$Microsoft(MSFT)$ OCT30 545C still looks actionable. Zone: $529.79 to $537.26 Invalidation: close under $524.43 Objectives: $553.72, then $600 The math: up 3.8% to the first objective and 12.5% to the second, against 1.7% risk on the invalidation, better than 7 to 1 to the second. This is a swing into earnings on October 28, and the picture is simple. Microsoft closed at 533.52 after buyers defended the October 16 low at 524.43, which is the one level that matters most right now. While that low holds, the road back to the 52 week high at 553.72 stays open, and past it sits the round 600 level where most analyst targets cluster. Earnings can move this name fast, so treat the invalidation like a guardrail and let
How is this negative for $Microsoft(MSFT)$ 's bottom line? It gives them optionality to back out of a contract because the neocloud firm isn't delivering. When the market opens Monday morning, the probability of $Microsoft(MSFT)$ overspending on AI buildout is reduced at the margin. The upside could be capped lower and the downside could be capped higher. $Microsoft(MSFT)$ gets to make that decision with a forecast that's updated with more information than it had when it signed the contract. This is also happening going into rate hikes.
$Microsoft(MSFT)$ I'm bullish on Microsoft. Azure grew a massive 43% last quarter, and Microsoft's own guidance for Q1 points to constant-currency cloud growth around 45%. Meeting or exceeding that would show enterprise AI demand isn't slowing. Microsoft also closed out FY Q4 with an RPO of $678 billion. Watching that contracted backlog keep swelling is reassuring for investors, since it locks in future revenue.
$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ It is wild what is happening with GOOGL. They earn more than double per share compared to AAPL, yet AAPL is worth nearly $1T more. Go figure.
$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Call buyers are showing up. Short dated: Oct. 7 $350 calls: 3,586 contracts / $484.1K sweep Oct. 9 $352.50 calls: 2,115 contracts / $433.6K sweep above the ask Further out: $1.4M sweep in Oct. 30 $345 calls Nov. 20 $360 calls: $1.24M across four buys Nov. 20 $380 calls: $404.4K across two blocks $6.6M call flow across 10,028 contracts, with $0 puts on this screen. Watching for upside follow-through near $348.
$Constellation Energy Corp(CEG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Bloomberg is reporting that Alphabet is close to a multi-year deal with Constellation Energy, with the company set to pay $1 billion or more for nuclear power. The announcement could come soon, according to people familiar with the talks. Both companies declined to comment.
$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ are kind of stuck in a sideways trend and not fully participating in the Nasdaq rally that made a new record high. Selling covered calls or OTM put credit spreads might work well while they stay in this sideways range.
$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Alphabet's Gemini 4 Argon just landed with top-tier benchmark results, and the stock still sits 16% below its high at a 17 P/E. The market seems to see around 25% upside from here.
$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Other companies are still trying to get to an IPO, while Gemini has been public for decades already. That's a pretty strong position to be in. I'm super bullish here.
Calls are starting to look interesting. Clean bounce off trendline support, with the 200DMA holding alongside the key $338–$340 support zone. The King Node is dated, but surrounded with positive gamma. Watching for a break above the 50DMA or $344 for entry, ideally with a stronger GEX Heatmap setup to confirm the move. Patience for now, but $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ is definitely on watch.
$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ They are accumulating shares here. By the time most people decide to buy, it will be too late. Some news will hit and the price will run to all-time highs without them.