Options suggest that next week should be better for Longs

All other things equal, next week and thereafter should be better for longs.

I don't invest in options. Rather I buy and hold, but I do consider what the option market has to say. A massive amount of options expiring this Friday, maximum pain for Friday is $7.

Maximum Pain theory states that on expiration day, the price of the underlying stock moves toward a price that results in maximum loss (pain) to the highest number of options buyers.

While anything could happen, and nothing is assured, any downdraft as a result of Max Pain should be cleared up by end of day Friday.

So this week's price is an opportunity.

The toughest part is the waiting.