The other day we previewed ORCL’s FQ3 earnings event. Here’s some of what we had to say on the technical front. From March 19th: While I generally leave the technicals to Carter… and I see …
Continue readingIn late February we checked in on TLT (the 30 year bond etf) following comments by bond king Jeffrey Gundlach that the 10 year treasury yield was in the process of breaking its long term …
Continue readingIn early February we took a look at Intel (INTC) after a sharp drop from recent highs. We zeroed in on what could be a boucne from support and detailed a trade to take advantage …
Continue readingThe past 2 days we looked at upcoming events in TV streaming service Roku (ROKU) and Pandora (P) and detailed a couple of trade ideas. Both reported, and both are down so let’s check in. …
Continue readingOn Jan 31st we took a look at Facebook (FB) stock into its earnings event and detailed a hedge for those long the stock. At the time we discussed the changes to Facebook’s algorithm and …
Continue readingIt’s a fairly uneventful day in the broader markets compared to the last three. That type of breather is a good time to check in on some trades that may be benefitting (or protecting against) …
Continue readingOne of the biggest stories coming out of yesterday’s sell-off was the spike in implied volatility, with the VIX rising from about 17 at about 10am to nearly 40 by 3pm. That spike was obviously …
Continue readingOn January 24th we looked at the upcoming earnings from some of the tech giants that had powered much of the slow and steady returns we’ve seen over the past year in the QQQ. We …
Continue readingYesterday we previewed Apple’s Q1 earnings and detailed a potential hedge for those long the stock and a bit worried about a follow through on the recent pullback. Here was the hedge idea: VS 100 …
Continue readingOccasionally we like to go back to trades a play a bit of a “what if” game. One that caught my attention was a trade that was initially working in IBM that we updated with …
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