Options, Volatility and Earnings: How META & SPCX Could Reset the AI Trade

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Brent Kochuba (SpotGamma) says options leverage and single-stock ETFs drove tech weakness. Meta and SpaceX earnings could signal whether the AI rotation reverses—watch reactions for volatility-driven trend shifts.

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Brent Kochuba argues that the recent tech weakness is less about a change in AI’s promise and more about option leverage and concentrated single-stock ETFs pushing quick downside moves, and he uses upcoming Meta and SpaceX results as tests of whether that volatility will flip back into an AI-led rally. The clip focuses on market structure, derivatives and ETF flows, as the proximate drivers of short-term price shocks rather than fundamental deterioration, so watching how traders react to earnings will show whether the mechanical selling reverts or becomes a longer swing.