Mega Moves in the SPY, 3 Fresh Plays

Monday’s Massive Move:

We were in good shape for the start of the fresh trading week yesterday, with our premarket report including four possible plays, all of which yielded gain chances. We were just mentioning how Friday’s picks in the SPY posted one of the years best single-session moves for us, and lo and behold, yesterday’s SPY Calls registered as our best pick of 2026 thus far, with a move up of over 11,000%

In all, our targets were the SPY 05/18 $740 Calls, the BIDU Weekly $140-142 Calls, the RYAAY 06/18 $65 Calls, and the BRC 06/18 $75 Calls, and these are the big moves we saw in those:

SPY 05/18 $740 Calls
$740:
.01-1.19 (+11800%)
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BIDU Weekly $140-142 Calls
$140: 1.95-3.30 (+69%)
$141: 1.81-2.80 (+55%)
$142: 1.27-2.55 (+101%)
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RYAAY 06/18 $65 Calls
$65: .35-.55 (+57%)
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BRC 06/18 $75 Calls
$75: 1.97-7.04 (+257%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
SPY 05/19 $736-735 Puts*
BEKE Weekly $17.50 Calls
HD Weekly $297.50 Puts

*Trading options contracts on their day of expiration should only be attempted by experienced traders


Extended Watchlist:
AMST, INM, RUBI, WNW, MTVA, VRAX, GIPR, MGN, AGYS, IINN, ENHA

Friday’s Moves, 4 Ideas to Start the Week

Friday Review:

We had a heck of a Friday, closing out an excellent trading week on a characteristically strong note. Our premarket report. contained a trio of possible plays, and we saw good moves out of them all. Unsurprisingly, the gains in our SPY targets were the most impressive, with some seriously eye-popping runs that rivaled or exceeded some of the best we’ve seen in 2026 so far!

In all, we had the SPY 05/15 $741-739 Puts, the AMAT Weekly $435-430 Puts, and the RBC Weekly $610-620 Calls. Here were the best moves made by each of those targets:

SPY 05/15 $741-739 Puts
$741:
.16-4.04 (+2425%)
$740: .07-3.13 (+4387%)
$739: .04-2.15 (+5275%)
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AMAT Weekly $435-430 Puts
$435: .26-.85 (+227%)
$432.50: .02-.54 (+2600%)
$430: .02-.17 (+750%)
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RBC Weekly $610-620 Calls
$610:
3.51-5.83 (+66%)
$620: .51-2.85 (+458%)


Fresh Options Ideas: 
SPY 05/18 $740 Calls*
BIDU Weekly $140-142 Calls
RYAAY 06/18 $65 Calls
BRC 06/18 $75 Calls

*Trading options contracts on their day of expiration should only be attempted by experienced traders


Extended Watchlist:
QUCY, SBFM, GOVX, VRAX, NXXT, HCAI, LABT, HIVE, CREG, AIM, RAMP

Recap of Friday, 3 Monday Plays

Friday’s Runners:

We were able to make some good picks on Friday and close out a mistake-free week with the three selections we included in our premarket report for the day. All three produced good movement and provided solid opportunities for traders.

We had the SPY 04/10 $681 Calls, the LW Weekly $41.50 Calls, and the TSM Weekly $370-375 Calls on watch, and here were their best runs for the session:

SPY 04/10 $681 Calls
$681:
 .80-1.64 (+105%)
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LW Weekly $41.50 Calls
$41.50: .35-1.59 (+354%)
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TSM Weekly $370-375 Calls
$370: 4.77-8.32 (+74%)
$372.50: .30-1.05 (+250%)
$375: 1.84-4.02 (+118%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 04/13 $677-676 Puts*
GS Weekly $875-870 Puts
FAST Weekly $47.50 Puts

*Do not attempt to trade options contracts on the day of expiration unless you are an experienced trader


Extended Watchlist:
RCT, RMSG, VRAX, ALLO, RECT, RVMD, JDZG, BATL, ALMU, CLSS, TURB

Good Start to the Week, 3 New Ideas

Monday’s Movers:

We got things off to a good start for the week yesterday morning. While we only lofted a pair of potential options trading targets in our premarket report for Monday’s session but the results came back pretty positive on both of them. We’ve been leaning on the SPY, as is typical for us during lackluster periods for high profile earnings reports.

Yesterday’s targets were the SPY 03/30 $638-640 Calls, and the PANW Weekly $150-152.50 Calls. Here were the biggest moves they recorded on the day:

SPY 03/30 $638-640 Calls
$638:
  .81-1.44 (+78%)
$639:  .66-1.18 (+79%)
$640:  .53-1.00 (+89%)
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PANW Weekly $150-152.50 Calls 
$150:  4.10-9.76 (+138%)
$152.50:  2.94-7.48 (+154%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 03/31 $639-640 Calls*
SNX Weekly $160 Calls
FDS Weekly $210 Calls

*Do not attempt to trade options contracts on the day of expiration unless you are an experienced trader


Extended Watchlist:
APLS, HKIT, VRAX, KIDZ, CNTA, SOGP, MASK, MGN, SST

Tuesday’s Big Movers, 6 New Ideas

Tuesday’s Movers:

We cast a pretty wide net on Tuesday with respect to the offering of six potential options plays listed in our premarket report for the session. We got nearly all positive results, with only one single set of contracts on the entire board failing to post good gains during the day.

We had watchlisted the SIG Weekly $93-92 Puts, the UNFI Weekly $36-37 Calls, the BNS Weekly $67.50 Calls, the MDB Weekly $400-405 Calls, the BYND Weekly $1.50 Calls, and the CRDO Weekly $195-200 Calls. Here were the results off of all of those contracts:

SIG Weekly $93-92 Puts
$93: 
2.23-5.00 (+124%)
$92: N/A
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UNFI Weekly $36-37 Calls
$36: 1.55-3.30 (+113%)
$37: 2.00-2.60 (+30%)
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BNS Weekly $67.50 Calls
$67.50: 2.20-3.30 (+100%)
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MDB Weekly $400-405 Calls
$400: 11.90-23.50 (+97%)
$402.50: 12.96-20.41 (+57%)
$405: 11.03-18.95 (+72%)
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BYND Weekly $1.50 Calls
$1.50: .05-.17 (+220%)
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CRDO Weekly $195-200 Calls
$195: 6.56-20.65 (+215%)
$197.50: 7.69-19.07 (+150%)
$200: 4.00-17.04 (+326%)


Fresh Options Ideas:
SPY 12/03 $683-684 Calls
GTLB Weekly $39 Puts
AEO Weekly $23-23.50 Calls
THO Weekly $110 Calls
MRVL Weekly $100 Calls
PSTG Week;y $85 Puts


Extended Watchlist:
VRAX, IXHL, PMAX, ARTL, HTOO, NERV, CMCT, SMX, BOOT

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