A couple weeks ago we placed a bearish trade in MU on the heels of some very bearish options flow into the SMH and what we felt was waning momentum and poor technicals in MU, …
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The investment world is breathless with anticipation for Fed Chair Yellen’s testimony today in front of Congress. The uncertainty if and when the Federal Reserve will raise the Fed Fund rates, a rate that has …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Monday’s trading: 1. AAPL – the stock continues its meteoric rise to new all time highs, closing up 20% on the year, up …
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EVENT: CRM reports fiscal Q earnings on Wednesday after the close, the options market is implying about a 6% one day move which is basically in line with the 4 qtr avg, but below the …
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Toll Brothers (TOL) reports their fiscal Q1 results tomorrow morning prior to the open, the options market is implying about a 3.8% one day move which is basically in line with the average over the last …
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Two weeks ago we got back into the banks wit a put spread in the XLF etf. The thinking at the time was that with the dual risks in Europe of Greece and Ukraine meant …
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It’s been an odd couple months for fast/quick serve restaurant stocks. Consumers appears to be increasingly choosy when it comes to their burgers, burritos, pizza, chicken and noodles. While some stocks like Jack in the …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Friday’s trading: 1. CSCO – The stock held the prior week’s 10% gains from earnings and traded within a very tight range …
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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 Feb 17th to Feb 20th:
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On Friday’s Options Action on CNBC I detailed a short dated bullish trade idea in Macy’s (M). Additionally, Carter Worth shared his bullish technical view of gold and Mike Khouw offered a trade idea to express a bullish outlook on the GDX, the Gold Miners …
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