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> Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist
> The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.
> Just two days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would not extend a sanctions exemption on the sale of some Russian oil, the Treasury Department did just that on Friday, issuing one for about a month.
> The renewed license will be in effect until May 16 and supersede the sanctions waiver on Russia that expired on April 11.
> The Trump administration has loosened restrictions on Russian oil exports since the war in the Middle East began to rattle energy markets in March. The goal was to lower oil prices by allowing countries to legally purchase hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil that the United States had blacklisted.
> Mr. Bessent said at a White House briefing on Wednesday that the federal government would not renew the sanctions exemption on Russian oil that was stranded at sea, as well as one on Iranian oil that is set to expire on Sunday.
> “That was oil that was on the water prior to March 11,” he said, referring to when the United States first lifted sanctions on Russian oil. “So all of that has been used.”
> The last-minute renewal of Russia’s sanctions exemption came as Iran announced earlier on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that once carried a fifth of the world’s oil, was completely open to all commercial ships.
> President Trump celebrated the move on social media, claiming that “Hormuz Strait situation is over” and that Iran had agreed to never close the waterway again.
> Iran made no such commitment. Its foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, only went so far as to say that the waterway would be open “for the remaining period of cease-fire.” The cease-fire between the United States and Iran is set to expire next week with American and Iranian negotiators expected to meet for another round of peace talks in Pakistan soon.
> Mr. Trump has downplayed the economic repercussions of the conflict and brushed aside soaring oil and gas prices since the start of the war on Feb. 28. The price of regular gasoline in the United States jumped 25 percent from February to March, the highest monthly percentage increase on record. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, has failed to mellow despite the release of a record amount of oil from countries’ strategic reserves.
> While news of the strait reopening prompted a sharp decline in oil prices on Friday, the future of the waterway remained murky. Iran and the United States were still at odds over the U.S. military’s blockade of Iranian ports. Mr. Araghchi, who is also Iran’s top negotiator, said the country would close the strait again if the U.S. military continued its blockade of Iranian ports.
Ashley Ahn covers breaking news for The Times from New York.
April 17, 2026, 10:48 p.m. ET

There is something called Pin risk with options, if the price rises or falls after market close your option can still be exercised. You have up until 5.30pm ET to exercise options on IBKR which is 90 minutes after market close. If your option is close the being in the money and your account cannot afford the assignment then your broker will liquidate your position during market hours to mitigate that after hours pin risk. They can only liquidate that option during market hours so they need to manage that after hours pin risk during market hours.

ET my beloved. I used to have a bunch of shares before I sold them because I didn’t want to deal with a k-1 form anymore.

Thanks. Is there anything that would prevent this extended hours trading toggle from showing, such as some setting? I didn't see it while experimenting this afternoon (After 4pm ET), but perhaps I missed it. I tried testing with and without the limit option, and got a warning without, but no options. Also, the initial trade went through the 2nd work day after the order, at the start of the trading day. If it was an extended hours trade, would it have waited so long?

Fuck Spotify for removing project ET
best future album no 🧢

I have ET in my portfolio. I’m not gonna lie. That stock has giving me a few scares over the years.

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is the only company that has publicly demonstrated the full stack at scale:
* RF + analog
* silicon photonics
* production-ready heterogeneous laser integration
* all within an open, multi-customer foundry model
LEO isn’t just a market….it’s further validation.
It requires:
* high-performance RF
* low-power analog
* photonics (increasingly via optical links)
Already being deployed by:
* SpaceX
* Amazon
LEO is just one vertical.
The same stack underpins:
* AI interconnect (CPO)
* hyperscale infrastructure
* next-gen networking
The market is rewarding exposure to the demand.
It still hasn’t fully priced the platform enabling it.
If LEO is a growth driver for others,
it’s further validation for Tower.
And we’re still very early.
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PATRICK SEITZ Updated 04:20 PM ET 04/17/2026
European chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STM) is getting a lift from its exposure to the boom in low-earth-orbit communications satellites. STM stock earned an upgrade from Mizuho Securities in part on that basis.
Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh upgraded STM stock to outperform from neutral and raised his price target to 48 from 32.
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On the stock market today, STM stock climbed 6.4% to close at 44.22.
On April 6, STM stock broke out of a flat base at a buy point of 35.07, according to MarketSurge charts.
Rakesh has a positive rating on STMicroelectronics largely for its analog power semiconductors and silicon photonics chips for AI data centers.
However, the Geneva, Switzerland-based company also has a growing business supplying chips for user terminals and satellites for SpaceX unit Starlink and Amazon.com's (AMZN) Amazon Leo. It also stands to benefit from such systems being developed in China, Rakesh said in a client note Thursday.
STMicro has forecast its addressable market for LEO satellites to grow from $630 million in 2024 to $1.6 billion in 2029, representing a compound annual growth rate of about 20%, Rakesh said.
"We see LEO satellites as another growth driver for STM in the long term," Rakesh said.
Next Catalyst For STM Stock?
Starlink has an estimated 10,000-plus satellites in its constellation with an ultimate plan for 42,000. And Amazon plans to ramp up its satellite communications business with its recently announced acquisition of Globalstar (GSAT).
Other chipmakers exposed to the LEO satellite business include Analog Devices (ADI), Macom Technology Solutions (MTSI) and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), all of which have been risen sharply this year.
STMicroelectronics plans to release its first-quarter results next Thursday. That could be the next catalyst for STM stock.
Follow Patrick Seitz on X at @IBD_PSeitz for more stories on consumer technology, software and semiconductor stocks.
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I wanted to jump in here real quick to confirm how to place an extended hours trade. During the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:28 a.m. ET and after-hours from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, the trade ticket will have an extended hours trading toggle to turn on only during these times. Extended hours trades are only executed in the session in which they are placed.
If you have any other questions about trading orders, please let us know, u/leftcoast-usa!

Energy Focus (EFOI) ran hard on Friday after announcing progress on two data-center infrastructure projects, including a newly emphasized multi-year engagement worth an estimated $6.6M through 2027.
\*\*The catalyst\*\*
Energy Focus put out an update on "Project G" (a \~$0.5M power deployment substantially completed in 2025) and "Project Y" — a multi-year data-center program valued at roughly $6.6M spanning 2026–2027. The company framed it as positioning the business against AI, cloud, and digital-infrastructure demand. For a $13M market cap company, a $6.6M multi-year contract is material.
\*\*Why EFOI specifically\*\*
\~2.9M float is extremely tight — any real buying flows straight into price. Previous close was $2.11, so the intraday high of $9.84 is roughly 4.6x prev close on a small-cap name whose 52-week high sat at $3.56. Data-center / AI-adjacent narrative is the dominant small-cap momentum theme right now, and EFOI tagged directly into it despite being a lighting / fixtures name at its core.
\*\*The numbers\*\*
\- Market cap: \~$13M
\- Float: 2.9M shares
\- Prev close: $2.11
\- 52-week range: $1.43 – $3.56 (peak was \~176% above prior 52-week high)
\- Short ratio: 3.53
\- Short % of float: \~2%
\- Beta: 1.50
\- Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Micro-cap + sub-3M float + AI/data-center headline is a textbook setup — the float turned over multiple times during the run.
\*\*Signal timing\*\*
Stock Pulse sent me a push notification at 9:09 AM ET at $4.53 (premarket). It peaked at $9.84 around 10:00 AM ET — about 51 minutes later. +117%.
\*\*Bear case\*\*
\- Faded hard from the $9.84 high and closed the regular session around $6.45 — anyone who held past 10 AM gave back a chunk of the move
\- $6.6M is a multi-year number spread across 2026–2027, not an immediate revenue hit
\- Core business is lighting products, not data-center infrastructure — the "data center pivot" narrative is thin
\- Micro-cap + sub-3M float cuts both ways: same thing that powered the spike can gap it back down on any dilution news
\- Classic penny-stock catalyst run — these rarely hold the first-day high
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Pulled from OPRA via Thetadata:
|Date|SPY Open Price|Strike|Price of Option at 9:30 ET|Price of Option at 4:00 ET|Multiplier|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|2026-04-13|677.37|677|1.99|8.97|4.51|
|2026-04-14|687.66|687|1.88|7.26|3.86|
|2026-04-15|695.3|695|1.48|5.05|3.41|
|2026-04-16|701.13|701|1.41|0.62|0.44|
|2026-04-17|706.15|706|1.68|4|2.38|
Combined multiplier: 62.18x or 6218%
Moral of the story is calls at open. **Always.**

I heard that the Hormuz is now going to be open and totally fine Monday -friday, 9:30am ET to 4pm ET.
Outside of these hours it is shut and blockaded by the USA.

Thanks for reaching out here on the sub about your situation, u/InevitableFun7589.
From what you shared, it sounds like you may have an International Stock Plan account with us. While participants from outside the U.S. are generally able to add standing instructions to send international bank wires after selling stock, we recommend getting in touch with our Stock Plan team to ensure you've got all the relevant details about what's possible.
You can find numbers to call, based on your location, at the link below. Associates are available continuously from Sunday at 5 p.m. to Friday at midnight, ET. You may connect sooner if you're able to call earlier or later in the day, relative to Eastern time.

[Contact Stock Plan Services](www.fidelity.com/globalcall)
If I'm off the mark about your situation, please let us know.

Thanks for bringing this to our sub, u/ConstantAble7379.
I appreciate you trying all of those troubleshooting steps already. Since those didn't work, I recommend contacting our Technical Support team for further assistance. Associates are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET. When calling, please say "technical support" if prompted by the automated assistant, so you will be directed to the right place. You can contact them through the number listed on the page below:
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If you run into anything else in the future, please let us know.

If everyone does there bombing from Friday 4:01 PM ET and then agree to a ceasefire before Monday 9:30 AM ET that would be swell

Hey there, u/magicmark2026. I can help provide some additional information here.
Your new 401(k) at Fidelity will typically appear automatically after the blackout period ends. Oftentimes, this just takes some time. If it isn’t appearing yet, it may simply be because the plan is still finishing setup on the Workplace side.
If you'd like, you can give our Workplace Investing team a call to see if there's anything that needs to be done on your part, in terms of registration. Our Workplace Investing associates are generally available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to midnight ET. You can reach them at the number listed on the page below.
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Please let us know if any other questions come up throughout this process.

Guys it’s opex day, 15:30 ET all options expire worthless, maybe crash in the last 30 mn

Thank you for following up with us on this, u/InfiniteShip2408.
Currently, we have not received reports of this being an issue affecting multiple users. With that said, I'm happy to provide troubleshooting steps for you:
• Clear your browser's cache and cookies
• Check the browser for any extensions, such as AdBlock, and disable them
• Try placing a trade on another device
If you continue to experience this issue, please get in touch with our Technical Support team. Associates are available to help Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET.
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Yesterday the weather was getting too hot even for our hill station. We don't have AC at home, so its just windows open with a pedestal fan. Yesterday was unusual weather, so I was scrolling despite my wife persisting I shut down the phone and sleep.
I always look into stuff curiously so yesterday I went to Zerodha console and wanted to check my realised profits so far. I know some people may question how you cannot be aware of this - however, I have to be honest and tell that I was a salaried person until 2022 and used to file taxes every year. IDK how, but my auditor just gets some returns... so being so meticulous about taxation and stuff was auditors headache, not mine.
**A little backstory:** My investment journey started back in 2018 when a kind soul (whom I fondly call akka (sister)) who asked me once at office rather naively - "*Do you send all your money back to your home? Don't you save something for yourself? Do keep at least 1000 aside for yourself every month".* That trigger resulted me in spending time on the value research website and I started my MF journey. I was a consistent investor since 2018 (SIPs) and only once panicked and sold once during the Russian Ukraine war because I was sitting with my wife at a hospital for her maternity check up and I think it was some jitters about being a new dad lol!
**My investment knowledge & theory of belief**: I was not a confident investor (I am not a trader either) but I have read a thing or two (mainly Psychology of Money that investing is more about patience than intelligence). I used to check all the companies share price in Google and realize that in the long term (like 5 years, 10 years) almost all the companies chart was going upward. Missed the COVID wave because I knew shit about investing. Then used to review MF portfolio (the companies in which MFs invest, just look at their charts) and started investing in some of the stocks which I commonly saw.. like HDFC, ITC, Voltas etc.
**Coming back to yesterday...** So yeah, I was checking Zerodha console and ET money capital gains report to understand how it has been.. I understood that I realised about 5.5L profit in stocks and 4.5L in MF. I mean realised, not unrealised.
>!It felt good. !<

I think I can consider myself very active in investing only since 2022 (SIP was only below 15K until then) and looking back, I think on an average, I have made about \~16K per month... More or less my rent (I pay only 8K per month now because I live in my hometown). So I have been living in a profitable way for the last many years. Some of you may argue that you don't know where that money went but I have gotten other enough investments like gold, land and I don't have any debt too.
**What I am trying to say:** No disrespect to any technical analysis people. I think its about fundamentals. You pick some good stocks, sit on it. I know I sound like preaching but I think we should sit on it atleast for 4 years. It's not a short game. IDK what strategy is this but I do hold some stocks now hoping that in 20 years or so I can gift them to my son... I guess, its all about patience, not being greedy, not being so dependent on it etc.

Good morning, u/leftcoast-usa. I can explain why this potentially happened.
Orders are filled in the manner in which they are received. When your limit price for the order is met, the price must remain at your limit (or better) long enough for orders ahead of yours to be filled first. In other words, even if the quote price rises to or above your sell limit price, it doesn't guarantee order execution. Other factors, such as order priority, the size of your order, and corresponding asks, may also affect fulfillment.
[Trading FAQs: Order Types](https://www.fidelity.com/trading/faqs-order-types)
For added context, the normal market hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. During extended trading hours, Fidelity will accept premarket orders from 7:00 a.m. to 9:28 a.m. ET and Fidelity enables orders for the extended hours session from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET. To learn more about extended hours trading, check out this article on Fidelity.com.
[Extended-hours trading ](https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/active-investor/extended-hours-trading)
We're here if you have any other questions.

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Good Morning SqueezeFinders,
Another day of the melt-up in the books, as the $QQQ tech index closed yesterday near record highs at 640.47 (+0.48%) with new all-time highs printed at 642.18. The bulls are not letting their foot off the gas, as the bears desperately gasp for oxygen. The only reason bulls should lose confidence/become less cocky would be if we fall under \~625 area, but until then, I'd say remain bullish on your favorite squeeze candidates with strong technical setups paired with encouraging SqueezeFinder data. The main directional sentiment determinants today are a mix of the below-detailed economic data releases, and any further developments from Trump regarding the Middle-East. Regardless of broader market sentiment, you can always locate relative strength by checking SqueezeRadar to track irregularities in our data, or check out our automated trading robot, SqueezeBot to get an edge on the market without having to stare at the screen all day long. We just released the results for the month of March for SqueezeBot, and it was a shocking winrate of 74.63%, average gain was \~2.29% per trade (fixed % profit-taking scalps enabled). We allow for 3%, 5%, or 10% fixed profit-taking parameters. Check out SqueezeBot today!
🥇 Gold: \~$4,810/oz (+0.1%)
🥈 Silver: \~$79/oz (+0.2%)
🪙 Bitcoin: \~$74.8k/coin (-0.3%)
🛢️ Oil: \~$93.50/barrel (-1.2%)
Today's economic data releases are:
🇺🇸 FOMC Member Daly Speaks @ 11:30AM ET
🇺🇸 U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count @ 1:00PM ET
🇺🇸 U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count @ 1:00PM ET
🇺🇸 Fed Waller Speaks @ 2:00PM ET
📙Breakdown point: BELOW this price, the move will lose momentum significantly in the short-term, as shorts will gain confidence encouraging them to short more. Reducing probability of a squeeze without a catalyst.
📙Breakout point: ABOVE this price, the move will gain momentum significantly in the short-term, as shorts losses will increase pressuring them to cover. Increasing the probability of a squeeze occurring, especially if with a catalyst.
4. $HIMS
Squeezability Score: 62%
Juice Target: 69.9
Confidence: 🍊 🍊
Price: 26.99 (+11.12%)
Breakdown point: 21.0
Breakout point: 27.9 (continuation)
Mentions (30D): 4
Event/Condition: Q1 2026 earnings announcement scheduled for May 11 providing upcoming visibility into subscriber trends and platform performance + FDA move toward regulatory clarity on peptide therapies praised by the company's chief medical officer as a step to shift treatments from gray market to trusted professional channels + positive investor sentiment after HHS Secretary RFK Jr. highlighted FDA plans to remove certain peptides from high-risk list and convene advisory panel for broader compounding access + Recent price target 🎯 of $25 from Bank of America Securities + Recent price target 🎯 of $25 from TD Cowen + Recent price target 🎯 of $25 from Leerink Partners.
5. $RKLB
Squeezability Score: 37%
Juice Target: 101.9
Confidence: 🍊 🍊 🍊
Price: 82.93 (+12.68%)
Breakdown point: 70.0
Breakout point: 99.6
Mentions (30D): 0 🆕
Event/Condition: Completed at-the-market equity offering raising $474 million to support accelerated growth initiatives + successful closure of Mynaric acquisition adding in-house laser comms capabilities and European market access while deepening vertical integration in space systems + introduction of Gauss electric thruster with high-volume manufacturing line ready to supply over 200 units annually addressing key satellite constellation bottlenecks + Recent price target 🎯 of $85 from Citizens + Recent price target 🎯 of $85 from Stifel Nicolaus + Recent price target 🎯 of $90 from Roth MKM.
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