driven in part by the broader rotation out of technologyand, more specifically, software stocks.

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Analyst sentiment on Palantir has generally skewed bullish. The question now is whether Benchmark’s call is an outlier or an early warning of further downside.

A Familiar Story for the Bears

Behind Benchmark’s Hold are familiar bearish themes that have followed Palantir for years. Their concerns can be summarized as follows:

Benchmark argues that to justify its lofty valuation, Palantir must sustain annual revenue growth in the 60%–70% range; anything materially below that could trigger market drawdowns.
In fiscal 2025, Palantir’s international commercial revenue grew just 2.5% year over year, a signal to Benchmark that demand among even U.S. allies may be limited.
While $1.3 billion in total contract value (TCV) bookings shows Palantir can maintain client relationships, the company will need many more new customers to validate its valuation.

The Numbers Behind the Bull Case

Benchmark’s concerns largely hinge on valuation. The bears cite fundamentals, but the bulls point to strong recent results and a committed base of retail holders.

The bullish case rests on facts from Palantir’s most recent earnings report. The company reported total revenue of $1.41 billion in Q4 2025, up 70% year over year, with U.S. commercial revenue surging 137% year over year to $507 million. That level of domestic acceleration is difficult to dismiss as a fluke.

Palantir also recorded an 8% sequential increase in commercial customers, and a 49% increase year over year. High single-digit sequential gains may not wow every investor, but Palantir has a history of upside surprises.

The company posted a record total contract value of $4.26 billion for the quarter, up 138% year over year, which suggests the demand pipeline is expanding rather than contracting.

Perhaps most striking was Palantir’s Rule of 40 score of 127% in Q4 2025 — the combined measure of revenue growth and adjusted operating margin. By that metric, Palantir outpaces enterprise software peers such as Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), and Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY).

The company’s adjusted operating income reached $798 million at a 57% margin, and it finished the quarter with $7.2 billion in cash and no debt. Management guided U.S. commercial revenue for full-year 2026 above $3.14 billion, implying growth of at least 115%. Those figures don’t look like the results of a company suffering from demand weakness.

Investors may accept Benchmark’s concerns about commercial growth, but the government side of Palantir’s business is harder to ignore. Palantir’s Maven Smart System is now a formal program of record, which helps make Maven a long-term fixture across multiple branches of the U.S. military.

That designation strengthens Palantir’s military funding and helps secure future contracts, stabilizing the government business as the commercial segment grows. For skeptics focused on valuation risk, durable multiyear government commitments like these provide structural support that makes the premium easier to justify.

The Timing Could Be on Benchmark’s Side

PLTR is down nearly 20% in 2026. Although the stock has bounced off roughly $129—suggesting a short-term floor—it has experienced drops of 30% or more several times over the past five years.

KEY POINTS

A recent analyst rating highlights ongoing concerns that high growth expectations may already be priced into shares.
Strong domestic growth, expanding bookings, and industry-leading profitability metrics continue to support the bullish case.
The stock remains under pressure in the near term, making timing a key factor for both bullish and bearish investors.
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No matter which side of Benchmark’s view investors take, PLTR remains under selling pressure. In late March the stock pushed toward $165—the level it traded at before the most recent pullback—but that advance was rebuffed. Reclaiming $165 is the first hurdle the stock needs to clear before it can attempt the next move higher.

Investors who agree with Benchmark may see a lower price as necessary before the stock becomes a clear buy. Others, looking at the consensus price target, may view this consolidation as an opportunity to accumulate shares.

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