It's been a while since I did one of these. This time, $BBIG is the subject of our conversation.
$BBIG saw moves of 20% with a long-standing pattern of repeating squeezes and massive falling wedges. If the trend continues, we may yet see it again.
This is just the beginning NFA
A lot of people made fun of us for this chart, but @AJ_LogicalChaos pointed out something that we frequently talk about in #HellsTradingFloor, and that's Algorithms tipping their hand by demonstrating repeating patterns.
Between these Fib timelines and the repeat wedges...
... I am convinced that $BBIG is being dragged around by a trading algorithm that is looking to profit on both the upswings and downswings on $BBIG.
Given the volume and OBV spike, I'm taking this as a sign that a move to the upside is imminent around 2/04 or earlier.
So as many $BBIG holders know, the biggest catalyst we've been waiting for has been that $BBIG is planning to launch a spinoff NFT company called Cryptyde
This chart (courtesy of @PhaserOccams shows a repeating trend (signs of an algorithm) which uses specific trading signals to push a move on the stock and create a buy signal.
Specifically, the 200 day MA appears significant, where a crossover/bounce off the 200MA is the trigger.
Secondary to that is the HOLY FUCKING MOTHER OF ALL GAMMA RAMPS.
Approximately 31.5% of $BBIG's float of 123.38M shares is on the options chain.
~50K calls are ITM (5M shares)
~341.9K calls are OTM (34.2M shares) up to $10 strike
The amount of money required to move this stock is tiny compared to the enormous number of call options on the chain for this stock, and with the addition of the Short Interest of 25%, $BBIG is primed to exhert more 65% of its float in buying pressure.
We have been analyzing short-exempt data at #HellsTradingFloor, and it shows a correlation between the short exempts and these significant price movements.
This is data from August-September before and during the first squeeze.
Because of the spike today and yesterday, $BBIG is about to trigger 2 of my 3 squeeze signal triggers. I suspect the short exempt ratio will not hit for a few more days:
✅Utilization >95% : 99%
❌Short Exempt Ratio 3%+: 1%
🤏5MA > 15% over 3 days: 13%
Last but not least, let's review Ortex:
The average days on loan of 38 days places the average cost basis for shorts at ~$4.25 at best on Nov 22 before the gap-down.
We have a gap fill from $3.40 - $3.80 on that date, so I'm expecting some consolidation in this range before $4
After $BBIG ended up on the threshold list -again- for a brief period, I'm expecting these short exempts to result in yet another FTD spike in T+6 trading days, just in time for January 21st options expiration.
I'm watching the OBV showing massive divergence on $BBIG's chart, and a breakout of the wedge will mean clear skies for $BBIG.
I believe that January 21st options are a catalyst, but are by no means safe from expiring worthless.
MMs will stop at nothing to keep as many of those calls from expiring ITM as possible, so if you are an options player, $BBIG calls for 1/21 are too dangerous for a gamble of this magnitude.
I'll be choosing Feb 4th and 18th to place my own personal bets.
As always, none of this is financial advice. The important thing is patience. Anything can happen in the market, and anything can happen tomorrow.
Tomorrow may be volatile, it may be boring.
It may be a green day, it may be red, or it may be range-bound.
$BBBY might actually be a very real, very powerful squeeze opportunity of a combined gamma and short squeeze. This thread will unpack the opportunity and analyze the charts, ortex data, and options interest in Bed Bath and Beyond.
This is an opportunity, despite the bankruptcy
As always, none of this is financial advice. There is absolutely no way of knowing, predicting, or accurately forecasting market volatility with any degree of certainty.
Please make sure to perform your own research to understand the risks, and exercise proper risk management.
If you want the video version of this, here is the DD I put out recently that discusses this opportunity; however, it does not include the Ortex data. For that, please read on.
I think it's extremely hard for Finra to justify its actions, but we need to acknowledge this has happened before with no consequences...
- $SPRT war flashbacks -
The problem is, class actions and lawsuits take many years... $MMTLP investors have a very big fucking problem NOW.
The situation with this forced sale of $MMTLP and extraordinary halt by FINRA is going to force everyone's shares into settlement, which will force them to transfer to a private company.
You can't sell them.
However, this is a taxable action, so... this is gonna suck but...
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Despite that, Union Pacific refused to grant additional paid time off for workers.
In response, The White House has made it illegal for rail workers to strike in the face of what it calls a national emergency.
The Union Pacific Railroad has the money & resources to grant these benefits but refuses to do so out of greed, not necessity. time.com/6238361/joe-bi…
I'm going to clear up something regarding $AMC's share dividend and the fears about a "dilution" through an equity merger.
This will be a bit lengthy.
While you might argue that it is "dilution", what you fail to realize is that @CEOAdam is giving you all a gift of free equity.
If a merger between the preferred shares happens, it will because apes voted on it.
Here are the pros and cons we should consider...
First, $APE is a new equity which is separate from $AMC, tied together only by the value of the company.
They are priced separately.
By itself, $APE has no bearing on $AMC's value, but it *does* offer a separate dilution option for the company that has nothing to do with synthetic shares in $AMC.
It literally has no effect currently.
But if AA can sell those shares, the company can use that cash.
Just a reminder of this thread where I highlighted the last time $BBIG barcoded like crazy before it hit a liquidity pool about 10% below it's average price on the week and then took off for the stars within 30 days.
$BBIG has more than 250,000 call options hidden in the options chain with the potential to expire ITM and put unimaginable pain on market makers and the shorts who have beaten $BBIG into the dirt.
For context, 257,640 calls is over 25.7M shares, or 20% of the total Free Float.
Market makers have been anticipating $BBIG would not survive this beat-down, and have been dictating the price on these options as worthless for the past month to convince retail to sell for pennies on the dollar.
In driving the price down so far, they've created an opportunity.