Options Corner: Play Both Sides Of Uranium Energy With A Long Straddle

BenzingaDec 20 04:00

AI has become a "power-hungry monster"! U.S. regulatory institutions warn that some areas may face electrical utilities shortages as early as next year.

① The American Electric Power regulatory agency NERC warned on Tuesday that the North American power grid faces "serious reliability challenges" due to generation not keeping up with the increasing demand from AI; ② NERC found that the surge in electricity consumption in the next decade, along with the closure of coal-fired power plants, will put immense pressure on the power grids of the United States and Canada.

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Seeking AlphaDec 18 02:46

The Nasdaq fell to 0.02 million points, Adobe plummeted more than 13%, the China concept Index rose against the trend, and Bitcoin dropped below 0.1 million dollars.

In November, USA PPI inflation exceeded expectations, with the market betting on a pause in interest rate cuts in January next year. The Dow has fallen for six consecutive days, with NVIDIA experiencing the largest drop of 2.5%. Tesla, Meta, Google, and Amazon have moved away from their highs, uranium mining stocks have declined, but Apple reached a new high. Broadcom rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading, and Chinese stocks Baidu and PDD Holdings increased by over 1%. Bond yields in Europe and the USA have risen significantly, and after the European Central Bank cut interest rates, the euro fell to a one-week low, before rebounding. The dollar reached a two-week high, while the offshore yuan once rose over 200 points, breaking through 7.26 yuan. Commodities generally fell, with spot gold down over 2% and spot silver down over 4% during the session.

wallstreetcnDec 13 07:24

Under pressure from the threat of Trump's trade war? Canada is considering imposing tariffs on Uranium, oil, and potash as retaliation.

Canada is the largest external source of oil supply for the USA and also the largest external source of Uranium for USA nuclear power plants. The potash produced in the western provinces of Canada is an important source of fertilizer for USA farms. The media reports that imposing export taxes on these Commodities is Canada's most desperate choice, and Canada is more likely to impose retaliatory tariffs on imported USA-manufactured goods, as well as implement export controls on certain Canadian products.

wallstreetcnDec 13 05:04

Canada is considering imposing export taxes on Commodities such as Uranium to respond to the trade war initiated by Trump.

① Canada is researching imposing taxes on exports to the USA in response to Trump's potential trade war, including Uranium, oil, and potash; ② The Canadian government may first implement retaliatory tariffs and export controls, reserving taxation as a last resort; ③ If the USA exempts only Energy products, this situation may also prompt Canada to impose export taxes.

cls.cnDec 13 04:46