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2/27/2026 07:30:00 AM

You're already in this trade. You just don't know it.

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Here's something nobody tells you about index fund investing:

You own Apple. You own Nvidia. You own Microsoft and Amazon. Every single day, those stocks move up and down — sometimes violently.

And you just sit there.

Your index fund doesn't care about the Monday earnings reaction. It doesn't care about the Fed announcement that drops everything 3% before reversing. It doesn't care about the catalyst that plays out in 48 hours.

It holds. You hold. And at the end of the year, you hope.

That's not a strategy. That's patience dressed up as a plan.

There's a better way. And it just got significantly better on January 26th.

The SEC approved new Monday and Wednesday expiration options on the Mag 7 names. For the first time, retail traders can target a 2-3 day window instead of overpaying for a full week's worth of exposure.

Steve Strazza has been building a whole blueprint around this. It runs the same stocks you already own in your 401k — Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon — but actively, in both directions, using the most precise options instruments that have ever existed for retail traders.

On March 4th at 4 pm ET, Steve goes live to walk through exactly how it works.

No charge to attend. No obligation. Just a clear explanation of something that genuinely changes what's possible for everyday traders.

Register here

Jeff Macke | The Macke Portfolio

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2/27/2026 07:00:00 AM

A quiet rule change. A significant edge.

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Most structural shifts in the options market go unnoticed until the opportunity is already gone.

January 26th may be one of those moments.

A little-noticed SEC ruling quietly changed how retail investors can trade options on the biggest stocks in the world. Before this update, if you wanted to trade Apple, Nvidia, or Microsoft options, you had one expiration window each week. Miss the move early in the week and you waited. The last time the CBOE added a new expiration structure was 2010, when weekly options were introduced. It took the broader market six years to catch up to the traders who understood what had changed.

Steve Strazza has been studying this update closely. On March 4th, he's walking through exactly what shifted, why it matters, and how he's been using it to target 3x, 5x, even 10x returns on stocks most people already own in their index funds and retirement accounts.

The live session is free. Wednesday, March 4th at 4 PM ET.

Reserve your spot here

Alfonso Depablos, CMT | Director of Research, All Star Charts

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2/27/2026 03:24:00 AM

How I’m trading the AI doom wave

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Welcome to The Strazza Letter, a free note with market insights from me, All Star Charts Chief Market Strategist Steve Strazza.

Anthropic press releases continue to slaughter software stocks this week…

Major names like Adobe, Applovin, Asana, Docusign, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce all got hit hard on Monday.

But the bigger and weirder story is how a viral substack post from Citrini – a virtual nobody on the internet – made national news.

The article outlines a hypothetical 2028 scenario where the AI boom could trigger a stock market crash in the next couple of years.

It's not a new idea or even a well written one…

But the AI Doom Wave is already happening…

And I'm getting ready to trade the shit out of software stocks thanks to this recent update to the options market.

Here's why…

We are in a market environment where mega-cap stocks — the biggest, most liquid names on the planet — are moving like penny stocks.

Every Anthropic press release. Every viral Substack post. Every tariff headline. Every earnings surprise.

Each one sends a wave of volatility through the same handful of names that trade billions of dollars in options every single week.

The tech stocks that used to be the juice that powered all the major indexes are now punching holes in portfolios.

Think about what just happened this week…

IBM dropped 13% in a single day – its worst day in 26 years.

Not because of an earnings miss. Not because of a fraud scandal.

Because an AI startup wrote a blog post about a 67-year-old programming language.

AppLovin, Asana, and Zscaler all dropped 10% on Monday.

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) hit a new 52-week low — down nearly 30% on the year. It's erased every gain since ChatGPT launched in 2022.

Three years of AI hype… gone in two months.

But here's the part most people are missing…

By Tuesday, Wall Street was already pushing back. UBS upgraded IBM. Evercore called the selloff "unwarranted." Jefferies said the threat is overblown. IBM's own board members started buying shares with their personal money.

IBM bounced nearly 4% the next day.

So who was right? The doomers or the analysts?

It doesn't matter.

Someone was short before the 13% drop, and someone went long and bought the dip.

If they were trading options, these waves could have paid 3x, 5x, even 10x in a single day.

And the waves are only going to get bigger, faster, and more frequent in the coming weeks and months ahead.

Most people watched this week happen and did one of two things…

Panicked and sold to get out…

Or white-knuckled through it hoping it would stop.

I plan on riding these waves to make the fastest money in the market.

Because thanks to a few major updates that have either already happened — or will happen sometime this year…

We're about to see one of the best short-term trading opportunities of the decade.

And on Wednesday, March 4th at 4pm ET, I'm going to show you exactly how I plan to profit.

On this webinar, you will learn…

How to profit from a stock whether it goes up OR down. IBM dropped 13% on Monday and bounced 4% on Tuesday. Most people got hurt on the way down and missed the move back up. I'll show you how to trade both sides of these waves.

The hidden reason most options traders lose money — even when they pick the right direction. It's not bad luck. It's one overlooked number that's quietly working against you on every single trade. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

What happened on January 26th that changed the options market forever. The last time the CBOE added a new expiration window, it created a generation of traders with an edge. It's happening again right now — and almost nobody is talking about it.

Why the stocks getting destroyed by the AI Doom Wave are now the single best source of fast trading opportunities in the market. Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce — you already own them. I'll show you how to extract triple-digit returns from the exact volatility that's been punching holes in your portfolio.

I'm going live on March 4th at 4pm ET to reveal the secret to making fast money on these fast moves.

It'll be about 35 minutes of solid content with some live Q&A at the end.

Click here to reserve your spot.

-Steve Strazza

P.S. The system I'll be sharing on Wednesday has been independently audited by CONQUEST Investment Advisory AG — a Swiss firm with no skin in the game.

273 trades. 60% doubled. 25% hit 5x or more. 11% returned 10x or better.

That includes trades like Alibaba — 684% in 44 days. And PL — 886% in 43 days.

Those results were during calmer markets than what we're seeing right now.

If the system did that when things were quiet… imagine what's possible when the biggest stocks on the planet are moving 5-13% on a blog post.

I'll show you everything on Wednesday, March 4th @ 4pm ET.

Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

All Star Charts emails are a financial publication of general circulation and only offers impersonal advice, not tailored to individual needs of a specific client or group. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of All Star Charts or its affiliates (collectively, "All Star Charts") and do not constitute buy or sell recommendations. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an official confirmation of any transaction. The contents of any email communications to or from All Star Charts may be monitored or reviewed at All Star Charts's discretion. All Star Charts accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage arising in any way from the use of this transmission and any attachments; it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that they are virus free. If you reply to this email, please note that we are a public investor and do not want any material non-public information. We do not agree to keep confidential any information you provide and do not agree to any restrictions on our trading activity, except pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement executed by All Star Charts.

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2/27/2026 01:30:00 AM

Biotech Breakout

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Thursday, February 26, 2026

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Biotechs began reversing trend in a meaningful way last year and have remained a pocket of strength ever since. After the initial surge, they have spent the past three months consolidating and coiling, storing energy for the next move.

Here's today's standout:

The S&P Biotech ETF $XBI is currently exhibiting a Squeeze Score of 97.1 and an even tighter Long-Term Squeeze Score of 91.4.

Here's what the chart looks like:

Biotechs have been coiling in a tight, multi-month range within the context of a bearish-to-bullish structural trend reversal.

Volatility on the weekly Strazza Indicator continues to compress as price sits just beneath the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement. A breakout above 131 would signal the consolidation phase is complete and the next leg higher is underway.

Biotech remains a relatively illiquid corner of the market, so expressing the theme through the index, using $XBI, is often the cleaner and safer approach.

If you want access to our Squeeze Engine and our next trade, join Breakout Multiplier here, risk-free.

Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

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2/26/2026 09:14:00 PM

The Daily Beat - February 26, 2026

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market, and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.

With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.

In the Daily Beat, we spotlight the most important S&P 500 earnings moves from the prior session: the winners, the losers, and the reactions that reveal what really matters to the market right now.

Whether it's a bellwether with broad economic implications or a niche name making waves, we cut through the noise to focus on the setups that matter most.

Here are the latest earnings stats from the S&P 500 👇

*Click the image to enlarge it

At the top of Wednesday's Beat Sheet was the $35B aerospace & defense stock, Axon Enterprise $AXON. Following a big double beat, shareholders were rewarded with a +4.40 reaction score.

AXON reported $800M in revenue, beating the expected $760M, and earnings per share of $2.15, beating the expected $1.60.

At the bottom of Wednesday's list was the $10B software stock, GoDaddy $GDDY. After reporting better-than-expected headline results, shareholders received a -8.94 reaction score. This was one of the nastiest beat/beat/drops we've seen all earnings season.

GDDY's revenues came in at $1.27B, meeting the market's expectations, and earnings per share of $1.80, beating the expected $1.58.

Let's talk about what else happened 👇

AXON has been rewarded for 6 of its last 7 earnings reports🔥

Axon Enterprise had a +17.6% post-earnings reaction, and here's what happened:

During the quarter, revenues grew 39% year-over-year, and full-year 2025 revenue increased by 33%. This marked the fourth consecutive year of 30%+ annual growth.
Net revenue retention hit 125%, indicating low churn and the ability to upsell customers.
In addition to the blockbuster earnings report, the management team expects revenues to grow by 30% again in 2026.

Since the lows of the Great Financial Crisis, this has been one of the best secular uptrends in the market. The stock has rallied by more than 30,000% since bottoming in 2008.

This historic run has been fueled by monster growth and consistent positive earnings sentiment.

And despite carving out a textbook distribution pattern over the past year, the fundamentals never confirmed it.

Now, we're seeing a sharp snapback in the technicals as earnings sentiment is reaccelerating.

So long as AXON holds its 2025 lows, the path of least resistance is higher toward the former all-time highs.

GDDY has been punished for 4 of its last 5 earnings reports🩸

GoDaddy had a -14.3% post-earnings reaction, and here's what happened:

During the quarter, bookings grew just 5% year-over-year, lagging revenue growth of 7% over the same period. Investors want to see the opposite.
At this point, the company isn't even trying to grow anymore. 100% of their free cash flow is being deployed to share repurchases.
Making a bad quarter worse, the management team expects revenue growth to decelerate by 2% in 2026.

After rallying 200% from late 2023 to early 2025, the stock has cratered by more than 60% and completely retraced the prior move.

This technical beatdown has been paired with consistent negative earnings sentiment.

And while the primary trend is still decisively lower, the price has reached a key level of interest that could mark a near-term bottom.

We're talking about a volume-shelf that goes back nearly a decade. If there were ever a time for AXON buyers to return, this is it.

Thank you for reading,

-The Beat Team

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