On June 15th we took a look at Wells Fargo when the stock was 54.25 and detailed a defined risk/ low cost bearish position, selling near term puts to buy July puts, which capture earnings. …
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Yesterday we previewed Oracle’s (ORCL) fQ4 earnings (here) and suggested that for those who believe that strong trends in Q3 continued into their seasonally strong Q4, and guidance was to be good, then playing for …
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Yesterday we previewed earnings events in Fedex (FDX) and Adobe (ADBE). With both events out and the stocks moving a bit let’s check in on those trade ideas. First, FDX: FDX (210) Buy the June30th …
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Tonight after the close Oracle (ORCL) will report their fiscal Q4 results. The options market is implying about a 4.75% one day move tomorrow. With the stock just below $46.45, the June 23rd 46.50 straddle …
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FedEx Corp (FDX) will report their fiscal Q4 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% one day move in either direction vs the 4 quarter average one-day post earnings move …
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Adobe (ADBE) reports their fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move tomorrow, which is basically in line with the average one-day post-earnings move of about …
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In case you missed it, Amazon (AMZN) made a nearly $14 billion bid for Whole Foods Markets (WFM) on Friday. The weakness in most retail stocks year to date was only exacerbated on Friday, with …
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Back in early February the New York Post highlighted the potential for Amazon (AMZN) to not only take on quick stop convenience grocery stores, but also stores “that could span anywhere between 10,000 and 40,000 square …
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Back on April 12th we took a look at the ongoing pressure on retail sector stocks, specifically the Retail etf XRT. At the time XRT had just bounced off of its lows for 2017, but …
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Back on April 13th shares of Wells Fargo (WFC) gapped and closed down more than 3% following disappointing Q1 results,. From Bloomberg, at the time: The phony account scandal, the fines, and management changes have clearly …
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