Traders price an outsized Microsoft move as AI capex scrutiny mounts
29-07-2026 15:21 via thenextweb.com

Traders price an outsized Microsoft move as AI capex scrutiny mounts

Options traders are positioning for a swing of roughly $190 billion in Microsoft’s market value after its results, an unusually large bet on a single earnings report. The pricing, reported by Reuters on 29 July, implies a move of about 6.6% in either direction once the fiscal fourth-quarter numbers land. That is well above Microsoft’s […]
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