July 21, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Starbucks reports fiscal Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% one day move tomorrow, which is rich to the 4 qtr average of only 1.5%, and the …

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July 20, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Intel (INTC) reports Q2 results after the close. The options market is implying about 3.5% one day post earnings move which is a tad higher than the 4 quarter average one day post earnings …

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February 25, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Baidu (BIDU), the Chinese internet search giant reports Q4 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying almost a 9% one day move tomorrow. With the stock around $157.50, the weekly 157.50 …

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February 5, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Caterpillar (CAT) has been the poster-child for U.S. multi-nationals who are heavily exposed to emerging markets for future growth and are feeling the adverse affects of the strength of the U.S. dollar since the end …

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February 4, 2016 by Dan • Chart of the Day

There is some wacky stuff going on in U.S. stocks this week.  The unthinkable has happened, energy, material and mining stocks have absolutely ripped, as have some industrials, while high multiple crowded trades like Facebook, …

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