August 7, 2017 by Dan • Trade Ideas

This morning’s Wall Street Journal took a look at the knock off effects of the weak U.S. dollar: Investors Chase Beneficiaries of Dollar’s Decline, citing unusually poor sentiment towards the currency, given the uncertainty of the …

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August 7, 2017 by Dan • Trade Ideas

On Friday we highlighted the potential for a reversal of the dollar’s slide and detailed a defined risk way to play between now and January expiration using the Power Shares US Dollar etf UUP, (Read here: Dollar …

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August 4, 2017 by Dan • Trade Ideas

The dollar is bouncing today following the July payrolls number. One of the surprises in the release was some signs of faster wage growth, affecting assumptions of moves by the Fed. Here’s Peter Boockvar: I …

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August 3, 2017 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Yesterday, following better than expected fiscal q3 results and fq4 guidance shares of Apple (AAPL) gapped to a new all time high, barely squeaking out a new closing high. Obviously, the chart has some technical …

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August 3, 2017 by CC • FREE ACCESS

Yesterday we detailed a defined risk bullish trade idea into Tesla (TSLA) earnings. Here was the trade idea and rationale: Buy the TSLA ($319) Aug4th/ Sept 340 call calendar for $7 Sell 1 Aug4th 340 …

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August 2, 2017 by CC • Trade Ideas

Earlier, we previewed Tesla’s (TSLA) Q2 earnings due after the bell and detailed a roll of prior bearish trade idea from early June when the stock was near its all time highs. In both cases, the …

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August 2, 2017 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Tesla (TSLA) is scheduled to report their Q2 earnings results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about $20 (or 6.5%) move in either direction tomorrow, which is rich to the 3.75% one day …

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August 2, 2017 by CC • Trade Updates

Yesterday we previewed Apple (AAPL) earnings and detailed a bullish/stock alternative trade. And last week we looked at a hedge for those already long the stock. With AAPL up (and outperforming the implied move) following …

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