Trade Updates

Trade Updates: Two New Option Ideas on Palantir and Lockheed Martin

Today, we released two new option ideas on Palantir (PLTR) and Lockheed Martin (LMT). We see Palantir as a key beneficiary of increased government automation driven by federal workforce reductions. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin remains essential to maintaining U.S. technological dominance, fueled by the military-industrial complex’s innovation cycle and the broader technological spillover effect. We’re going to cover these in a separate report on Friday.

Trade Updates: Navigating Tariffs, Volatility, and High-Impact Trades

President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., a move expected to significantly impact key trading partners, particularly Canada. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump stated that additional reciprocal tariffs on all countries taxing U.S. imports would be announced later in the week, though he did not specify which nations would be affected. The decision marks another escalation in Trump’s trade policy, which has already led to retaliatory measures from China. This marks another escalation in the trade wars waged by the U.S.

Trade Updates: VIX, Oracle, Nvidia, and Apple