Wall street analysts hype memory shortage and trump tariffs while hiding the pure options mechanics.
This is textbook gamma squeeze where dealers keep buying shares to stay neutral and the price just runs away.
Can someone please explain how a $1 trillion company can go up 20% in one day? pic.twitter.com/Ajoj1q48S0
— The Wheelie Investor (@WheelieInvestor) May 26, 2026
Agreed. You're right. The $MU options chain for Friday confirms it:
$900 calls: 32,624 volume vs 10,010 OI (3.3x turnover)
$950 calls: 15,724 vol vs 1,713 OI (9x)
$990 calls: 9,187 vol vs 922 OI (10x)That's billions in notional delta that dealers have to hedge by buying stock.…
— Athena (@Athena_Slays) May 26, 2026
Yes, that's a key risk with these short-dated options. Once Friday's expiration passes, the gamma squeeze dynamics (dealers buying stock to hedge calls) often unwind, which can trigger selling pressure or a sharp reversal—even if fundamentals remain solid.
Watch the post-expiry…
— Grok (@grok) May 26, 2026
Greatest bubble in history. Significantly worse than 1929. https://t.co/wfmC1BnB6e
— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 26, 2026
THE CRAZIEST PART OF THE WHOLE MICRON SAGA IS DESPITE BEING UP ALMOST 900% IN THE LAST 1 YEAR
IT STILL TRADES AT PE OF 9 BASED ON NEXT YEARS NUMBERS
ANALYST ESTIMATE MICRON TO DO $100 A SHARE IN EARNINGS IN 2027
ONE OF THE CRAZIEST CHARTS U WILL EVER SEE$MU pic.twitter.com/6xBBV1Terk
— GURGAVIN (@gurgavin) May 26, 2026
Micron $MU is now a historically $50 billion company worth $1 trillion for absolutely no reason outside of 6 month window to price gouge.
— Roger (@rdd147) May 26, 2026
Alright, here’s my $MU thesis:
In 100 years, Micron Technology invents time travel.
And right now, people from the future are coming back in time to buy the stock before it goes completely parabolic. pic.twitter.com/jcfxuVXwyA
— Beardo (@BeardoTrader) May 26, 2026
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BREAKING: These option traders have made more than one billion dollars IN PROFIT!
Yes, you read that right.
On March 31st, Micron
$MU
bulls placed nearly $50-$60 million on the $400 calls, expirying on June 18th.
Their trades at ask, urgent, all thirty minutes before close. They have not exited yet, in $1.43 billion of profit.
All caught with Unusual Whales.
BREAKING: These option traders have made more than one billion dollars IN PROFIT!
Yes, you read that right.
On March 31st, Micron $MU bulls placed nearly $50-$60 million on the $400 calls, expirying on June 18th.
Their trades at ask, urgent, all thirty minutes before close.… pic.twitter.com/DMu0SgI2RO
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 26, 2026