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MakeOSUGreatAgain63

SP500 current price vs 125 MA lookin juicy 👄

1sailingaway

You make a good point. CA remains high for VC and is a high tax state, same as MA. Other factors override within the US like proximity to universities, ecosystem, education, etc. Country to country people are less driven to take risks and work hard if those results will be taken away by high tax rates reaching 50% and scaling significantly above 150k/yr. Never mind capital gains. There is a reason Europe’s productivity is not keeping pace.

penguincheerleader

Is it interesting that V and MA are death crossed and trending down while consumers are suffering offering a short potential? Or is that as dumb as it sounds?

EvolvingDior

SPY below its 50d MA, and right at the 100d MA.

jlw993

MSFT right at the 200 MA. How low will it go

Weldobud

Visa / MA get 0.1 to 0.15% of the transaction fee. The issuing bank gets 1.85 to 1.9% of the transaction fee. People see Visa / Mastercard on the card and think they get all the fee. They don't. Any reduction would have to come from the bank.

Endscapes-01

Right I think I need to be more patient and pay more attention to news, I sold puts on MA after it bounced off a key support level - However with the AI vs Banks narrative emerging, Europe dumping Mastercard and Trump wanting to cap interest for credit cards at 10% I will take a smackdown on this lol

Keizman55

First thing is I only trade companies that I understand what they do and how they make the majority of their money. Next, I am a Fidelity customer so I use their resources and check what the analysts recommendations are. If they don’t align with my view I try to see what I am missing. I also use their screener to filter on the major variables that others have listed but am not strict on those unless some negative really stands out. I also read or listen to their earnings calls and have alerts set for any news on their tickers. I picked up AMAT a few months ago and had a good understanding of their business and have done really well with it, wish I had trusted myself enough to hold through earnings overnight. My other tickers that I have done well with here and there are V, GS, KO, MA, MSFT, COST. I try to avoid holding through earnings because I got burnt with Costco - was 100% right on fundamentals but earnings call comments killed it (“…something, something, something, expect tariff headwinds…”)

TheSmartest_idiot

few months? I can't predict the future any more than you can, I think the business itself is undervalued and any prices below about $350 in todays market, are worth buying, and anything above about 380 I'd sell at. but that scales as the business keeps growing, so add 10% to those numbers each year, if it ever surpasses that, I'll sell. Realistically, I don't see this passing about 400 by jan 2027, hence, I sold some 400 calls jan 2027, free money if it stays below/if it goes above, I shall let it get called away. I think in the next few months, It'll continue to bounce around between 270 and 340, nothing fundamentally is changing anytime soon, so thats just noise. I think this will have a short term bounce when MA rates are upped to 3%, and IF brk bought more (released tmr) Hence I actually rebought my calls for now, and will resell them, once those 2 things are released, regardless of the outcome, right or wrong.

DahyunDabFan

🌈🐻 naming they buttplug the 100 MA cuz it keeps fuckin them

breakyourteethnow

Greeks aren’t “extra opinions” on top of price, they’re the math description of what the options market has already priced in via implied volatility, skew, and term structure. When you say “chop around the 200MA will whipsaw you” or “VIX > 25 will blow your deltas out,” that risk is literally embedded in the option chain. Higher implied vol and steeper skew means you’re getting paid more theta specifically because the market expects bigger/uglier moves, and your position’s gamma/vega/delta sensitivity is visible and manageable in real time. Double calendar/diagonal book isn’t betting on a clean trend, it’s a re-centering, exposure-management process where you monetize time decay when realized movement is less than what’s priced, and you actively roll/reshape shorts when gamma risk rises. The question isn’t “will chop/VIX exist,” it’s whether your sizing + roll rules keep your net gamma/delta inside a survivable band while the market pays you for carrying that risk.

ExplanationNormal339

The "theta-harvesting engine" sounds sophisticated, but SPY's been chopping around the 200MA for weeks now - that's murder for any systematic options strategy. Your two-sided approach might work in cleaner trending markets, but this current environment will likely whipsaw you out of profitable positions before they can decay properly. I'd be curious to see how this holds up when VIX spikes above 25 and your deltas start running wild [$SPY](https://aimytrade.io/ticker/SPY?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=comment&utm_campaign=options).

Delicious_Put_5857

if were so lucky as to have some kinda dumbass reason for ES to go back up to the 20 MA lord bless you with the ability to turbo short it

InteractionHorror407

NFA but I think all payments sector is a bit broken except maybe for MA and V which are more solid buys at today price than PayPal imo. NFA i think PayPal has many issues and a weak moat.

ExplanationNormal339

That 40-year perspective is rare and valuable - most people lose patience with TA after a few bad calls. QQQ's been respecting that 50-day MA pretty well lately, though I'm watching how it handles the next Fed meeting since tech always gets jittery around rate decisions. [$QQQ](https://aimytrade.io/ticker/QQQ?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=comment&utm_campaign=options) has been my go-to for clean technical setups this year.

Independent_Blood942

It would be most helpful to explain your process. For example ai saw PLTR make a high at 166 then I noticed that it made a lower high, I bought puts as I could see not enough buyers to push higher and PLTR did not move higher when market moved up PLTR failed to hold the 8MA then pushed lower breaking first 145 left side low and then 128 left side low. Now that would help but nobody here really shares that. Now you earned money and pay yourself and start again.

longGERN

I prefer MA personally but hold both

jlw993

Usually bounces off the weekly 50 MA. Which is nearly 70 now

pawnografik

Korea and a small amount in Turkey. They’re both doing fantastically well. Unfeasibly so. So I’m expecting a crash any minute. My Korea holdings are the gem in my portfolio crown. I have some call options on a Korea index fund (EWY) and they are up over 100% in just a few weeks. Now I’m stressing about what will be my trigger to actually sell them. The price has now deviated so far from the MA that if I use my usual sell trigger of a death cross or consistently trading below the 200day MA then it will destroy my profit. Hmmmm. I could just sell now I suppose and stop stressing about it.

Imaginary-Writer-125

50MA would be 40%

MyPr0j3ct

I'm not an expert, but I recall seeing that European countries were using their cellphones to pay for things long before the technology was implemented on American phones. To develop a similar cooperative among European banks might be the challenge, but if the banks agree, then the EPI will rival V and MA.

tropicalia84

620 end of week easy - going to reclaim the 50D MA at 619 and then rocket back to all time highs make sure you get calls to make back those short losses

gopoohgo

ugly chart, blew through 50 and 200 MA, Looking at support in the Liberation Day lows.

phalae

My guess: MA/V will lost 15% market share (I'm optimistic) on this. No drama

I_Own_A_Fedora_AMA

My crystals are telling me we are in a rising wedge pattern with a flat top around 700. My tea leaves say we’ve lost momentum over the last couple months, having several tests of the 50 and the 100 MA but none of the 200. Because we’re so flat, volume at price has accumulated heavily between 690 and 695, and if we leave that demand zone we will blow past the shakier, lower VWAP supports we’ve tested before and look for a new one. 200 MA is a hair below 650 and we’ve wicked off of that area a few times before.

ReelGoated

very very true. but these put levels are being stress tested vigorously rn. we’re still below the 200 MA on the 4H and believe it or not we are in beginning bear stages lol…. we’ve been booming for almost a year now, i’m thinking in the mind of the FED. stability. they want to make prices safer for everyone

jlw993

Was 35% in November. It's run up significantly more since and just as overbought. Still 25% away from weekly 10 MA

jlw993

Who said crash, retard. Hovering around daily 10 MA is hardly a dip when they've run up so fking much

OkAdvisor249

This is massive. Europe building their own payment system outside Visa and Mastercard is a direct threat to US financial dominance. Wero and the digital euro could actually work. V and MA need to pay attention because this is real competition coming

BearBearChooey

Every V/MA thread is like this lol. People have no clue how they work.

peacelovenblasphemy

Credit cards USED to give rewards. Now we exchange a 3% up charge at every POS for the points and stuff. CC users likely come out behind these days if we did the tracking/math on it. It does create this kinda funny (not funny) system where retailers are like a middle man passing our 3% along to the cards creating tons of rent seeking opportunities along the way. People are correct to be skeptical the EU can pull it off, but V and MA deserve some institutionalized competition. I’m honestly surprised this isn’t a bigger marketing thing for crypto.

ThetaForLife

They dont work together. EU is pretty much a regulations generator no more no less. They wont be able to build something as big as MA and V. I would believe it if China says they will do it. EU? Nah.

cbusoh66

Surprised that V and MA only handle 2/3 of payments, not 90%?

Neverendingwebinar

Two degrees. I have a BS in Accounting and a MA in Human Resources. I work in insurance in the day and manage a restaurant at night and on weekends.

Brave-Side-8945

Nothing ever happens. V and MA will be fine

Personal-Walrus-3682

US consumer defaults are increasing (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-consumer-delinquencies-jump-to-highest-in-almost-a-decade/ar-AA1W4vwC?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds). I held V and MA forever, but glad I'm not exposed to them or the banks that finance consumer credit right now.

ExplanationNormal339

Volume spike below the 50MA is the real tell here—you need sustained 2M+ volume to break $1.25 resistance, otherwise this coils tighter. RSI compression at these levels means the move could gap fast. I track the exact support/resistance zones here: [$PT](https://aimytrade.io/ticker/PT?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=comment&utm_campaign=RobinHoodPennyStocks&utm_term=PT&utm_content=variant_1770742795078_til9)

Imaginary-Writer-125

My astrology says touch 50MA like how why usually happens in 2025 when there’s a correction Afterwards it will run up for months

Accomplished-Club690

Through the eyes of a swing trader. Last week we saw a huge dump, then 1 relief rally day. This week we've continued that relief but less volume and volatility. Wouldn't it a good idea to just pull out right now, waiting for the bottom retest? I figure SPY/QQQ will retest 200 MA before proper break up

Imaginary-Writer-125

50MA was 320 but I don’t know, not sure if I still want to be in this space with Chinese suppliers coming out, need to see how much global market share is being taken away For those memory bag holders here, the term is known as a “glut” Google it or something

didurealise

GOOG testing 5MA, not surprising if break to 325

jlw993

If it's hits 50 MA again I'm going all in

Imaginary-Writer-125

I have warned so many times that memory stocks are gonna to correct to 50MA Yet, I am gonna say it one more time because I care about yall

Imaginary-Writer-125

50MA Historically it always touch in 2025, this time might be different, but no harm waiting in cash to see if it actually happens

Imaginary-Writer-125

No sorry I am someone who bought as early as 2025 June NAND is in reality a dying market and no one here is expanding except Micron because this space without any form of shortage is unprofitable Chinese suppliers are coming and you can’t stop them at a global level, maybe USA will still enforce SanDisk and other suppliers but you’re still losing market share Come back next week after the stock corrects back to 50MA, which is $300

AMX_revue

as a patriots fan I can see something being set on fire somewhere in MA tonight

Portfoliana

For screening I don't use LLMs directly though. I have a watchlist on [stockalert.pro](https://stockalert.pro) that runs daily AI analysis on my tickers - it scores them on technicals, fundamentals, and risk, and surfaces the top oppertunities each morning. The key difference to the DD slop is that it's transparent about the scoring (RSI, MA positioning, forward P/E etc.) so you can actually verify the reasoning instead of trusting a wall of AI-generated text. Biggest takeaway: AI is great for processing large amounts of data fast. It's terrible at predicting where a stock goes next. Use it for the former, not the latter.

jlw993

https://preview.redd.it/bndsixip5aig1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=c0f2df86f04a0ca23ce91338861a8bf676d33cf8 It's a dead cat bounce from falling so hard and pulling back to 200 weekly MA. The same thing happened mid November at 100 weekly MA But TA is made up and gey

RunsaberSR

Fuck it. Indicator name: \[blackcat\] L2 KDJ with Whale Pump Detector \-on Trading View. (pretty sure it's free) https://preview.redd.it/6a76xdwh37ig1.png?width=1552&format=png&auto=webp&s=5170965cd283f1286bcbdb7e9b68957c8853c3d7 There's other things to confirm after seeing them, but on the sub-chart you can see yellow bars. Pretty much volume filtered only to big boy orders. It gets more sensitive on lower timeframes, and can give some false positives, but for something to show up on the 4hr, it takes big money. The type of $ people who don't lose have. So, when I see these, I start scaling back into calls usually around lunch for the next pop-off. If I scroll back in time, same story...but the bars have been showing up more frequently. We'll prob touch 700 next, go back to 685-690, 702-705, 690-695, 705-708....etc. Before a dive back to wherever the 100MA on the daily has us. Rinse/repeat. This also works pretty well to find the daily bottom for scalps if using it on the 30min as well. But riskier. So yeah. Enjoy the free DD and God indicator. (and anyone else that sees this)

WinstonBuddyBro

Tech looks shaky. Friday wasn’t enough. Eventually we’ll see -20% Nasdaq. Soon, not sure exactly when. QQQ is under the 100 MA on the daily chart for the 4th day in a row. Last time it was under that level for longer than 2 days was the liberation crash last year.

WinstonBuddyBro

That’s a good point about Friday, but all that buying pressure has to run out soon. It might not be next week. But the writing is on the wall for tech. Last week was a warm up for a bigger drop eventually. I’m starting a small position in SQQQ as soon as QQQ crosses back over the 100 MA to put my money where my mouth is. We’ll see. 🤷‍♂️

WinstonBuddyBro

I’m just a retard, but I’m bearish as all fuck for tech. Nasdaq will dump like it’s 2000. Even with Friday’s rally, QQQ is still under the 100 MA on the daily. The last time it went under that line for longer than 2 days was February into April of last year. That big liberation day crash. Friday was just a dead cat bounce for foolish buyers. Big red coming to shit all over everyone.

WinstonBuddyBro

Nasdaq feels bearish to me. 4 days in a row under the 100 MA on the daily chart. Friday’s rally didn’t even put it above that line. The last time QQQ spent more than 2 days under the 100 MA was that massive pullback from February into April last year. Also, higher highs and lower lows, AKA broadening top. Usually bearish. The dow continues to look bullish, as it’s not so tech heavy.

ryallen23

SPY might not be diverse and high quality enough to compensate for the AI bet doesn’t pay off. But infinite versions of a portfolio with stocks inside it totally would. Let’s make two up real quick with a goal of doing well without crash risk the next 5 years - 1) GS, WMT, AVGO, MA, GE 2) PM, UBER, HOOD, BK, CRWD

Public-Promotion-744

SPY bounced on the 100MA on the daily. if it had to go down it had to do it today, no way we going back on monday, not after a 1,92% bounce

GunsouBono

Msft is definitely on my list. Every time it's bounced off the 50 month MA since 2012, it's set a new ATH. That's around 370. Looking at some August 400C's. BULL is one that I can see making a significant move sometime in the next 6-9 months. I think they're in oversold territory with a large short volume. Growing user base. Earnings in like 2 weeks where they should post a second straight quarter of profit. 3B cap feels extremely low for them. RKLB of course is on everyone's top 10. I think if SpaceX hits the market at 1.5T, the 35B cap for RKLB will look very attractive. My wildcard is SMR. This administration seems to be fast tracking nuclear energy. SMR is a couple pieces of good news from going vertical. All that said. If I were any good at this, I wouldn't have to work my day job.

kool_mandate

Mostly blue chips . My biggest positions are MA and V. I was just curious because you indicated you were already down 25%<

No-Row-9782

Weekly 200 MA and monthly 50 MA, great price to buy IMO.

Soapbox503

$50 SOXL is both a round number and the 50 day MA test. Bounced off of it 3x today. Net short. Looking for that level to break.

Kabrosif

I did some market analsex on SPY just now and if you look the 50 day MA it has broken key support 3 times in the last couple months. The 200 day MA is cruising up towards SPY support line like it’s a homing missile with heat seeking capabilities.

theineffablebob

200MA is like 5% more from here

Ok-Background-7897

I took one philosophy class in undergrad and was able to take 3 grad level seminars as part of a humanities MA and they absolutely are why I am successful in tech with a fuckin’ history degree.

BallinLikeimKD

Same, I was buying heavy under $20k and sold almost all of it above $110k. Any time you can buy at or below the 200W MA usually tends to work out well for you within the next few years.

Logical_Idiot_9433

I would rather do March or April calls Feb is too early. Stock is at 200MA. Will take some time to recover.

TranslatorRoyal1016

if you're gonna use TA, at least read it. it broke every MA downward, macd is bearish and sell volume is high. you're betting on a 50ma bounce on a stock that's been beaten to a pulp for the past 4 months. what entry point do you see??

No-Significance-8934

MA30 continues to say fuck you.

sami_regard

By the way. Looks like we will have to touch 200 days MA this month.

AnywhereSalty7466

6,726 is SPY 125MA, breaks that anymore than a couple of percent and we can see a huge correction. Waiting for bounce off that.

plznodownvotes

META bounces off 50MA. Hope that’s a strong support.

ai___________

NVDA MA200 is at 169.23, if we breaks that we’re fucked

rioferdy838

Crazy how TSLA, NVDA, AMZN & META all at the 200 MA right now. MSFT obviously below it. Might see a bounce from here.

rioferdy838

Some of the Mag 7 like MSFT, META, NVDA, AMZN are now at or have breached the 200 MA. Will be interesting to see if we bounce from here. Looks likely.

HerezahTip

It’s an open carry state. They aren’t banning guns. All I see they have in their legislative branch is an assault weapon *proposal* that is similar to MA.

Imaginary-Writer-125

IMO it does, this happened twice in 2025 for MU and SNDK and they both dump to 50MA in a week

Imaginary-Writer-125

Feb just started…. Also memory stocks are still close to 100% above 50MA Always dump when that happens

Darcy98x

They are undervalued and MA is a small piece of their portfolio. They are moving hard into ICHRA (which is where the market is moving now) and their Medicaid will recover after the midterms.

Bob_the_peasant

#MA’AM

EpicWhaleSquad

Even with the dips, we are still WAY above the 200 MA. Still extended

SuspiciousSpyderman

Just opened a position in VISA. Pe ratio is at 31 which is low for the company. On the daily, the 20MA is coming down to meet support at 320, me thinks breakout soonish

TomatoSpecialist6879

Based on the price range, I'm assuming you're using the 50D/200D MA and RSI overbought signals as indicator huh. All it takes is GOOG to stress memory shortage holding everyone back to push memory sector up again though, good luck and be careful there

MagnesiumKitten

people did know trouble was coming with PayPal though with the EPS and other technical stuff maybe Jan 25th to Feb 2nd so for 8 days it was getting sold I'm not sure if the slide was Dec 1st, and why that is the case maybe this **one** **PYPL Stock Down 27.5% YTD: Is it a Buying Opportunity or Time to Exit?** November 28,2025 PayPal's sharp YTD slide contrasts with its push into next-gen commerce, AI, crypto and fast-growing Venmo, raising big questions for investors. **two** **The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights PayPal, Visa and Mastercard** by Zacks Equity Research Published on December 01,2025 PYPL slides 27.5% YTD as rivals V and MA gain, but new AI, ads and crypto tools fuel debate over whether PayPal's slump is a long-term opportunity. **three** **PayPal's Branded Checkout & OpEx Concern: Will Growth be Affected?** by Zacks Equity Research Published on December 04,2025 PYPL flags softer Q4 branded checkout growth and rising 2026 OpEx as it pushes investments.

SangerGRBY

Elon Stock Market Genius. Every tech stock that posts shit earnings or poor guidance dumps. ELONG MA LEGENDARY REGARD PEDO OUTCAST pumps on shit earnings AND poor guidance AND empty promises. LFG ELON.

Rich-Candidate-3648

Yeah they are showing up in shitty malls and places owned by Vornado so it looks like it's back but it's dead. Look at Steward Healthcare in MA. They got smoked in the same way. It's an old playbook but it's devastating.

crohns4cannabis

I’m butthurt on HOOD, PYPL, COIN and MA. Bought all those the same week

Kingdrip99

I own a small amount of PYPL but it feels way nicer buying MA/V rn. MA growing 18% vs PYPL 4%

plznodownvotes

META speed running filling the gap post earnings. Hope it holds the 200MA support.

Stocks_N_Bondage

The strong 6875 support and the 50 day MA meet here—if we don’t bounce on this, we’re cooked.

Chrelled

NXTT popping 15% but hugging under the 50MA usually means weak hands are dumping into strength - I'd wait for a clean break above with volume or it's just another pump and dump trap. Seen this pattern kill calls too many times. Patience pays here

isolated-cat

RDDT is a kill. seems kinda oversold on the 200 MA

plznodownvotes

Hope we don’t hit META’s 200MA, but it’s increasingly looking like it as it looks to fill the gap (no homo)

p3pp3rjack

Why do you think that MA and AZ will roll back rec?

Stocks_N_Bondage

Re: PLTR, might make it a strangle by eod. Kinda on the fence here, but it's below the 200 day MA for the first time since it was $7 with earnings decelerating.

Stocks_N_Bondage

Opened today: - Calls: ATI • BALL • NXPI • RMBS - Puts: MRK • PEP • PLTR • PYPL (Also holding a position in RMBS) Re: PLTR, might make it a strangle by eod. Kinda on the fence here, but it's below the 200 day MA for the first time since it was $7 with earnings decelerating. *Disclaimer: don't do what I do, but if you do, I mostly work with strikes around delta 25 ish*...

Pirashood

Thanks for clarifying, I think that’s a fair point. Though personally I don’t think it is much of a concern. I own both V and MA and worry about them less than almost any of my other positions

johnnyringo1985

But that makes the case **for V and MA** when I was responding to a comment about the massive threat to V and MA from EU-native alternatives… I think you missed the point.

treefarts

European pension finds holding V and MA is basically taking free money from foreigners as far as they're concerned. No reason not to do it.

johnnyringo1985

There are canaries in the coal mines for any European native alternative—European pension funds holding V and MA. Until the EU governments’ pension funds see a reason for divestiture, I won’t either.

Jazzlike-Ad-3545

FYI as someone who comes from the Payments industry: MA and V do *NOT* make the 2%+ with every txn. They make networking assessment fee which is like 0.1/0.2% rest ~2% is taken as interchange fee by Issuer (the bank) and some by Acquirer (merchant bank). There are other players such as processors that also take the cut. The actuals vary based on various factors.

StockSkys

I mean generally out of $100 transaction 2.75% is taken by the network and V/MA get $0.25 so your thesis is flawed

msaleem

Thank you for completely disregarding AXP. I’m going to continue to buy AXP over V and MA.