October 26, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Yesterday we previewed Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal 4Q earnings and offered some trade ideas for those with existing positioning or a directional inclination into the print. We now want to recap those ideas and discuss how they fared and how …

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October 26, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

Apple (AAPL) reported their fiscal Q4 results last night. In a quarter whose last two weeks benefited from pre-orders and initial sales of their highly anticipated iPhone 7 & 7+, the company’s press release instead highlighted …

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October 25, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Earlier we previewed Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal 4Q earnings, due after the bell. Now we’want to detail a few options strategies for existing holders, and one for those looking for defined risk long exposure. First we want to detail a …

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October 25, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Event: Apple (AAPL) reports their fiscal Q4 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% move in either direction, which is shy to the average of 5.85% over the last …

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October 25, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

Last night on CNBC’s Fast Money we discussed the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) closing at a new all time highs. The new highs were powered by tech behemoths of all ages. Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook …

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October 11, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

A couple weeks ago, despite not expecting too many differences from my iPhone 6s, I bought the iPhone 7. I had not intended to upgrade (my wife accidentally destroyed her iPhone 6+ that week). I’ve had …

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October 4, 2016 by riskreversal • Trade Ideas

Today Alphabet (GOOGL) introduced their (kind of) much anticipated digital assistant, called Assistant to compete with Amazon’s (AMZN) Alexa/Echo products. The company also introduced a line of Google designed and branded smartphones that will compete …

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September 16, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

I’m literally dumbfounded by Apple’s (AAPL) 12% gains from Monday’s lows on seemingly no new news.  Sentiment around their new products was low, and now they are high. I thought the stock was a sale …

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September 15, 2016 by CC • Trade Updates

A few weeks ago we looked at a possible yield enhancement strategy for those that were long Apple stock. The idea behind the trade was to sell a strangle in the stock, acting as a …

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