$FB Q4 Earnings Preview

January 30, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

Event:  FB reports their Q4 earnings after the close tonight.  The options market is implying about a 11%* move following the results, which is below the 2 qtr average of 15.5%. *With the stock trading …

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Macro Wrap – FOMC and the Bond Market

January 30, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

The Fed rate announcement is today, but far more important will be the actual text of the release.  After the last FOMC minutes showed some participants discussing the end of 2013 for a removal of …

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Too Many Options – Earnings Action

January 29, 2013 by Kristen • Commentary

The most exciting trading was primarily in earnings stocks. 1. CTRX – Citrix Systems, 10 times average option volume.  Calls to puts 4.4:1.  IV30 was up almost 10 points.  Earnings after the bell today.  Looks …

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Looking at $BRCM Options

January 29, 2013 by Kristen • Education

Call it nostalgia, but BRCM is a stock I continue to follow all these years after I was a market maker in the name on the floor of the Amex, when the semi stocks were …

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Name That Trade: $AMZN Edition

January 29, 2013 by Dan • Commentary

Below please find our preview of AMZN’s Q4 earnings to be released tonight after the close, and read my latest trade on the stock (here).  Readers of the site know that we tend to be …

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Chart of the Day – $AAPL vs. $RIMM

January 29, 2013 by Enis • Commentary

Here’s a preview of what I’ll be discussing on Talking Numbers today between 3:10 and 3:20 pm EST on CNBC: Has AAPL finally bottomed, at $435 yesterday?  I presented a couple charts on Friday arguing …

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$AMZN Q4 Earnings Preview

January 29, 2013 by Dan • Commentary

Event:  AMZN reports their Q4 earnings after the close tonight, the options market is implying about a 8.6%* move following the results, which is a tad shy to the 4 qtr average of ~9.%.  The …

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