Here are some apparently directional untied options trades that caught our attention in today’s trading: While WTI Crude has been fairly range-bound, trading between $40 and $50 since late April, the commodity is finding some technical …
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Ciena Corp (CIEN) report fiscal Q2 results tomorrow morning before to the open. The options market is implying about a 7% one day move, which is shy to the 4 qtr avg one day move …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Tuesday’s trading: 1. SPY – the S&P 500 closed at a new all time high today, and despite total options volume running …
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CIEN has been under pressure ever since its earnings gap higher in early June, back near the 52 week low of $18: Back in early June, we entered a slightly bullish call calendar that we …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was June 9th – June 13th:
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was June 2nd – June 6th:
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CIEN reported a very strong number this morning, beating on both revenues and earnings, and raising revenue guidance as well. We were mildly bullish on the stock heading into the earnings event, but we certainly …
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I posted my thoughts on CIEN in today’s earnings preview. The stock is one of the worst performers in the Nasdaq so far in 2014, down more than 20%. Thursday morning’s earnings event is a key …
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Event: CIEN reports its fiscal Q2 earnings Thursday after the close. The options market is implying a 10% move for the event, which is essentially in line with both the 4 quarter average of about 10.5% …
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CIEN reported a bit of a mixed bag in their fiscal Q1 report back on March 6th where the company missed slightly on revenues with the mild positive of better margins, and reiterated current quarter …
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