September 19, 2018 by Dan • Trade Updates

On Monday prior to FedEx’s (FDX) fiscal Q1 results that evening I detailed a defined risk bearish trade idea (or protection for longs) citing: you might’ve been able to tell from the clip that I wonder …

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September 14, 2018 by Dan • Trade Updates

On Wednesday I detailed a bearish trade idea in the XLF, the etf that tracks the bank stocks, targeting the bulk of the largest components Q3 earnings that fall in the second and third week …

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September 11, 2018 by Dan • Trade Updates

Yesterday I previewed Sonos Inc’s (SONO) first earnings report as a publicly traded company (read here). I was fairly clear that I am a happy longtime customer of the company and despite competing in a …

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September 6, 2018 by Dan • Trade Updates

Regular readers know that despite picking my spots from a trading perspective in a couple individual names of late (AMD here and INTC here) I have had a broadly dim view of semiconductor stocks as a …

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August 24, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

Last week, Dan previewed Alibaba’s (BABA) FQ1 earnings (released last night) and detailed a defined risk bullish strategy. Following results the stock isn’t moving much at all, which isn’t great for a bullish directional trade …

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August 22, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

Yesterday Dan previewed Target (TGT) Q2 results and detailed a couple of trade ideas, one that hedged existing longs and the the the other for those without a position but mildly bullish. TGT beat estimates …

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August 20, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

10 days ago we previewed Walmart’s (WMT) Q2 results and detailed a bullish defined risk trade idea to take advantage of a breakout above 90 and a move back towards the round number of 100. …

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August 10, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

On July 30th Caterpillar (CAT) reported better than expected second quarter results and the stock initially popped. It then preceded to give up those gains intra-day. It had a certain feel like there was more …

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July 27, 2018 by CC • Trade Updates

Yesterday, as Facebook (FB) was putting in the largest one day market cap decline in US stock history, we looked ahead to fellow FANGer Amazon (AMZN) and the asymmetrical risk reward into its print. Here’s …

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