Today after the bell Amazon (AMZN) will report their Q1 earnings, the options market is implying about a 6.5% one day move tomorrow, which is double the average of 3.25% over the last four quarters. …
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Today after the close Apple (AAPL) will report its fiscal Q2 earnings. The options market is implying about a $12.50 one day move tomorrow in either direction or about 4.3%, which is rich to the …
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Just as its imperative in trading to review both winners and losers, it is also so in punditry. In January and early February I was wrong on the direction of the stock market for the …
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Facebook (FB) will report its Q1 results today after the close. The options market is implying about a $12 or 6% move in either direction tomorrow, which is rich to the 4% average one-day post-earnings …
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Microsoft (MSFT) will report its fiscal Q3 results today after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move tomorrow. The weekly at the money 175 straddle (the call premium + …
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Yesterday in my weekly In The Money segment with Fidelity Investments we discussed what I believe is a massive disconnect between the health and economic realities of the COVID-19 pandemic when viewed through the lens …
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Alphabet (GOOGL) will report its Q1 earnings tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% move in either direction which is essentially in line with the average one day move following …
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Last Monday IBM reported their Q1 earnings and after initial investor disappointment with the results and outlook (or lack thereof) shares of the stock have risen 10% in the last week: The stock is now …
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The S&P 500 (SPX) is up nearly 30% from its March 23rd lows, but down only 12% on the year and down only 16% from its all-time highs made on February 19th. Regular readers, Fast …
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Near the lows of the stock market in late March, the price action and technical set up in Amazon (AMZN) struck me as unique given the negative sentiment in the market coupled with the clear …
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