Weekly Stock Analysis by MetisTrades.com
50+ tickers. One options chain read per week. No hype. We break down what the options market is actually pricing — implied moves, call and put walls, max pain, skew, unusual flow — and check it against the charts. Then we lay out three ways the week can go and the defined-risk structures that fit each one, including what invalidates the whole read. When there's no edge, we say so. Educational analysis, not financial advice.
TSLA Options Are Pricing a $20.40 Move: Our Positioning Read Leans Slightly Lower
This is Tesla, Inc., ticker TSLA, for Sunday, October 25, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $372.22. Our read on options positioning is slightly bearish, neutral with a downside tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $20.40 either way into the October 30 expiration, which frames a range from $351.82 to $392.62. And the kill switch: if Tesla closes above $386.48, this bearish read is…
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IBIT Options Are Pricing a $2.08 Move Into October 30, and Both Walls Sit at $48
This is your daily read on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, ticker IBIT, for October 25, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $45.96. Our bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $2.08 either way into the October 30 expiration, which makes the range $43.88 to $48.04. And the one price that breaks the read is $43.88. A close below that means sellers have overwhelmed the positioning…
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QQQ Options Are Pricing a $27 Move, While Positioning Is Packed Between $700 and $710
This is your Invesco QQQ Trust options read for October 25, 2026. QQQ closed Friday at $704.40, and the bias is slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $27.19 either way into October 30, which gives a range of $677.21 to $731.59. The one price that breaks the read is $714. A close above $714 and the bearish tilt is wrong.
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SOFI Options Are Pricing a $1.79 Move — Our Read Sees Pressure Under $15
This is your SoFi Technologies, Inc. briefing for October 25, 2026, with the stock at $14.62. The read on SOFI is slightly bearish into the October 30 expiration. The options market is pricing a range of $12.82 to $16.41. And the one price that breaks the read is $15. If SOFI closes above $15, drop the bearish lean. That's the call. Now, here's why.
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SMCI Options Are Pricing a $3.49 Move — Our Technical Model Sees $32.40
This is your Super Micro Computer, Inc. options read for Sunday, October 25, 2026. The ticker is SMCI, it closed Friday at $32.94, and our bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $3.49 either way into the October 30 expiration, which draws a range from $29.45 to $36.43. The one price that breaks this read is $30. A close below $30, and the neutral picture is over.
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IREN Options Are Pricing a $3.69 Move — Our Read Sees a Range, Not a Breakdown
This is your IREN Limited options read for October 25, 2026. IREN closed Friday at $24.91, and our bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $3.69 either way into the October 30 expiration, which gives a range of $21.22 to $28.59. The read is invalidated if IREN closes below $20. Think of it as a range, not a breakdown. Let's get into why.
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HOOD Options Outlook: Will the $100 Wall Cap the Stock Into October 30?
This is your Robinhood Markets, Inc. options read for October 25, 2026. HOOD closed Friday at $95.07, and the bias is slightly bearish, neutral with a tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $12.13 either way into the October 30 expiration, which means a range from $82.94 to $107.20. The one price that kills this read is $100. If HOOD closes above $100, the bearish lean is off the…
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MSTR Options Are Pricing a $15.52 Move Into October 30, but Positioning Points to a Range, Not a Trend
This is your Strategy Inc, ticker MSTR, options read for Sunday, October 25, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $146.01. Our bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $15.52 either way into the October 30 expiration, which makes a range of roughly $130.49 to $161.53. And the one price that breaks this read is $139.78. A close below that level, and the range thesis is dead.
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SOXS Options Are Pricing a $10.62 Move Into October 30, and Positioning Leans Lower While the Chart Model Sees $53.60
This is your October 25, 2026 read on Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares, ticker SOXS, which closed Friday at $52.46. The bias is slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a range of $41.84 to $63.08 into the October 30 expiration. And the one price that kills this read is $55.69: a close above it, and the bearish lean is wrong. That's the call. Now let's talk about why.
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CRWV Options Outlook: Will the $50 Put Wall Hold Through October 30?
This is your CoreWeave, Inc. options read for October 25, 2026. CRWV sits at $54.23, and the call is slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a range of $46.41 to $62.06 into the October 30 expiration. The one price that kills this read is $60. A close above $60, and the sellers have lost control. Everything else today hangs on that.
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INTC Options Are Pricing a $10.81 Move — Our Positioning Read Leans Slightly Lower
This is your Intel Corporation, ticker INTC, options read for October 25, 2026. Intel closed Friday at $86.96, and the positioning leans slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $10.81 either way into the October 30 expiration, which draws a range from $76.15 to $97.77. The read breaks if Intel closes above $89.59. Stay below that line and the bearish tilt holds. Cross…
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NVDA Options Outlook: Will the $210 Put Wall Hold Into October 30?
This is your NVIDIA Corporation briefing for October 25, 2026. NVDA closed Friday at $210.96, and the call is neutral with a bearish tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $11.24 either way into October 30, which means a range of $199.72 to $222.20. The one price that kills this read is $217.50. A close above it, and the bearish tilt is done.
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NOK Options Are Pricing a $0.62 Move: Positioning Sees Stabilization While the Chart Model Sees $7.95
This is your Nokia Oyj briefing for October 24, 2026. NOK closed Friday at $8.14. The read is neutral with a slight bullish tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $0.62 either way into the October 30 expiration, which gives a range of $7.52 to $8.76. And the read breaks if NOK closes below $7.50. Keep that one price in your head, because everything else today hangs on it.
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SOXL Options Are Pricing a $16.38 Move Into Oct 30 and Positioning Leans Against the Selloff
This is your daily read on Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares, ticker SOXL, for October 24, 2026. It closed Friday at $83.56. The bias is neutral with a slight bullish tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $16.38 either way through the October 30 expiration, which gives a range of $67.18 to $99.94. And the line that breaks this read is $80. A close below $80, and the…
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QQQ Options Are Pricing a $23.42 Move Into October 23 — Positioning Leans Bearish Below the $710 Put Wall
This is your Invesco QQQ Trust briefing for October 18, 2026. QQQ closed Friday at $709.80, and the options market leans bearish. The market is pricing a range of about $686.38 to $733.22 into the October 23 expiration. The read holds as long as QQQ doesn't close above $720. A close above $720 is the kill switch. Everything else in this episode is the why behind that call.
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SOFI Options Outlook: Will the $14.50 Put Wall Hold Into October 23?
This is your SoFi Technologies, Inc. options read for October 18, 2026. SOFI closed Friday at $14.55. The bias is neutral with a bearish tilt. The options market is pricing a range of $13.57 to $15.53 through the October 23 expiration. And the one price that kills this read is $15.53. A close above it, and the bearish lean is gone.
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SOXS Options Are Pricing a $9.27 Move. The Chart Models See About a Dollar.
This is your October 18, 2026 read on Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares, ticker SOXS, which closed Friday at $49.23. The bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a swing of about $9.27 either way, which makes a range of $39.96 to $58.50 into the October 23 expiration. The one price that breaks this read is $51.40. A close above it means the ceiling failed. If you only listen for…
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TSLA Options Are Pricing a $33 Move Into October 23, and Put Demand Is Building Under the Stock
This is your Tesla, Inc. options read for Sunday, October 18, 2026. TSLA closed Friday at $354.72, and the positioning leans slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $33 either way into Friday, October 23, which gives a range of $321.77 to $387.67. The read breaks if Tesla closes above $370. That's the one price to remember. Here's why it leans this way.
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SMCI Options Are Pricing a $3.58 Move Into October 23, and Positioning Leans Lower
Super Micro Computer, ticker SMCI, Sunday, October 18, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $31.63, and options positioning leans slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $3.58 either way into the October 23 expiration, which gives a range of $28.05 to $35.21. The read holds as long as SMCI stays below $34.09. A close above $34.09 breaks it, and you drop the bearish lean…
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IBIT Options Outlook: Will the $45 Put Wall Hold Through Oct 23?
Today is October 18, 2026, and this is your read on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, ticker IBIT, which closed Friday at $46.15. The bias is slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $2.21 either way into October 23, which gives a range from $43.94 to $48.36. And the read breaks if IBIT closes above $47.44. That's the call: slightly bearish, inside that range, wrong above $47.44.
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SPY Options Are Pricing a $15 Move Into October 23 — Heavy Put Buying Meets a $770 Max Pain
This is your State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust briefing, ticker SPY, for October 18, 2026. SPY closed Friday at $763.25. Our read is neutral. The options market is pricing a range of $748.21 to $778.29 into the October 23 expiration. And the one price that breaks this read is $748.21. A close below that, and SPY moved further than options were braced for.
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HOOD Options Are Pricing an $8.38 Move, and Positioning Leans Lower
This is your Robinhood Markets, Inc. options read for Sunday, October 18, 2026. Ticker HOOD, closing Friday at $98.87. The bias is slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $8.38 either way into the October 23 expiration, which works out to a range from $90.49 to $107.25. And the one price that breaks this read: a close above $101.00. Above that, drop the bearish lean…
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MSTR Options Are Pricing a $14 Move: Put Demand Builds Into the October 23 Expiration
This is your daily read on Strategy Inc, ticker MSTR, for October 18, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $136.83, and the options market leans bearish. It's pricing a move of about $14 either way, a range from $122.86 to $150.80, into the October 23 expiration. The read breaks if MSTR closes above $144.92. That's the one line to remember. Everything else is the story behind it.
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SOXL Options Are Pricing a $17.37 Move Into October 23. The Chart Model Sees a Slow Grind Lower
It's October 18, 2026, and this is your SOXL read, that's Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares, which closed Friday at $93.67. The bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $17.37 either way into October 23, which gives you a range of $76.30 to $111.04. And the one price that breaks this read is $80. A close below it, and the analysis is invalidated. That's the call…
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NVDA Options Are Pricing a $10.92 Move Into Oct 23 — Our Chart Model Sees $210.50
This is your NVIDIA Corporation, ticker NVDA, read for October 17, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $214.13. The bias is neutral with a bearish tilt. Options are pricing a move of about $10.92 either way by the October 23 expiration, which gives a range of $203.21 to $225.05. The read breaks if NVDA closes above $220. That's the whole call. Here's the story behind it.
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INTC Options Price a $7.87 Move Into October 23, With Max Pain Sitting $7 Above the Stock
This is your Intel Corporation, ticker INTC, options read for October 17, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $89.85. The bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $7.87 either way into October 23, which gives a range of $81.98 to $97.72. And the read breaks if Intel closes below $81.79. That's the call. Everything else is the why.
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IBIT Expected Move Into Oct 16: Key Levels and Defined-Risk Trade Ideas
This is your iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF briefing, ticker IBIT, for October 11, 2026. IBIT closed Friday at $46.55. Our read on the options positioning is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $2.01 either way into the October 16 expiration, which works out to a range from $44.54 up to $48.56. The one price that breaks the read is $44.54. A close below it means IBIT has fallen…
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SOFI Options Are Pricing an $0.82 Move Into October 16 — Our Read Sees a Range, Not a Breakout
This is your SoFi Technologies, Inc. briefing for October 11, 2026. The stock closed at $15.80, and our read on ticker SOFI is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $0.82 either way into the October 16 expiration, which gives a range of $14.98 to $16.62. The one price that breaks the read is a close below $14.98. Inside that range, think pinned and choppy, not breakout.
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SOXL Options Are Pricing an $18.85 Move — Our Read Sees a Pin Near $140
This is your October 11, 2026 read on Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares, ticker SOXL, which closed Friday at $139.76. The bias is neutral. The options market is pricing a swing of about $18.85 either way into the October 16 expiration, which gives a range from $120.91 up to $158.61. The price that breaks this read is $130. A close below $130 and the whole story changes.
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SPY Options Outlook: Will the $785 Call Wall Cap the Rally Into October 16?
This is your daily read on State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, ticker SPY, for October 11, 2026. SPY closed Friday at $778.57, just under its 52-week high. The bias is slightly bullish. Options traders are pricing a move of about $10.28 either way, which gives a range of $768.29 to $788.85 into the October 16 expiration. The price that breaks the read is $770. A close below $770, and the…
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SMCI Options Are Pricing a $3.53 Move — Our Chart Model Sees $40.95
This is your Super Micro Computer, Inc. briefing for October 11, 2026. The stock sits at $41.85, and the bias on SMCI is neutral. The options market is pricing a range of $38.33 to $45.38 into the October 16 expiration. The one price that breaks this read is $40. A close below $40 and the whole picture changes. So: neutral, $38.33 to $45.38, and $40 is the kill switch. Now let's talk about why.
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TSLA Options Price a $19.90 Move Into October 16: Will the $380–$400 Corridor Hold?
Tesla, Inc., ticker TSLA, Sunday, October 11, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $382.70, and our read of the options market is neutral. The market is pricing a move of about $19.90 either way, which gives a range of $362.80 to $402.60 into the October 16 expiration. The read breaks if TSLA closes below $370. That's the whole call. The rest is why.
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AAL Options Outlook: Will $12.55 Support Hold Into the October 16 Expiration?
American Airlines Group Inc., ticker AAL, Sunday, October 11, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $12.76. The options market leans slightly bullish into the October 16 expiration. The implied range runs from $12.11 to $13.41, which is a move of about $0.65 either way. And the read breaks if AAL closes below $12.55. That's the call: slightly bullish, range $12.11 to $13.41, kill switch $12.55.
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NOK Options Are Pricing a $0.76 Move Into October 16. Positioning Leans Toward the $10.50 Pin
Nokia Oyj, ticker NOK, Sunday, October 11, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $10.36. Here's the call: neutral, with a slight bullish tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $0.76 either way into the October 16 expiration, which gives a range of $9.60 to $11.12. And the one price that breaks the read is $10.00. A close below it, and the bullish lean is wrong. That's the whole call. The…
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QQQ Options Outlook: Will the $740 Put Wall Hold Into October 15?
Invesco QQQ Trust, October 10, 2026. QQQ closed Friday at $751.27, and the options market leans slightly bullish. It's pricing a range of $737.75 to $764.79 into the October 15 expiration. The line that breaks this read is $740. A close below $740, and the bullish lean is dead. That's the whole call. Now let's talk about why.
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MSTR Options Outlook: Will the $155 Call Wall Hold Through October 16?
Strategy Inc, ticker MSTR, Saturday, October 10, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $154.34, and our read of options positioning is neutral with a bearish tilt. The options market is pricing a move of about $12.44 either way into the October 16 expiration, which works out to a range from $141.90 up to $166.78. The one price that breaks this read is $157.50. A close above that level, and the…
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HOOD Options Are Pricing a $7.49 Move. Our Model Sees a $110 Magnet
This is your Robinhood Markets, Inc. read for October 10, 2026. HOOD closed Friday at $109.02. The bias is neutral with a bullish tilt. Options are pricing a move of about $7 each way, about $7.49 to be exact, through the October 16 expiration. That's a range from $101.53 to $116.51. The one price that breaks the read is $107.23. A close below it, and the bullish lean is gone. Okay, now let's…
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SOXS Options Price a $4.60 Move Into Oct. 16, and Our Read Sees a Range, Not a Runaway
This is your daily read on Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares, ticker SOXS, for October 10, 2026. It closed Friday at $34.39. Our read is neutral. The options market is pricing a range of $29.79 to $38.99 into the October 16 expiration. And the read breaks if SOXS closes below $31.50. That's the call: a range, not a runaway, and one kill switch.
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INTC Options Are Pricing a $7.79 Move, and Our Read Leans Toward the $100 Put Wall
This is your Intel Corporation, ticker INTC, options read for October 10, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $104.70, and the call is slightly bearish. The options market is pricing a move of about $7.79 either way into the October 16 expiration, which gives a range of $96.91 to $112.49. The read breaks if INTC closes above $107.04. That's the kill switch. Stay below it, and the lean holds.
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NVDA Options Are Pricing a $9.19 Move — Our Model Sees $226
NVIDIA Corporation, ticker NVDA, October 10, 2026. The stock closed Friday at $229.28. The call is neutral. The options market is pricing a move of about $9.19 either way into the October 16 expiration, which gives a range of $220.09 to $238.47. And the one price that breaks this read: a close below $220. Stay above it and the neutral call holds. That's the whole call. The rest is why.
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