December 15, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Earlier, we previewed Oracle’s (ORCL) Fiscal 2Q earnings due after the bell. Here’s what we had to say in conclusion: The most likely outcome in my opinion is that the stock is up or down …

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December 15, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Event: Oracle (ORCL) reports fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% one day post earnings move in either direction tomorrow, which is basically in line with its …

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December 14, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Updates

On December 2nd we looked at a way to buy a very low VIX with eyes towards today’s FOMC release. The meeting has come and gone and the market is selling off a bit in …

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December 14, 2016 by riskreversal • Chart of the Day

Shares of General Electric (GE) have spent the better part of 2016 trading in a fairly tight range between $28 and $32, now approaching the upper end: To my eye, a rejection at $32 and …

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December 14, 2016 by riskreversal • Big Printin'

Right out of the gate this morning it appears a trader made an outright bearish bet or possibly putting in place some near term portfolio protection in the S&P 500 etf (SPY). When the SPY …

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December 13, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Earlier we discussed the private and public investment environment for internet based service companies like on-demand delivery (MorningWord 12/13/16 – Deliverance). Basically some of the enthusiasm for these companies has waned since what as a …

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December 12, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Updates

On December 5th, we previewed Lululemon’s Q3 earnings and detailed a stock alternative for those considering a defined risk way to play for a post earnings breakout of its nearly two month consolidation. Here was the …

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December 12, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) are down 4%, in a weak tape. While DKS price action does not exactly stick out like a sore thumb on an unusually weak day for retailers, with Macy’s …

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December 12, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Last week we highlighted a bullish roll in calls in DXJ, the etf that track Japanese equities on a currency hedged basis: DXJ: the etf that tracks Japanese equities on a currency hedged basis saw what …

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December 9, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Until this week’s 5% rally (back up on the year ~3.5%) in shares of Alphabet (GOOGL) the stock, along with many other mega-cap stocks have largely sat out the post election rally in U.S. stocks, …

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