You’ll see us use the phrase “defined risk” when we talk about stock alternatives into uncertain events. Usually that takes the form of an options structure that is easily recognizable as far as how much …
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Earlier I highlighted recent price action following earnings in three once loved tech stocks. All have high short interest, all were down sharply from their 52 week highs, and all are now experiencing sharp short …
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Here are what appear to be a couple directional options trades that caught my eye in today’s trade: GLD: One of the largest trades in the options market today appeared to be a bullish roll in …
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Event: Palo Alto (PANW) reports their fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 10% one day move, which is rich to the 4 quarter average of about 5%. …
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U.S. stocks opened up more than 1% and have traded in a fairly tight range for most of the session, in a 7 point range: After being down a little more than 6% on the month …
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Earlier today I wrote about the once hot tech stock bubble that was 3D printing (here), specifically about 3D System’s (DDD) 1000% rise from 2011 to early 2014, and its subsequent 90% decline to today’s …
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You probably noticed that Tech stocks are screaming higher today on the heels of better than expected results from AMZN, GOOGL & MSFT. What you might have missed are two pockets within tech that are not …
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Cyber security software vendor FireEye (FEYE) has had a fairly controversial run as a publicly traded company. Since its September 2013 IPO at $20, the stock is up nearly 80% vs the S&P 500 up 18% …
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Cyber security outfit FireEye (FEYE) reports Q4 results tonight after the close, and the options market is implying a one day move, in either direction of about 12%*, vs the 6 qtr avg since going public of …
Continue readingRemember that scene at the end of Rocky when the Italian Stallion just kept getting up off of the mat, face swollen, gesturing to the champ Apollo Creed to keep going, that he wasn’t done …
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