One of the lightest options volumes days of the entire year yesterday, as stock volumes also calmed down significantly. 1. PBR – Petrobras hit a 6 month low after the election results in Brazil. The bulk …
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Earlier today we previewed TWTR’s Q3 earnings event after the close. We wanted to take those inputs and offer a few strategies based on existing positioning and/or directional bias: Stock replacement/alternative for existing longs: TRADE: TWTR ($48.70) …
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Headline-heavy Tesla has had a bout of selling today after a WardsAuto.com report that U.S. sales fell significantly in September, and that the company was offering new incentives. Some analysts have come out to call …
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Event: TWTR reports its Q3 results tonight after the market close. The options market is implying a one day move in either direction of almost 14%, which is shy to the three quarter average of …
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The Brazilian election results are out, and Rousseff won as expected. While the decline in EWZ today of 7% seems severe, the ETF has actually held above its 52 week low of $38 this morning. …
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Correct vs. incorrect timing is often the key differentiators of a good trade. I’m not just referring to whether your entry or exit was timed well. I also mean the timing of a fundamental thesis, …
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The FOMC meeting on Wednesday is the most important event this week. While the general expectation is still that the committee ends QE, St. Louis Fed President Bullard’s comments nearly 2 weeks ago about possibly delaying …
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Friday’s stock and options volumes were much lower than the average of the past 2 weeks, even among single stocks in the midst of earnings season. Here were the few standouts: 1. XLE – Put volumes …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was Oct 20th – Oct 24th:
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After Facebook’s (FB) fairly rocky start in 2012 as a publicly traded equity, the shares have garnered “last man standing” status in 2014 among most internet social media and web services companies. FB shares are up 45% …
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