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🐋Whales Move Early: Is Wall Street Prepping for a Plot Twist?📈👀

🐋Whales Move Early: Is Wall Street Prepping for a Plot Twist?📈👀

Big options bets are hitting the tape before lunch—and they’re not subtle. Here’s what’s moving, why it matters, and how to trade the tape.

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Markets look chill… but under the surface, whales are stirring. 🐳

Before noon, we saw:

  • $7M puts on $NVDA 🧯

  • Long-term bets stacking on $SPY & $GOOGL 📈

  • Dark pool blocks hitting ETFs and tech like it’s Q4 rebalancing season 📊

Is this a hedge before earnings chaos? A repositioning? Or the start of something bigger?

Either way — it’s not random. We break down exactly what hit the tape and why these trades aren’t normal.

🔐 Read on for the full flow, ticker by ticker.

🧭 Setting the Stage: Calm Market, Loud Tape

You wouldn’t know it from the VIX, but today’s options tape is screaming with intent. 📣

📉 The S&P is flat. Nasdaq's floating.
📊 But under the surface?
Institutional desks are moving size — and not in the usual names.

The signals are mixed:
✅ Big tech calls and blocks in $GOOGL and $COIN
⚠️ High-IV puts stacking in $NVDA, $TSLA, and even $AAPL
🕶️ ETF dark pool flows suggest positioning ahead of earnings & Fed risk

Translation? The surface looks boring. The flow is anything but.

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