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  1. Draw Lines

    SPY, QQQ Diverge on a Quiet Friday After FOMC

    SPY sat flat while QQQ closed near its high on a quiet post-FOMC Friday. Levels, not predictions, plus a lighter calendar for next week.

  2. Alertsify

    SPY Options Today: The Day After the FOMC Rally

    SPY closed +1.15% the day after a wide-range FOMC session. Here’s what that does to options premium and what tomorrow’s data actually matters for.

  3. Draw Lines

    SPY, QQQ Rip Higher a Day After FOMC Whipsaw

    SPY and QQQ closed near session highs the day after a wide-range FOMC session. What the price actually did, and why I’m marking levels, not predicting.

  4. Alertsify

    SPY Options Today: FOMC Day One, Decision Tomorrow

    SPY closed quiet on FOMC day one. Here’s how options IV usually behaves before a 2pm rate decision stacked with a 2:30pm press conference.

  5. Draw Lines

    SPY, QQQ Close Lower Into FOMC Day Two Tomorrow

    SPY and QQQ closed near session lows in a tight range on FOMC day one. Marking levels for tomorrow’s Retail Sales and rate decision, not predicting them.

  6. Alertsify

    SPY Options Today: Pullback Before FOMC Starts

    SPY closed at $760.88, QQQ at $709.18, both down ahead of the FOMC’s two-day meeting starting tomorrow. Here’s how I’m sizing SPY/QQQ options into it.

  7. Draw Lines

    SPY, QQQ Pull Back Monday. FOMC Starts Tomorrow

    SPY closed -0.45%, QQQ closed -0.80% Monday. FOMC’s two-day meeting starts tomorrow. No rate decision until Wednesday. Marking levels, not guessing.

  8. Alertsify

    This Week in Options: A Fed Decision Nobody Has Priced

    Retail Sales and a genuinely split FOMC land on the same Wednesday. Jake breaks down what that does to options pricing and position sizing.

  9. Draw Lines

    Week Ahead: FOMC Rate Decision Hits Wednesday

    SPY closed $764.29 Friday, bouncing off a losing week. This week the Fed decides rates Wednesday. Here’s how I mark levels into it.

  10. Alertsify

    SPY Rebounds on CPI Day, FOMC Week Looms

    SPY and QQQ broke three-day losing streaks on CPI day. Here’s what that rebound does to options premium, and how FOMC week changes the math.