Later this week, two of the largest, and sometimes most controversial stocks in the entire stock market, Amazon and Facebook, report Q4 earnings (FB tomorrow, AMZN Thursday). The two companies have a combined market capitalization …
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Event: Apple (AAPL) will report their fiscal Q1 earnings today after the close. The options market is implying about a 3.5% one day move following results, as the Feb 3rd 121 weekly straddle (the call premium + …
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Last Friday we previewed United Parcel Service’s (UPS) Q4 earnings. The results are out this morning and the stock is down 6.5%: UPS reported fourth-quarter earnings $1.63 per share on revenue $16.93 billion. Analysts expected …
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Shares of the mattress maker Tempur Sealy (TPX) were down 28% yesterday, making a new 52 week low. That also marked a 45% decline from its 52 week highs made in August 2016 after the …
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On January 18th IBM reported Q4 results and offered 2017 guidance that beat expectation. The company saw its stock rise the day after, for the first time in 10 quarters: The stock’s post earnings strength …
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Find an Undiscovered Gem in Discovery Communications Discovery Communications Inc., (DISCA) is a company we all know, but one that rarely shows up on the average investor’s radar screen. DISCA is a global media company …
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Normally I’d say we’re in for a few fireworks in a week where equity markets in the U.S. are at all time highs, the volatility index (VIX) is near multi-year lows, we get earnings from …
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United Parcel Service (UPS) will report their Q4 results Jan 31st before the open. The options market is implying about a 2% one day move following the report, which is rich to the stock’s trailing …
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The largest trade in the options market today, in contract terms was in the XLF, the S&P Financial Select etf. When the etf was trading $23.63 at 3:20pm a trader bought to open 152,000 of …
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Who Will Win the Tug of War in the Oil Markets, The Bulls or the Bears? Until recently, the oil markets had been front and center in investor minds. Recall that the price of oil …
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