Yesterday I previewed Applied Materials FQ2 earnings results that were released last night highlighting the stock’s curious year to date relative underperformance to the Nasdaq Composite and the Semiconductor etf, the SMH. AMAT trades at …
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Today after the close, semiconductor equipment manufacturer Applied Materials (AMAT) will report their fiscal Q2 results. The options market is implying about a 4.5% move in either direction tomorrow (about $2.40), which is rich to …
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About a week ago, after Spotify had fallen from its high near 170 to what seemed like support at the 150 level we detailed a defined risk bullish trade that looked for a small move …
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) will report their fiscal Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% one day move tomorrow in either direction (or about $2), which is inline with the four-quarter …
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Back in mid-March, we laid out the bullish case for shares of Target (TGT) following their Q1 earnings results and forward guidance: At the time when the stock was $71.25 we detailed a call diagonal …
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Macy’s (M) will report their fiscal Q1 tomorrow morning before the opening. The options market is implying about an 8.5% move in either direction post results which is a bit shy of its 10.25% average …
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In 2014 Microsoft made the CEO change from Ballmer to Nadella and the stock has never looked back. It passed its dotcom bubble highs in 2016 (around $60) and has enjoyed a breakout since that …
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On Thursday, with Facebook (FB) stock filling in its initial gap from the revelation of the Cambridge Analytica data breach in March, I laid out a defined risk strategy to play for a pull-back towards …
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On Tuesday prior to Electronic Arts (EA) fiscal Q4 earnings, I previewed the event and offered a couple ways to play for existing longs in an effort to add yield and one for those looking …
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Prior to Micron’s (MU) March 22nd earnings events we detailed a couple of bearish trade ideas, one outright, and one as a hedge versus stock (here: March 21st) Both worked out well as the outright bearish …
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