Nearly a month ago, we took a shot from the short side on ADSK, one of the many cloud/SaaS companies that had been at the center of the volatile price action in momentum stocks in …
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One of the speculative leaders in 2013 was the solar sector. We are big long-term bulls on the potential for solar power, especially given the steep cost declines over the past 3-5 years that have …
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In our continuing (seemingly unending) coverage of all things Apple, I would be remiss NOT to mention last night’s Samsung’s Q2 results that illuminated the growing threat to the existing mobile device establishment. From Business …
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CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at 0.97 as put activity picked up in the macro ETFs. Single stock options activity was focused in the technology sector. 1. XLF – Trader bought 200k of the Aug16th 21/19 …
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A few months ago we made a bearish bet in HLF to try to time Bill Ackman’s own options timetable with the thought that any fireworks in the stock would likely come in August expiration. …
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Yesterday, following UPS’s disappointing Q2 results and weak guidance we laid out our bearish thesis (below) but wanted to wait for a little bit of a bounce before we decided to trade as we did …
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Even though the S&P 500 is still only 1.5% from all-time highs, the deteriorating breadth has continued over the past few weeks. Bespoke Investment pointed out the recent weakness in the industrials sector, mostly a result …
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Event: TSLA reports its Q2 earnings on Thursday after the close. The options market is implying a 8% move for the event, lower than both the 4 quarter average of around 12% and the 8 quarter …
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Apple’s last new product introduction was in April 2010, more than 4 years ago… with the press release in January of that year calling it a “Magical & Revolutionary Device at an Unbelievable Price“. In …
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Options volume in the major macro ETFs was very light, as traders seem to have their positions set for today’s busy release calendar. TWTR was the standout in single stock options. 1. TWTR – Stock is …
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