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Q2 earnings season is heating up. Options traders are positioning fast ahead of major results this week.
NFLX reports on July 16. Short interest sits at just 2.4% of free float. That low bearish conviction in the stock itself contrasts with heavy call activity typical ahead of streaming results. Netflix's $309bn market cap makes it a favourite for large expiry sweeps this week.
ISRG also reports July 16 after the close. Intuitive Surgical carries SI of 2.1% of FF. The robotics surgery leader rarely misses. Options flow here tends to be call-skewed into prints.
GOOGL reports July 22. At a $2.1 trillion market cap, the stock draws enormous options volume. Short interest is lean at 1.5% of FF. Traders are likely buying calls to capture any AI-driven revenue beat.
Chip giant NVDA isn't reporting this week but remains a constant options battleground. Its $5.1 trillion market cap dominates notional options flow daily. Short interest is a mere 1.3% of FF, meaning bears are scarce — calls are king.
MSFT rounds out the mega-cap watch. SpaceX's Grok AI release tied to the Microsoft ecosystem sparked fresh options interest today. The stock's 1.2% SI of FF leaves little room for short-side hedging.
Iran-Israel geopolitical tension is adding a macro overlay. Defense sector flows and broad market puts on SPY are rising as traders hedge tail risk heading into a data-heavy week.
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