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$50 strike for $2.9 12/18/2026 whats say playas...25% yield trade Ticker MXL Price 73.7225 Opt Prem 2.90 Strike 50.0 Expiration 12/18/26 Days to Exp 63 Ann. Yield 25.3% YTStrike 5.8% YTPrice 3.9% D to Strike 23.7225 % to Strike 32.2%

28.44% annualized COC yield

Happy Monday, Insiders! Rough week for tech: the Nasdaq just had its worst week since June, the 10-year yield is above 5%, and Brent crude is near $108 on Middle East supply fears. Earnings now have to do the heavy lifting. 🏦 EARNINGS Tue: GM, GE Aerospace, RTX, 3M (before open); Netflix, Capital One, United Airlines (after close) Wed: Abbott, AT&T, Thermo Fisher (before open); Meta, Tesla, IBM, Texas Instruments, Lam Research (after close) Thu: Procter & Gamble, Union Pacific, Lockheed Martin, Blackstone (before open) Fri: American Express, SLB (before open) Bellwether: Meta. Its AI spending story could steady, or deepen, the chip selloff. 🔥 DATA A light week. Tue: housing starts. Thu: jobless claims (~200K expected). Fri: flash PMIs (manufacturing 55.5, services 57.9 expected) and final UMich sentiment (46.3). 🏛️ THE FED Quiet period, so no Fed speakers. Next decision is Oct 28 (press conference 2:30 PM ET). Markets price only about a 15% chance of another hike. 📅 OTHER Oil headlines out of the Strait of Hormuz can move markets any day. Next week brings Q3 GDP, September PCE and the Fed. My take: With the VIX above 22, expect big post-earnings moves in both directions. Keep position sizes modest into Wednesday night and let the numbers come to you. Syed

Hey guys! Last week was definitely a rough one across the board—the S&P 500 was down ~2% and the Nasdaq took a ~4.5% hit with tech leading the sell-off. Weeks like this can be tough on sentiment, but they're a great reminder of why sticking to risk management, sizing down, and managing emotions is so important. Looking forward to seeing how setups form as the market tries to stabilize this week! 📈