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ItchyKnowledge4

Okay I asked gemini to verify your link, seems kind of true but overall situation is a bit more nuanced and chaotic, will post below. Based on current reports as of February 28, 2026, the tweet by Sal Mercogliano is accurate and reflects the highly fluid situation in the Strait of Hormuz. The confusion arises because there is a difference between Iran's claims and the actual movement of ships. Here is the breakdown of the current situation: 1. What Iran is Saying (The "Closure") The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been broadcasting messages over VHF radio (Channel 16) to commercial vessels, stating that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed" and that no ships are allowed to pass. These warnings follow joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian military facilities earlier today. 2. What Sal Mercogliano is Reporting (The Reality) Sal Mercogliano and maritime monitoring agencies like UKMTO and gCaptain are reporting that while Iran has declared a closure, it is not currently a physical blockade: * Traffic is still moving: Satellite tracking shows that some vessels continue to transit the Strait, though at a significantly reduced volume. * Voluntary Stoppages: Many major oil companies (such as Maersk and BP) and trading houses have voluntarily suspended shipments and ordered their tankers to "hold position" or make U-turns. This is due to safety concerns and insurance spikes, rather than a physical barrier blocking the water. * Lack of Official Confirmation: While the IRGC is hailing ships via radio, the Iranian government has not yet issued a formal, official diplomatic notification of a total blockade. 3. Why there is a contradiction * The "De Facto" Closure: For many shipping companies, the radio threats and the risk of being fired upon are enough to treat the Strait as "closed." * The "Technical" Openness: As Mercogliano points out, the waterway remains physically passable, and the U.S. Navy has not confirmed a legal or physical closure, though they have issued a "Maritime Warning Zone" advising extreme caution. Summary: The Strait is not physically blocked, but it is effectively closed to most commercial traffic because shipowners are choosing to avoid the risk of Iranian retaliation following today's military strikes. Sal Mercogliano’s assessment—that Iran is announcing a ban while some traffic continues to move—is the most precise description of the current status.

sport912x

An IRA is a Cash Account. Actually a very restrictive one since you cannot add money. But it is a Cash Account. I am approved for Spreads and that allows the trade. If have spread , which really everyone should be approved for, then it should be no problem except you must use cash to Buy the further dated Put. If you are just Selling a vertical you have the same issue and must be approved for Spreads. So I think you are getting bad advice. Just go to the Analyze tab and create a short vertical Put spread, if the BP is more than the width you do not have Spread approval. Everytime I call Schwab, I get some rube that is 2 years out of college and is clueless about , Buying Power for Options, Selling Options, how much Buying Power you get for Bil,Tbil, Sgov or treasuries. They always tell me they know ALL ABOUT OPTIONS, I just cut them off, and say I want the Trade Desk. It is difficult and they NEVER ACCEPT IT THE FIRST TIME YOU SAY IT. My Coffee Cup has a logo, "No More Mr Nice Guy" . Remember , it is your money , not theirs. Trade Desk is not really open until Monday, Sunday night will be crazy so do not call then. Here is a Tasty vid on PmCP, also Tasty used to and I think still has a policy of giving everyone approval for Selling Options (margin account), also their Cash Account are slightly more expansive than Schwab, but I like Tos better. [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/mike-and-his-whiteboard/episodes/trading-strategy-poor-mans-covered-put-10-29-2015](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/mike-and-his-whiteboard/episodes/trading-strategy-poor-mans-covered-put-10-29-2015)

DarkR124

30 $56 XLE calls and put another $5K in Chevron, BP, and SHEL. Will be having a pretty good Monday I think. Writing was so painfully obviously on the wall, may as well make some money.

CH-LOL

Why would you buy puts on BP of all stocks

amanj41

Hmmmm so I take it my BP puts will not print this week

savanik

I made decent bank with BP after the Horizon spill they had way back when. Everyone threw them under the bus, I looked at the financials and was like, 'This fine is a tiny fraction of their annual income' and bought it at like.. 16.

orsomeshitidk

This shit raising my fuggin BP

PowerfulYou7786

The corporate world of the last 20 years has seen time and time again that when large publicly traded companies are burning down the government is absolutely coming to help. When the Macondo oil spill threatened BP's solvency, the US government directly intervened with banks to guarantee them liquidity. When fintech and banking companies nearly collapsed in 2008 because of a subprime mortgage lending crisis of their own creation the government bailed them out. When auto manufacturers went bankrupt in 2008 the government bailed them out. When corporations were threatened by COVID the government bailed them out.

kokatsu_na

I completely understand your caution, but this is a fundamentally different case and I believe the market is 100% pricing this wrong. Presidio's secret sauce isn't just buying old wells, it is their proprietary software and how they radically optimize production. They completely changed the operating model. For example, pumpers no longer waste time visiting every single well every day. Instead, they use AI-generated smart routes to hit only the top 20 highest-priority wells or respond to automated alerts. They also flattened the traditional vertical management structure by eliminating middle-man field supervisors, which allowed them to cut their pumper headcount by an insane 70%. On the hardware side, they retrofitted existing equipment to drastically reduce fuel and power consumption, and they optimized their chemical treatments so they use significantly less volume. When you put all this together, it transforms a low-margin legacy well into an absolute cash cow. Honestly, considering BP is already a massive PIPE investor here, my endgame thesis is that BP will eventually just buy them out entirely off the public market to get their hands on this exact optimization tech for their own legacy assets.

kokatsu_na

I'm genuinely surprised how quiet it is around tomorrow's FTW merger vote. To me, this is easily the best de-SPAC play of 2026. The setup is incredibly clean because there’s zero drilling execution risk - they just acquire and optimize existing cash-flowing wells. Their capex is a microscopic 3%, and since their production is heavily hedged, their margins are largely insulated from oil price volatility. Operationally, they’ve managed to drive their decline rate down to just 8% compared to a 24% peer average, and they finance the operation using cheap 7% ABS debt collateralized by the wells, which beats standard E&P financing. The institutional backing is what really sets this apart. The $150M+ PIPE is locked in, with $85M from BP, $25M from Morgan Stanley, and $40M directly from management. Goldman Sachs is also stepping in with a $1 billion credit line to fund their acquisition pipeline. Add in the non-redemption agreements already secured with funds like Fort Baker, and tomorrow's vote looks like a done deal. The real kicker is the dividend. They are launching with a $1.35 payout - with talk of already bumping it to $1.50, meaning you get a 13.5% to 15% yield from day one, with a clear runway to scale it up to $2.77. That massive yield essentially creates a hard floor under the stock. If you look at peer multiples and the sheer amount of free cash flow they generate, fair value should easily be in the $25-30, range right now, not $10.

oldmanballsacks81

Market crash confirmed on 02/26 when OP revenge trades and buys calls with his remaining BP

jerseynate

Just cut your loses. It's either $50K BP or $0

LadyQRex

Just think BP in the making! Three digits for sure!

Correct_Proposal_409

You can use your own rhetorical "many trials have failed and therefore this is destined for failure" for any therapy being developed. Historical failure rates raise the bar, but they don't determine the outcome of a mechanistically unique therapy with a demonstrated CNS pathway correction. Here we have a genetically validated pathway (GBA1), plus strong evidence of Gcase dysfunction and corresponding lysosomal lipid accumulation in a good portion of idiopathic cases. If you are an MD, you should understand the relevance of GBA1 PD and Gaucher's-- they share the same GBA1 mutation. Life-saving, disease-modification was achieved by addressing dysfunctional Gcase, with GluSph being the most important biomarker for confirmation of target-engagement and disease progression. Of course, these Gaucher's therapies do not cross the blood-brain barrier. GT-02287 addresses dysfunctional Gcase in the brain. The reasonable take would be, "let's see how reducing GluSph levels translates to reduction in downstream biomarkers and in clinical symptoms in Parkinson's cases over a longer timeframe." Not, "I'll eat my shoes if this works". Hard to take you seriously when you are so seemingly dismissive without offering mechanistic reasoning to back up your statements. It almost seems as if you want it to fail. Do you work for a competitor of Gain? That would explain it. "Your post history is rabid with support of this stock... you are looking for someone to buy your bags." This is an immature, ad hominem assumption that does not address the science. Yes, I believe strongly in this treatment. I think it is the most promising PD treatment being developed, for the reasons I've detailed in my many posts. I'm lucky to have a very low basis. I *am* looking for BP to buy my shares for multiples above by basis. Not retail investors. I won't convince you-- not trying to convince you. But readers should understand that your baseless dismissal has no bearing on what many experts think is a very promising development in Parkinson's disease treatment. Maybe we should follow-up in September and see how durable the data is with the 16 out of 19 patients who elected to continue with the treatment despite the tests and additional lumbar puncture, many of whom have reported improvements, along with their clinicians. Beyond UPDRS, some of these reports may be anecdotal, but if they truly have regained sense of smell, this does not happen with placebo.

sport912x

You are LOST. First off it is Buying Power not Margin. Margin he what you use to buy stocks you do not have the cash for. A 15Dec28 100Put requires 1k of BP at Schwab or Tasty. This is not a CSP . Op is very clear he needs to get approved for selling Naked Put, which is a Margin Acct thing. Basically if follows a 20% rule. Not sure what BP is try these Tasty vids. [https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba](https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba) Buying Power Factors Oct 28, 2020 STOCKLESS TRADING [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020) [https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn](https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn) What Affects Buying Power? Nov 14, 2019

sport912x

How is he risking 10k , and where is he making $50. Say he gets .10 per option that is $10 time 5 =50 in premium. The BP on most brokers seems to be $500 (Schwab/Tasty). True if Spy goes to zero he is out 5k times 5, but I think we have bigger problems before that happens. The $100 strike for 15Dec28 is 50 cents, with a BP of 1k at Schwab or Tasty.

sport912x

Wow level 5... Tasty only has level 0 for everyone, so everyone gets to Sell Naked (maybe an erotic thing). At Schwab level 3 gets you Naked. Not sure you understand this . You cannot sell a LOT OF SPY. First off what is the Point? A 50 15Dec28 gets you maybe 12 cents, so 12 dollars . Meantime it will still require 500 Buying Power, which is better than 5k for a Csp. That $500 BP is at Schwab you might find Fidelity will lock up a LOT MORE. So you are tying up 500 for over a year for a maximum 12 dollar return? Not sure what Buying Power is , well not something Fidelity really shows. Tasty, Tos both show you the BP as you create the order. Here is a vid explaining BP from the founder of Tos/Tasty from the Tasty trove of vids. [https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba](https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba) Buying Power Factors Oct 28, 2020 STOCKLESS TRADING [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020) [https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn](https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn) What Affects Buying Power? Nov 14, 2019

sport912x

If you are not getting interest on the cash set aside , you may be doing something wrong. Fidelity gives interest on the cash (but I do not recommend them for trading). Most other companies (Schwab, IB, Tasty) give 75% or so BP if you invest in Sgov , Tbil, Bil, type stuff, or 98%+ Bp on U.S. treasuries. This applies to Margin not Cash accounts. Schwab does have a deal on Cash accounts if you buy their money market funds. Actually if this is a Margin account and the cash is invested in instant money stuff (treasuries, Sgov) then BP is a better way to go anyhow. A 250 strike instead of tying up 25k, will only use 4k-5k.

fit_steve

Thanks for the responses guys so it sounds like SPY could be used as marginable securities or at worst a 30% haircut. But then the biggest risk I'm hearing is correlation risk. That is since a prolonged market drawdown would hit you on both the call and the put, let's say we're doing this with META, then holding SPY for margin collateral is too correlated. Maybe it would work with a better hedged position for margin BP? For me I've been doing cash secured puts for years and they've always worked. This 'portfolio secured' model strikes me as a way to get more juice or leverage out of the cash as it were

papakong88

Assuming you are approved to sell naked puts. Assuming your account is worth 10 K in stocks that have a 30% maintenance requirement. Then you have 7 K in BP. If you sell a naked put for 1 K and require a collateral of 5 K. After this sale your BP will be (7 K - 5 K + 1 K = 3K). You can use this BP to buy calls. If XYZ drops in value, then the put will require more collateral which comes out of your BP. However, your BP may have also dropped. If you do not have enough BP to meet the increase in collateral, then you will have a margin call. So be careful. I would not use all the BP to sell the naked put and to buy the call.

NH_trader

Good response and questions - thanks. The Call trades are the call side of a short strangle (naked calls). My account is a margin account as that is required to sell these Calls, but I don't use margin in the sense of a loan.. My trading limitation (the cash required for each trade) is the Buying Power (BP) reduction that the broker (Schwab) determines.... I watch this total number closely as it fluctuates with the market and will create a margin call (requiring a deposit) if it drops below zero. I keep it quite high as I don't want a problem. Hope that helps.

LarryStink

That happened to me last night. One thing ive started doing to offset BP requirements is buying a call or put to offset my futures positions. Idk if it only works for span margin but it might work for regular margin as well if you were short stock you could see if buying a call would offset the bp.

papakong88

On any day, I have ⅓ in 25HTE options, ⅓ in 0DTE and ⅓ on reserve. The reserve BP is used for exit. I like to exit by rolling out. This will require BP. The reserve is used for that. When I determine that my positions are safe. I will use the reserve BP to sell junk. Junks have very low delta and are unlikely to get in trouble. These are my junks today: |Symbol|Quantity|Price| |:-|:-|:-| |NDXP 02/19/2026 25360.00 C|30|$0.39| |NDXP 02/19/2026 25260.00 C|30|$0.72| |NDXP 02/19/2026 23980.00 P|30|$1.30| |NDXP 02/19/2026 24080.00 P|30|$1.80| |NDXP 02/19/2026 25370.00 C|30|$0.37| |NDXP 02/19/2026 25270.00 C|30|$0.62| |NDXP 02/19/2026 24100.00 P|30|$1.80| |NDXP 02/19/2026 24000.00 P|30|$1.30|

papakong88

If you want to pick pennies in front of the steam roller, do it earlier in the day. I spend one-third of my BP selling junk. Junks are spreads or ICs that are very very low delta. The call spreads are about 500 points OTM and the put spreads are about 800 points OTM at the time of sale. Spreads are 100 points wide. I sold 60 junks today for 4740, BP is 600 K. At this rate, the annual income would be 4740 x 250 days = 1.185 million.

DarkR124

More insane oil option volume today. People really betting on it kicking off soon. BP - 530K. Normal 22K SHEL - 300K. Normal 10K. XLE - 330K. Normal 150K. OXY - 220K. Normal 55K. People either going to get wiped if things don’t happen or make bank.

Ok-Organization1796

Exxon mobile (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), also Shell and BP, all spiked sharply before the Israeli strike on Iran in June. Precisely, June 5th 2025. The recent spike in these stocks looks much the same. Probably just a lot of people like me who are trying to catch this run before the US strikes Iran. That said, a US strike on Iran is imminent. We all know Bibi wants a strike and ultimately a regime change. It has to happen before midterms. Don't miss this chance fellas, beware high risk holds that will be caught in a risk-off selloff. GL.

No_Economist3815

Hey, so I got $225 BP. I need to turn it into $20K pronto. What's the play here?

Poly_ptero_dactyl

If you haven’t been on this specific subreddit much, it’s very anti Trump. It seems it was set up partially as a rebuttal and a place to go away from WSB’s pro Trump stances. It’s become more vocally anti Trump since the recent ramp ups of ice and BP raids. But a short browse of this sub would show you that.

DYRTYDAVE

Why would you sell for 10b when a vastly inferior pipeline in Metsera sold for the same price? BP isn't paying because they aren't are scared to pay much more than that on just 13w data. The maintenance and emerging ph3 data will address that; the earliest realistic buyout period begins in 2H of 26.

daytrader987654321

Who is they? Brian doesn’t want to sell for 10Bn and I am not sure any BP wanna pay more than that regardless of maintenance data.

Express-Mongoose-738

Vk 2735 is better efficacy / tolerability balance than all of CagriSema , amycretin , MariTide , and very likely better than tirzepatide and retatrutide.. will witness a fight over this phase 3 agent in next weeks to months. Several BP want GLP1 GIP dual agonist. And VK is clearly the best in class

6edge9lord

Idk kinda just a sudden epiphany-like realization of my poor diet and stim use causing intense anxiety, worst panic attack I’ve ever had. Impending sense of doom like I was on the brink of a cardiac emergency, high HR and BP. Scared me shitless, stopped because the anxiety was overwhelming when I tried continuing days after. You have to stay on top of sleep and diet no matter what.

ButtExterminator

Just get your heart checked every few years and use the BP monitor in the mornings for a bit to make sure it’s not going above 135 or something 

PristineDiscount3208

Have a cardiology tomorrow, have to not look at stocks while my BP and pulse get checked sheesh

sport912x

I think you got it but here is the Schwab deal. IRA / Cash Account, you can secure the Put with SWVXX and earn interest. Downside, it is a CSP, so a 150 strike requires 15k. Also it does not work on short Vertical spreads. Margin with Option Selling Approved. It is BUYING POWER NOT MARGIN. That 150 strike usually only requires 2k in BP. It will show in the Analyze Page if you put the trade together there, or during Confirm and Send, later on the Position page. Roughly under 20%, it can double in Market Sell off or as your strike is approached. I like this vid by the Founder of Tos and Tasty. [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/best-practices/episodes/buying-power-reduction-01-26-2015](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/best-practices/episodes/buying-power-reduction-01-26-2015)

CmdrMobium

The top 7 companies in 2005 were GE Exxon Mobil Microsoft Citigroup BP Pfizer Johnson and Johnson Do the math with those

PlanetCosmoX

At one point Petro Canada was a private company where a significant amount of shares were owned by the Cdn Federal Government. Other allies have gone through a similar process. Here your list, you’ll notice that the US was already on it. Canada Canadian National Railway (CN) Government-owned Crown corp → IPO & full privatization (1995) Air Canada Crown corporation → privatized (1988); government later re-entered briefly during crises Petro-Canada Crown corporation → IPO (1991) → fully privatized (2004) → merged into Suncor Canada Post (Purolator) Canada Post (Crown corp) owns majority stake in Purolator (still today) Hydro One (Ontario) Provincially owned → partial IPO (2015) → government retained significant stake 🇬🇧 United Kingdom The UK is the case study for this model. British Telecom (BT) State-owned → privatized starting 1984, government initially retained shares British Gas (Centrica) State-owned → privatized in stages Rolls-Royce Nationalized (1971) → privatized (1987) British Airways State-owned → privatized (1987) Royal Mail State-owned → IPO (2013), government retained shares initially BP (British Petroleum) Government majority-owned post-WWII → privatized over decades 🇫🇷 France France uses partial state ownership aggressively. Renault Publicly traded, French state still owns ~15% EDF (Électricité de France) Public company with majority state ownership (now renationalized) Air France–KLM Publicly traded, French and Dutch governments both own shares Orange (France Télécom) Public company, state long retained a large minority stake Thales Defense firm, state ownership via government & Airbus 🇩🇪 Germany Deutsche Telekom Public company, German government remains a major shareholder Deutsche Post / DHL Former state postal service → privatized, state retained stake initially Commerzbank Government took large ownership stake after 2008 financial crisis 🇮🇹 Italy ENI (energy) Public company, Italian government retains controlling interest ENEL (electricity) Public company, state owns significant stake Leonardo (Finmeccanica) Defense & aerospace, majority government owned 🇪🇸 Spain Telefónica Former state monopoly → privatized in stages Repsol State-owned → privatized 🇺🇸 United States** (yes, even the US) The US pretends it never does this — but it absolutely does. General Motors Government took majority ownership during 2008 bailout → later sold shares AIG Government majority ownership post-crisis → exited via share sales Amtrak Fully government-owned but structured as a corporation Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac Publicly traded, under federal conservatorship 🇦🇺 Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia State-owned → privatized in stages Qantas Government-owned → privatized Telstra Public company, government retained stake for years post-IPO

zaevilbunny38

Why isn't BP on the calendar for February 10th ?

FSO88

$0 VaR and expected shortfall on 800 lots. Adds BP. The only limit is capacity. GLHF.

SeanWoold

I'd love to see that too, but VTI and VOO are probably already bottomed out. I don't know that I have ever seen an ETF below 3 BP. The only mutual funds I've seen below that are FZROX and FXAIX but those are loss leaders.

Correct_Proposal_409

Take this for what it is worth, as you do not know me. I’ve spent a ton of time on this company and the data and the science over the last couple of years. While I was wrong about how the market would react to the phase 1b data, the data so far has been what was predicted by pre-clinical models and what science knows about Parkinson’s pathology, although this is still being sharpened. They have new data in hand, some of which is from the first 90 days of the 1b and which they’ll be sharing at AD/PD (and so it must be solid), and they also must have data from the first 90 day of the extension. All of their recent language tells me it is good. And this jives with recent direct and indirect communications with the company. Since the CEO made the statement about being more convinced each day that they have the first disease-modifying drug, he and the team have only become more confident. The problem with the price is that it is mostly retail-driven, and retail doesn’t understand the data or doesn’t have a long-enough attention span to stay invested. But this does not mean for a second that pharma partners are not interested and that they are not talking. They are talking. You are right that much of this will hinge on the “durability” of the data in the extension (i.e., does it continue to hold up over time). I strongly believe they already have some durability data as I said before. There’s no reason to think it won’t continue. I also believe that as-is, right now, a large pharma would pay 2-4X where we are now, and I’m sure there have been conversations, but the Gain team doesn’t think this is enough. I further believe that the bridge between what Gain wants and what BP is willing to pay is built with the durability data. So sometime before September, Gain will have this data, and they’ll be able to make a deal. Then the question is how much. I’ve stated many times that I think the deal that makes the most sense is a buyout with CVR. So cash up front, plus investors get to a CVR which they can cash in if the drug gets approves, and I think it will. Investors in this way will participate in the upside, and BP limits risk. I do not think the company will be sold for $200 million, unless the durability data isn’t very convincing. But there’s no reason to think it won’t be. It will not be a “fail”, that I am very confident in.

parsley_lover

Is there a low cost software ETF I can buy? I’m good at picking sectors but terrible at picking individual stocks. In 2021-2022, I bought oil and banks, but unfortunately my picks were BP and C. I feel like anyone who invests in software will be happy in 4 5 years, but I’ve fallen into value traps too many times.

papakong88

I have traded low delta NDX naked strangles since 2013. I do not hedge. A naked put or call can be rolled out for credit or small loss. I have enough BP available to avoid a margin call so I could manage out of danger. For example a 4-week 0.04 delta NDX put requires 208K in margin. If the put becomes 5% ITM, the margin required increases to 370 K.  This concept is not unique, Most of us allocate a portion of our portfolio to trade options. The remainder can be used to bail us out.

frey_to_tilt

Something like XOM or BP, there is a lot of them

FSO88

lol troll denied. It added $224K in BP. You should stop saying "portfolio offsets" bc you clearly don't know what it means.

Tradingland

SGMT Good Acne data, Same drug is in testing for MASH with clean safety profile. TAMS in billions. BP bought competitors for billions AKRO and ETNB. MDGL mc in billions. Worth more than 5 times the mc now and buyout can go lot higher.

Open-Yak-3708

Good for BP

YosoySD

PSPs can be better than CSPs mainly because of capital efficiency, not because they’re safer. With PSPs your capital stays invested ETFs/stocks keep growing and paying dividends while you collect premium, instead of sitting in cash. The trade-off is exactly what you pointed out, when markets drop, portfolio value falls and margin requirements expand, which can reduce buying power or force adjustments if you’re over leveraged. Thats why PSPs only work well when used conservatively (lower BP usage, far OTM puts, strong index ETFs). Used correctly, PSPs outperform CSPs long term. Used aggressively, they can blow up in a drawdown. But if you have to take assignment just sell a bit of your base ETF (spym for me)

Embarrassed-Ear-3596

Bruh you're kinda missing the whole commercial expansion story here. Yeah they started with govt contracts but they've been landing huge commercial deals lately - BP, Airbus, bunch of others. The P/E is nuts but so was Amazon's for like a decade Also that "one customer" thing isn't really true anymore, govt is still big but not their only play. AI hype train isn't slowing down either and PLTR actually has real products unlike half these other "AI" companies

RRGMS_YGG

check BARKING PUPPY $BP ROARING KITTY GME 2.0 3B1ijcocM5EDga6XxQ7JLW7weocQPWWjuhBYG8Vepump

EasyPeezzyCrypto

Roaring kitty & Co just stealth launch $BP Barking Puppy. Proof pinned to X community. The story is wild and DEEP 3B1ijcocM5EDga6XxQ7JLW7weocQPWWjuhBYG8Vepump

IslandExact429

Who’s intervening? The hedge funds in Puerto Rico trading BP on American treasuries?

hv876

Just learn about Implied Volatility and manage your margin and BP use carefully. You’ll avoid blowups.

RickLeeTaker

Fantastic results in Stages I and I of clinical trials. Stage III Regal trial is still ongoing as we hit the 5-year anniversary because the patients are living far beyond expectations. The combination drugs seem to work better than standard chemotherapy without any of the side effects normally associated with chemo. Undervalued, and it's been pretty much under the radar except for those of us who follow small cap bio pharma companies and I just think it's heading to a buyout sometime before a year end somewhere in the 10 billion to 20 billion dollar range. They had some financial issues but recently resolved them and are sitting on about an 80 million cash stockpile. In terms of a buyout by BP, every $10 billion represents about a $47 a share stock price. There's an entire subreddit dedicated to it if you want to check it out. And thanks for the post on this one as I had been wanting to put it on my watch list and your post reminded me to do so.

Ok_Tonight_2754

I don't think we have enough BP to have any effect. Entire nations would need to offload us treasuries

DYRTYDAVE

This. I don't see a big marketplace for Pemvi in MASH considering the coming competition in the space from molecules that can also provide far superior weight loss. BP knows this, and short of a cheap partnership or BO, the company has no other avenue but to significantly dilute shares.

Unemployable1593

take your BP meds

Mouse1701

The creator of the above commentary seems to be fustrated because #1 they have political bias and investing in stock seems to go contrary their own political beliefs. It's like saying I will only invest in companies that will support my own political belief and the companies that donate to my party. If you want to do that that's your choice but you may find your self saying no to stocks that go up. The market doesn't care about my political beliefs it cares about making money. That being said here's the companies that may or may not benefit from the United States owning Greenland. Key Canadian Mining Companies in Greenland: Amaroq Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V: AMRQ): A major player in South Greenland, developing gold, copper, and other strategic minerals, operating the Nalunaq gold mine, and holding the largest mineral license package in the country. Greenland Resources Inc. (TSX: MOLY): Focused on its world-class Malmbjerg molybdenum project in East-Central Greenland, aiming to supply Europe's green technology sector. You can invest in Kobold Metals it's a private company that you can invest in pre IPO. Brunswick Exploration (TSX.V: BRW): Expanding its lithium exploration footprint with projects in Disko Bay and Uummannaq, positioning itself as a key lithium explorer in Greenland. North American Nickel (NAN): Exploring for nickel with properties in Greenland, supported by VMS Ventures. Neo Performance Materials: A Canada-based firm developing a rare earth mineral mine at the Sarfartoq deposit. Critical Metals Corp NASDAQ: CRML Critical Metals Corp. operates as a mining exploration and development company in Austria and Southern Greenland. The company explores for lithium and rare earth element deposits. The company is based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands. Critical Metals Corp. is a subsidiary of European Lithium Limited. While major international oil companies previously explored Greenland (like Shell, ExxonMobil, BP in the past), current activity is limited due to a government ban on new oil licenses, though some small firms like Greenland Energy Company (formerly March GL) are pursuing onshore projects in Jameson Land, while domestic supplier Polaroil handles local fuel distribution and logistics for mining/exploration. Greenland's national company, Nunaoil, was restructured to focus on renewables in 2022. Past Major Players: KANUMAS Project (1989-1996): A consortium including BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Statoil (now Equinor), and Texaco explored offshore areas with Greenland's state-owned Nunaoil. Other Past Interest: Companies like Cairn Energy (Capricorn) also showed interest in past licensing rounds. Current (or Emerging) Companies: Greenland Energy Company (formerly March GL): A U.S. public company aiming to develop onshore oil and gas in the Jameson Land Basin, holding significant license rights. Polaroil: A crucial local supplier of fuels (diesel, petrol, jet fuel) and logistics for mining and any exploration activities, operating across Greenland. Key Changes & Context: License Ban: Greenland's government halted new oil exploration licenses due to environmental concerns, shifting focus towards sustainable energy. Nunaoil's Transformation: Greenland's former national oil company transitioned to NunaGreen to cease oil exploration and prioritize renewable energy. Shift to Renewables: Greenland is increasingly emphasizing renewable energy, making large-scale oil development less likely. Notice the state owned oil company will either go back to Ownership of Denmark or stays with Greenland or it it will probably become a American oil company based upon what ever Trump decides. I'm trying to be non political here but it's possible these companies like BP , Shell or Exxon Mobil will gain the assets of the Greenland state owned oil company. This is no investment advice but if your political beliefs are important and override investments then go ahead and short BP Shell and Exxon Mobil or buy stock option puts in these companies. However I would choose to do the opposite and invest in these companies because I do believe theses people want to look out for themselves. Never underestimate in the power of greed.

WeAteMummies

This is an odd thing to bring up for no apparent reason, presented in an extremely biased way. You seem like some sort of anti-BP plant. Given the nature of the federal goverment these days that seems much more likely than a pro-BP plant.

Septopuss7

Black Panther party legitimately is asking prospective members in other states to use WhatsApp as a secure means of communication to send their phone number, address etc to the "headquarters." People in the comments were losing their minds saying Meta would hand over that information in a New York minute lmaoooo. I'm sure one of them already emailed them about switching to Signal. Too bad the BP party is basically already a Federal plant. Has been for a while now.

yourfinancialbestie

I used [alphadogg.ai](http://alphadogg.ai) to simulate this scenario and here's what it said: As of January 2026, a significant escalation in global trade tensions—characterized by US tariffs rising to \~15% and retaliatory measures—is directly undermining the core drivers of your holdings. Your portfolio is heavily exposed to International Equities (VXUS) and Global Energy (BP), both of which are primary casualties of protectionism. VXUS is suffering from reduced global trade volumes and tariff-imposed cost burdens, effectively ending its role as a 'diversification haven' relative to US stocks. BP is facing a 'precarious' outlook due to demand destruction driving oil prices down (below $70/bbl) and threats to its global supply chain. While VTABX (International Bonds) offers a minor buffer due to stabilizing yields and safe-haven flows, it cannot offset the equity drawdowns. The immediate outlook suggests a sharp volatility period with potential value erosion before any long-term recovery.

blackbearleather

The primary risk for a US holder of BP on the NYSE may not be the business itself, but the immediate activation of the TWEA, which would likely freeze all custodial accounts.

AztecPyramid

IBRX was the most shorted stock in the NYSE late last year. The theory is Big Pharma is shorting this stock big time. Then there's the retail bears that are eating each other up the last two days. The word is that BP shorts took on all of the buy pressure in stride last week. How long can they keep it up? Outside from a short squeeze, Anktiva, their Approved drug stimulates Natural Killer Cells we all have in our bodies. These cell know how to identify and execute cancer cells. What? I've been following this stock since 2020. I think it could be worth $100 in five years. It has yet to find it's true value due to the shorts. Good luck.

Adorable-Thing2551

A lot of meat companies back meat replacements and dairy replacements. Danone (one of the largest dairy companies) owns the Silk brand (biggest soy milk brand in North America). A lot of oil companies back renewable energies whether it's BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, or even Aramco: [https://www.aramco.com/en/sustainability/climate-and-energy/supporting-the-energy-transition](https://www.aramco.com/en/sustainability/climate-and-energy/supporting-the-energy-transition) These companies aren't run by idiots. Yes, they have lobbyists that deny climate change because that affects their **primary revenue stream** but all of these companies have their hands in other areas as well. They do actively lie about not believing in it and they have all the scientific data to back it up. It's literally the same situation as when Philip Morris tried to deny the links of lung cancer and smoking because it affected their top earner. Similarly, guess who Trump contacted when he invaded Venezuela? The oil executives. All of this shit is him using his position to try to earn as much money as possible. He feels he is untouchable but also is scared of losing his seat. That's why he's been extra draconian this term. He knows he's on limited time.

hgreenblatt

I am just a little bit unclear. On /GC are you trying to put on a single option, or a spread. I think trying to use GLD, the most you could get would be 50% face BP. You will only know if you call and say FUTURES, and get someone on the trade desk. Look at it this way Sgov only gets 70% face. I have found that Selling a 20 delta Put /GC is around 30k BP, and yes they really do take BP (mine is Sgov).

hgreenblatt

Real Brokers for Options (IB, Schwab, Tasty), in a Margin Account let you use Buying Power (not Margin) to Sell Options once you are approved for Selling options. Key point you must be approved for selling options (Tasty approves everyone). Margin is for Buying Stocks when you run out of cash. I do not use IB, but Schwab (Tos) and Tasty both clearly show how much BP is required for Selling Options BEFORE as you create the trade. When you do a Csp a 200 strike Put requires 20k, but less than 4k-2k BP. That BP could be cash not earning interest or in Money Market at the current rate. Treasuries bet 98% face BP , Sgov stuff get 70% - 75% face. If that does not convince you that Csp's are a bad deal , then stop reading. Fidelity has some byzantine app for figuring out BP, but requires a 25k deduction from your cash before calculating BP , also it is not clear they can match a sold Put/Call combination (Strangle) if not sold as one trade. But they offer interest on your idle cash which is great. Not sure what BP is , here are some vids from a founder of Tasty and Tos. Buying Power [https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba](https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba) Buying Power Factors Oct 28, 2020 [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020) [https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn](https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn) What Affects Buying Power? Nov 14, 2019 [https://ontt.tv/JeGVN](https://ontt.tv/JeGVN) Short Puts vs Covered Calls vs Poor Mans Covered Call Jul 9,2024

papakong88

Let’s do a quick and dirty back of the envelope scoping evaluation. Assuming your account is at Schwab.  You have 100K and assuming it has 70K in buying power (BP). (This assumes that the maintenance requirement for your stocks is 30%,) It is not good to use all of this BP so we will use only 50% or 35K. Now look at the BP requirement for AAPL The Feb 13 AAPL 235 put requires 2700 in BP. Do this for every stock in your list.

Cool_Ad_5101

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ghostofanimus

protect ya BP...

Disastrous_Room_927

I did this for awhile - it was far more efficient in terms of BP usage.

fastlapp

Doesn't mean there is oil, or economically extractable oil. Even with modern seismic tech, the odds of a dry hole is 65-80% in frontier areas. Even the best majors in the world can't avoid it (see Shells' $7B dry hole in Chukchi, BP Austral'as Ironbark, years of drilling in Guyana before they finally hit, etc.).

Open-Yak-3708

Emergency rate needed spy down 45 points, 400 BP cut

TopStox

I’m a UK investor and my main two stocks that pay a good dividend are BP (5.76%) and Rio Tinto (4.74%). Others in the UK include Legal and General (8.05%), Land securities group (11.8%), Taylor Wimpey (8.58%), Phoenix group (7.38%), Aviva (5.41%) amongst others. If you search online for ‘S and P 500 dividend aristocrats’ you can see a list of companies that have increased their dividend payout over the last 25 years. Good luck - and remember to analyse other fundamentals as well as the dividend.

libranofjoy

They will make 15 billion revenue on the low end. They've already set aside money for lawsuits besides they've settled with sinopec and others. Shell is done can't revert arbitration decision. BP max 1billion but it will never be the full amount and besides these are also customers who continue to buy...they will make deals. The arbitration overhang will blow over and they are metr parking tickets to what VG is making in revenue. CP2 coming online next year with expansion of current capacity already approved. IMO you have thank the noise and shorts to bring the Price down. This will be $20+ by the end of the year. Worth the risk IMO.

hgreenblatt

At Schwab in a Cash account at Schwab not much. You can use a Schwab Money Market, instead of Cash as the "margin" , may only apply if held for 30 days. It cannot be used for securing something like a Short Vertical Spread, that is where you sell the closer to the money option. So pretty pathetic. Margin accounts are way better. Treasuries get 98% Buying Power, Sgov Bil, Tbil, types get 70% face BP. Trouble is most Reddit users are clueless about BP , so stay with Cash accounts even those these are the WORST for leverages. Is Fidelity better. In theory, but it is impossible for a smaller account to get approved for Options (under 100k) and usually they want way more margin . I think you have to take 25k off the top before they even calculate the "margin" for the trade. Here are some vids on what Buying Power is at REAL BROKERS ( not Fidelity or RH). Buying Power [https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba](https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba) Buying Power Factors Oct 28, 2020 [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020) [https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn](https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn) What Affects Buying Power? Nov 14, 2019 [https://ontt.tv/JeGVN](https://ontt.tv/JeGVN) Short Puts vs Covered Calls vs Poor Mans Covered Call Jul 9,2024

hgreenblatt

Please SOMEONE educate me. I have never heard of maint margin on BUYING AN OPTION. Also when setting up this trade on Tos (Schwab) there is no BP required only the cost of the option. Am I not seeing something here is a Tos clip. [https://app.screencast.com/eMZYtaIzipqYd](https://app.screencast.com/eMZYtaIzipqYd) [https://app.screencast.com/HT2nOis6ObrRO](https://app.screencast.com/HT2nOis6ObrRO)

PeopleThatAnnoyYou

This may be unpopular but, I use 0.05 premium long for short verticals and then just manage the short actively. You get more premium and use the long to cap BP not risk. Active management caps your risk. Leave the longs open as lottos. Are you typically going to lose more than 0.05 on your later dated long?

CMDR_Shepard96

I'm SPY/MSFT/BP now. MSFT just slowly sapping my will to live

FarWay9137

Today has been a fantastic day to trade, even if these swings are just ~$1 difference. Shame I used up all my BP in the morning though

ChanceG34

Here's the more "infamous" one: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g2k71vv7yt Summary: Gunman fired on facility and vehicle shortly after it arrived. Failed to hit agents (the intended targets) and instead shot and killed two detainees, then killed himself. Video footage from the interior and exterior of the incident are online if you look for Dallas ICE facility shooting. There were some more minor incidences, though still major due to being shootings and attempted assaults with vehicles, that occurred throughout Chicago against both ICE and BP. This stuff is already happening.

pmotiveforce

Judging by the bloated red face he shares with the jacked 65 year old bros I see in the gym, I'm guessing secret is testosterone injections and a 150/95 BP.

papakong88

Two puts will require 2 X the BP. The short side usually has a lower OTM if the deltas are equal. I would increase the OTM. The proceeds will decrease but the return would still be higher than 2 puts because 1 X BP is used.

hgreenblatt

Why? First off I never understand , that if your goal is to TRADE OPTIONS, why you would let assignment even happen. Second Naked Puts are better leverage, and since you have the 21k what is the difference anyhow. The only difference is that at Schwab a Naked Put at 210 is about 5.5k in Buying Power Reduction. Your risk is the SAME. Actually since I am approved for Naked Options at Schwab and Tasty, I see NOWAY to even do a CSP. They both default to using buying power , which unlike Fidelity they both clearly show as you create the trade. Maybe you need to switch to a Real Options Broker. Here is how BP works from Sosnoff founder of Tos and Tasty. Buying Power [https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba](https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba) Buying Power Factors Oct 28, 2020 [https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020) [https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn](https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn) What Affects Buying Power? Nov 14, 2019 [https://ontt.tv/JeGVN](https://ontt.tv/JeGVN) Short Puts vs Covered Calls vs Poor Mans Covered Call Jul 9,2024

Equivalent_Arrival79

WRONG Data and the TAM will dictate the offer as it always does when BP wants to add to their portfolio and mitigate huge patent cliffs!

papakong88

I am maintaining 2 reserved BP for every IC sold. To do a roll out, 1 reserved is needed.  After the roll, I would have available 1 reserved BP and 1 BP vacated by the rolled option.  The two BP can be used to sell IC or spreads to lower the cost of the roll. On any day, when I have determined that the reserved BP is not needed for risk management, I will sell junk with them. Junks are options that have a very low probability of becoming ITM. I can sell a junk put spread for 0.50 vs. 1.00 for a regular. The concept of reserved BP is not new. Many option traders allocate a percentage of their asset to trade, the remaining asset is the reserve and can be used in this manner. 

Beret888

Here's the reality. If you have a properly sized trade almost no trade has to take a loss. Jane Street having access to virtually unlimited size used that to bulky and overwhelm the market and mischaracterized it as hedging out risk. But the good thing is knowing this you can use this to your own advantage. You can sell an option and use your BP to ensure you make a profit... You just can't do it at the scale Jane Street does.... Its just math, your actual fight is just slippage in getting orders filled on your defense.

papakong88

Monday, Jan 5, 2026 NDX opening price is 25472 up 266. The Jan 5 25150 put is 322 OTM up from the previous day’s 56. 8:43 CT, NDX = 25421, Sold Jan 5 25750 CS for 0.30. No BP is needed, BP for the 25150 PS is used. 9:09 CT, sold another Jan 5 25750 CS for 0.30. Used 1 reserved BP.  9:35 CT, NDX = 25500, sold Jan 5 25070 PS for 1.00. No BP is needed. PS is 430 OTM, X > 3. 9:54 CT, NDX = 25483, sold junk Jan 5 25830/25730/24930/24830 IC for 0.68 using the remaining reserved BP. At the close, NDX = 25401 +195, all Jan 5 options expired OTM. Total income = 2.28.

selesnyaTroll

Yeah, perhaps. I honestly don't follow $HAL or $SLB anywhere near enough to say on those (see it's ok to admit when you don't understand something enough to make a play on it). I was more laughing at everyone on twitter and the like saying oil futures would gap down hard and Canadian oil companies were doomed. Or that CVX, XOM, BP etc would immediately gain bigly from this. Like 1, the VZ situation is far from settled. 2nd, it would take a shit ton of money and years to start pulling up VZ oil in a meaningful way. 3rd, these companies haven't earmarked any of their money for said venture yet. So when I saw Canadian names like CVE and SU get shit on in early market, I bought and sold in the afternoon for a quick easy day trade lmao. Long term remains murky as VZ is unresolved, Russia/Ukraine is unresolved, and there continues to be musings of going after Iran again.

1973Hog

AFAIK CVX was able to export oil to the US from Venezuela despite sanctions. My concern would be uncertainty over possible backlash against them. I am Long some BP that I inherited from my mother and some AMLP.

Acrobatic-Judge-1190

ZETA calls, BP puts

drew-gen-x

Yeah, if you are not buying multiple names just buying $XLE might be the better buy for most. $BP has outperformed over the last 52 wks so today's dip doesn't really tell the story there.

okiewxchaser

It’s a mixed bag though, other producers like EXE, BP, DVN, and SHEL are down around 5% today Even XOM is barely up despite the news being incredibly positive for them

hgreenblatt

You get 100% Buying Power on cash , but only 70-75% BP on Sgov (Bil, Tbil, etc) depending on broker. Those are the rates at Schwab, Tasty, IB for sure, and you get it with no 30 day wait.

Solid_Explanation504

BP only made 15Bn out of Irak, why wouldn't it be good. I mean if you need to jack up the price, a little Iran operation Samussa and that's it.

manofmanyquestions1

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AssociationTotal1018

What about those diagonal spreads? Do you always do variations PMCC? Or you may sell a front month with lower strike and tie up some BP but get a lower cost? If so, what parameters do you use to consider doing so to tie up some BP for a long while? I assume your diagonal spread are also LEAPs.

Mouse1701

The play is BP, Exon Mobile and Chevron. You didn't have to explain with a full length paragraphs.