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Good morning. Today marks the expiration of over 95.5 million options contracts. They’re... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. Today marks the expiration of over 95.5 million options contracts. They’re related to everything from individual stocks, to ETFs, to market indices. That total is just slightly below the 95.6 million options that expired in July. With this many options expiring, and with traders looking to shift positions, there have been some unusual intra-day moves in a number of assets over the past week, a trend likely to continue today. Wall Street has dubbed the concept “gamma unclenching,” named after an option gamma, which measures the rate of change to an options delta. Before you can say “It’s all Greek to me,” the worst of it will likely be over, at least for this month. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [Red Indicator flashing = SELL]( As runaway government spending and the pandemic recovery overheats the global economy, investors could be in for what famed investor Michael Burry is calling the "mother of all crashes." [One of the best stock indicators in history]( is making a lot of noise right now...and when it "flashes red," millions of Americans could see their retirement savings affected. I urge you to [click here and get the exact day of the next stock market crash.]( MARKETS DOW 35,870.95 -0.17% S&P 4,704.54 +0.34% NASDAQ 15,993.71 +0.45% *As of market close • Stocks traded mixed on Thursday, with the Dow down for a second day in a row. • Oil rose 0.8 percent, closing at $78.95 per barrel. • Gold dropped 0.4 percent, last going for $1,862 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies dropped, with Bitcoin at $58,198 at the market close. Today’s TOP TIPS [This Industry-Leading Payment Platform Looks Oversold]( While the stock market is still near all-time highs, a number of companies haven’t gone along for the ride, with a peak earlier in the year, even as those companies have performed well operationally. Among the surprising “off the peak” stocks out there, payment company Visa (V) has joined the list, shedding nearly 5 percent on Wednesday and down nearly 20 percent from its 52-week high. » [FULL STORY]( [Insider Trading Report: USA Compression Partners LP (USAC)]( Bradford Whitehurst, a director at USA Compression Partners LP (USAC), recently bought 3,500 shares. The buy represents an initial stake for the director, and came to a total purchase price of just under $52,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since January, when a company director as well as the President and a Vice President picked up shares. There was also an insider sale in late 2020, otherwise, company insiders haven’t been too active. » [FULL STORY]( [Unusual Options Activity: Target (TGT)]( Shares of retail giant Target (TGT) dropped earlier this week despite a solid earnings report. One trader sees the likelihood that shares will recover from the drop and start moving higher. That’s based on the December 31 $270 calls. With 42 days until expiration, over 2,070 contracts traded, an 18-fold rise in volume from the prior open interest of 116. The buyer of the calls paid $3.33 to make the trade. » [FULL STORY]( IN OTHER NEWS • [Jobless Claims Decline Again]( Jobless claims declined by 268,000 last week, according to the Labor Department. That’s a slight decreased from the revised 269,000 claims filed the week before. The job market continues to move towards a pre-pandemic equilibrium, although the rate towards that has slowed. • [88 Percent of Americans Worried About Inflation]( With inflation growing at 6.2 percent year-over-year right now, it’s no surprise that 88 percent of Americans are worried about the impact of inflation. A new survey from Country Financial indicates that consumers are looking for ways to cut spending, including potentially spending less overall this holiday season to offset higher prices • [UN Presents Plan to End World Hunger]( The UN World Food Program has laid out a $6.6 billion plan to end world hunger. The move comes in response to Tesla Motors (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, who proposed selling off shares to fund the program, provided the plan would be open-source for all to see. • [Ford Announces Automotive Chip Initiative]( Ford Motors (F) announced a collaboration with GlobalFoundries (GFS) to manufacture automotive chips in the US. A shortage of chips and supply chain issues from shipping them from factories in Asia have led to a number of auto plant shutdowns in the US this year. • [Starbucks Unveils Concept Just Walk Out Tech Store]( Employing Just Walk Out technology created by Amazon (AMZN), coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX) has created a concept store where palm registrations or scans will allow anyone to grab items from shelves and leave, having the transaction automatically deducted from a customer’s account. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP M 21.047% NVDA 8.393% JD 5.436% BBWI 5.346% AMZN 3.779% BOTTOM CSCO 6.281% WYNN 5.428% SIRI 4.6% CZR 4.489% PENN 4.403% Quote of the Day Concerns about covid… caused the 10-year bond yield to decline for the first time in 6 days and kept downward pressure on commodity prices including another sizable drop in crude oil prices. If inflation keeps rising while another Covid surge again stalls real economic activity, we may find out how the stock market handles a pseudo-stagflationary episode. - Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist for Leuthold Group, on rising Covid numbers in some states, which may have led to a rise in the dollar and a drop in commodity prices in the past few trading sessions. Sponsored Content [Red Indicator flashing = SELL]( As runaway government spending and the pandemic recovery overheats the global economy, investors could be in for what famed investor Michael Burry is calling the "mother of all crashes." [One of the best stock indicators in history]( is making a lot of noise right now...and when it "flashes red," millions of Americans could see their retirement savings affected. I urge you to [click here and get the exact day of the next stock market crash.]( Not sure the best way to get started? 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