John Ondercin

John Ondercin is a seasoned options trading educator and author celebrated for his clear, jargon-free writing that makes complex financial concepts accessible to beginners and aspiring traders alike. He excels at providing practical, step-by-step guidance on options basics, trade examples, value calculations, and advanced strategies like the impact of time, probability, and the Greeks.

Rocket Lab Delivers Record Results, But Neutron Delay Weighs on Shares

Rocket Lab Delivers Record Results, But Neutron Delay Weighs on Shares

Rocket Lab USA Inc. ($RKLB) posted record financial and operational results for 2025, highlighting accelerating demand across its launch and space systems businesses. However, shares came under pressure after the company confirmed a delay to its next-generation Neutron Rocket, shifting its debut into the second half of 2026. Meanwhile, Shares of Rocket Lab USA Inc. … Read more

Amundi’s 3.77M MicroStrategy Buy Signals Confidence in MSTR Stock

Amundi’s 3.77M MicroStrategy Buy Signals Confidence in MSTR Stock

In a week defined by turbulence for digital asset-linked equities, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), has found a powerful ally in Europe. New regulatory filings disclosed reveal that Amundi SA, the French asset management titan overseeing approximately $2.4 trillion to 2.8 trillion in assets, has aggressively increased its position in … Read more

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Gets “Double Buy” Rating From Analysts. Should You Buy?

Featured image highlighting Palantir Technologies (PLTR) stock after a 35% pullback and new “Buy” ratings from major Wall Street analysts.

Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq: PLTR) has experienced a tumultuous period in early 2026, registering a significant pullback of approximately 35% from its previous highs to trade in the $130 to $140 range.  This dynamic has sparked a vigorous debate in the markets about whether the stock has entered a necessary cooling-off phase or if this correction … Read more

Netflix Stock Rises After Walking Away From Warner Bros Discovery Deal

Netflix Stock Rises After Walking Away From Warner Bros Discovery Deal

Netflix has officially stepped back from its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after declining to raise the offer beyond Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) proposal. This had an immediate positive impact on NFLX stock, which had been under pressure since Netflix announced its plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in December. Investors seem to be thrilled … Read more

Meta and Google Strike Multi-Billion Dollar AI Chips Rental Agreement

Meta Platforms and Google reportedly enter a multi-billion-dollar agreement for AI chip access.

Meta Platforms (META) has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to rent artificial intelligence chips from Google (GOOGL), according to a Thursday report in The Information, citing anonymous sources. The chips in question are Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), which will be used by Meta to train and run its next-generation large language models (LLMs). The report … Read more

Advanced Micro Devices to Invest Up to $250M in Nutanix

Advanced Micro Devices to Invest Up to $250M in Nutanix

Targeting the potential AI inference market, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nutanix sign a multi-year agreement to deliver open AI infrastructure platforms for enterprise applications. This agreement harmonizes both companies’ commitment to powering an open AI ecosystem, which facilitates high-performance, production-ready, and energy-efficient solutions for agentic AI workloads.  Beyond a partnership agreement, this deal involves … Read more

Nvidia Shares Fall Despite Blowout Earnings as Analysts React

Nvidia Shares Fall Despite Blowout Earnings as Analysts React

NVIDIA Corporation’s (NVDA) stock fell more than 5% on Thursday, February 26, 2026, marking its worst day since April, despite reporting strong earnings and exceeding analyst expectations for revenue, profit, and forward guidance. Wall Street’s reaction reflects a growing concern about AI sustainability rather than the firm’s performance.  Strong Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations NVIDIA reported … Read more

S&P 500 Dips but Defends Key Level; Nvidia, AI Shares Weaken

S&P 500 Dips but Defends Key Level; Nvidia, AI Shares Weaken

U.S. stocks experienced a volatile session on Thursday, February 26, 2026, despite stellar earnings from the world’s leading artificial intelligence chipmaker, Nvidia (NVDA). Although Nvidia reported financial results that blew past Wall Street expectations, the technology sector contributed to a broader market decline, pulling major indexes back from their recent record highs.   Market Rotation in … Read more