March 31, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

I like to consider myself an early adopter when it comes to technology.  Since the start of the mobile telecom and internet age 2o years ago I have quickly gravitated towards hardware, software and apps …

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March 30, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Micron (MU) reports fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 10% one day post earnings move which is rich to the 4 qtr average move of about …

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March 30, 2016 by CC • Trade Ideas

Yesterday, we previewed LULU earnings and offered a couple of trades. We focused on the implied move  and how it compared to recent moves (particularly on the downside). That implied move and recent history informed …

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March 29, 2016 by CC • Trade Ideas

Earlier Dan previewed Lululemon’s (LULU) earnings due before the bell tomorrow. As we often do with events that we’re not involved in ourselves we still want to detail some options opportunities for those that are …

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March 29, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Lululemmon (LULU) reports their fiscal Q4 results tomorrow before the open. The options markets is implying about a 9% one day post earnings move, which is shy of its 4 quarter average one day …

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March 29, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

This morning in the WSJ’s Streetwise column, James McKintosh succinctly summed up the bi-polar behavior of investors in risk assets over the last last couple months (The Markets Have a Message: Don’t Believe This Rally): Worries …

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March 28, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

I’m on vacation this week and won’t be in front of my screens for the most part. CC and I will continue to post but some days may be slightly lighter on content. [hr] Here …

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March 28, 2016 by CC • Trade Ideas

In the beginning of March we looked at the oil and gas explorer etf XOP. The XOP has gotten hammered over the past 2 years, from a high of about $85 in 2014 to a …

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