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Educational
Educational

Max Pain Theory: Do Options Market Makers Pin Stocks

Max pain theory explained: how it's calculated, when it actually predicts price, and when traders should ignore it entirely.

Oct 13, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

UnitedHealth Tops Q3 2026 Estimates, Raises Full-Year EPS Outlook to At Least $20.50 as Medical Care Ratio Eases to 88.4%

UnitedHealth's Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $4.69 beat LSEG consensus and its medical care ratio improved to 88.4%, prompting a raised full-year adjusted outlook of at least $20.50 a share, though the CFO flagged still-elevated medical cost trends.

Oct 13, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

Character.AI's Parent Files for Chapter 11 in Delaware, Lines Up Disney as $20 Million Stalking-Horse Bidder

Character Technologies Inc. commenced a voluntary Chapter 11 case in Delaware to facilitate a court-supervised asset sale, with a Disney affiliate signed as a $20 million stalking-horse bidder for a non-exclusive perpetual IP license, per the company statement reported by the National Law Review.

Oct 13, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

JPMorgan Posts Rare Q3 2026 Miss as EPS, Revenue Fall Short of Estimates

JPMorgan reported Q3 2026 EPS of $5.57 vs $5.90 expected and managed net revenue of $50.91 billion vs $51.22 billion, with shares off about 3.5% premarket, per CNBC.

Oct 13, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

Kroger Cuts Nearly 1,000 Corporate Jobs as Interim CEO Ron Sargent Pushes Restructuring

Kroger has laid off nearly 1,000 corporate employees under interim CEO Ron Sargent as part of post-merger cost-cutting, with no financial figures disclosed, per Grocery Dive and Yahoo Finance UK.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

Meta Puts Its First Frontier AI Models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, Behind a Paywall

Meta released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, its first frontier AI models, behind paid subscriptions, with reported benchmark parity claims, API pricing of $4/$20 per million tokens and app subscriptions of $20 or $100 a month.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

Stock Market Today: Energy Leads While S&P 500 Slips

Energy led the session while the S&P 500 slips. See the validated market scorecard, sector performance, and what traders are watching next.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

Getty Images to File Chapter 11, Go Private With Up to $533 Million From Getty Family and Koch

Getty Images plans a Chapter 11 filing and take-private deal backed by up to $533 million in new equity from the Getty family and Koch Equity Development, following the collapse of its Shutterstock merger, according to reports.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

Albertsons Terminates Kroger Merger, Sues for at Least $6 Billion Including $600 Million Break Fee

Albertsons terminated its merger with Kroger and sued for at least $6 billion in damages, a figure that includes a $600 million break fee, after two courts blocked the deal.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Educational
Educational

Lithium and Battery Metal Stocks

Lithium stocks swing hard with commodity cycles. Learn which names to watch, timing entries, and if lithium is still worth investing in.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Market News
Market News

LVMH Returns to Growth in Q3 2025 as Fashion Slump Narrows and Shares Jump 12%

LVMH reported Q3 2025 revenue of €18.28 billion, up 1% organically, with Selective Retailing up 7% and Fashion & Leather Goods down 2%. CNBC reported shares jumped 12%, lifting Kering, Burberry and Moncler.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

This Keeps Traders Stuck

Waiting to get your money back feels reasonable. But the price you paid can quietly replace every other reason for staying in a trade.

Oct 12, 2026Read article
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