April 19, 2018 by Dan • Trade Updates

Back on March 9th we took a look at the underperformance of Consumer Staples stocks, but specifically focused on Philip Morris International (PM), suggesting: The recent rise in interest rates clearly have stocks like PM, …

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April 17, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

Yesterday we preview Netflix’s (NFLX) q1 earnings and detailed two trade ideas for those long the stock. One added leverage for a move higher in line with the implied move higher, the other was a …

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April 16, 2018 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Netflix (NFLX) will report their Q1 earnings tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 9% move in either direction, which is rich to its 7% average one day move over the …

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April 13, 2018 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Last night on CNBC’s Closing Bell I was asked my opinion on Boeing (BA), and react to Citibank’s industrial analyst’s comments that morning on the stock, per theFly.com: Citi analyst Jonathan Raviv sees a path …

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April 11, 2018 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Shares of eBay (EBAY) are up 2.5% today on a rating upgrade from Keybanc, per Barron’s Online: the analysts wrote, “has successfully transitioned to a destination for compelling prices, and initiatives to enhance customer experience …

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April 10, 2018 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Earlier I posted a trade idea on Alphabet (read here) using Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of Congress to frame it. I highlighted the relative underperformance in social media peers Twitter and Snap …

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April 10, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

Back on March 6th we checked in on the homebuilders via the XHB etf after a fairly sharp selloff in those stocks in late Jan through February. We saw the potential for the bounce to …

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