OKTA stock surges almost 25% after earnings (double its expected move)
A Rare Earnings Blast-Off Okta (OKTA) delivered a massive earnings-driven move, soaring well above expectations. The implied move was 12%, but the stock surged over double that—a rare occurrence when options are already pricing a double-digit move. Not only did OKTA shatter expectations during regular trading hours, but it also continued climbing in after-hours, hitting […]
‘Sticking needles in my eyeballs’: Some Democrats couldn't sit through Trump's speech
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wanted a “solemn” response to President Donald Trump’s congressional address Tuesday. His members had other ideas. Moments after Trump began speaking, Texas Rep. Al Green rose and interrupted the president until he was ejected from the chamber. Other members held signs blasting Trump and his policies. Repeatedly they met Trump’s […]
Carlos Alcaraz Aims To Emulate Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Eyes Big Feat At Indian Wells
Carlos Alcaraz will take a softly-softly approach as he vies to become just the third man to win three straight titles at Indian Wells, where he could find a member of that exclusive club, Novak Djokovic, standing in his way in the quarter-finals. “I will try not to think about it,” Alcaraz said […]
FX option expiries for 5 March 10am New York cut
There aren’t any major expiries to take note of on the day. As such, trading sentiment will continue to revolve around headlines for the most part. Trump tariffs and softer data continues to lead to a more defensive risk mood but are we seeing signs of a turnaround? Well, the next key hurdle today will […]
‘Giving bingo’: Democrats’ silent protest against Trump falls flat
President Donald Trump mocked Democrats who sat in front of him Tuesday night, needling them with a grin, “nothing I can say or do to make them happy.” Democrats mostly responded with silent protest — wearing pink, waving placards emblazoned with “FALSE” and “Save Medicaid.” More than a dozen walked out of his speech early, […]
“Couldn’t See Through Tears, Couldn’t Breathe”: Ex-US Open Champion Shares Traumatic ‘Stalker’ Experience
Emma Raducanu revealed Tuesday she “couldn’t see the ball through the tears” after being targeted by a stalker during last month’s Dubai WTA 1000 tournament. The British tennis star was left distraught after a man later said to be displaying “fixated behavior” appeared at a courtside seat during her defeat to Karolina Muchova. […]
A busy day on the economic calendar in Europe today
It’s been a wild week in markets so far with Trump drama continuing to cause a stir and much volatility. Wall Street had one of those days where you wouldn’t be surprised if markets ended up 2% down or 2% up or even unchanged. It was just that kind of day. In FX though, the […]
EUR/USD finally gets its breakout, so what’s next?
EUR/USD daily chart It’s been coming for a while already and the dam has finally given way. The pair has been knocking on the door of the 1.0500 mark numerous times in the past few weeks but at last, buyers chose pounce on the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Not only did […]
“Kaunsi Undue Advantage?”: Gautam Gambhir Silences Press Room Over ‘Venue Advantage’ Row
File photo of Gautam Gambhir India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday slammed critics for claiming that India have an ‘undue advantage’ due to them playing all Champions Trophy 2025 games at the same venue and told the ‘perpetual cribbers’ to ‘grow up.’ India advanced to the final of the tournament with a […]
BOJ's Uchida: There will always be uncertainty over impact of US tariffs on global economy
Higher tariffs will obviously also have impact on Japan’s economy, prices We will judge comprehensively said impact via new projections set out in 1 May meeting No new plans to immediately sell BOJ’s ETF holdings It doesn’t matter whether this year year’s wage talk outcome is better or worse than last year’s March might be […]
