August 31, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Salesforce.com (CRM) reports fQ2 results tonight after the close.  The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move, which is basically inline with the 4 qtr one day average move of 5.3%, …

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August 25, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

On Tuesday I previewed Workday’s (WDAY) fiscal Q2 results that were reported last night. Regular readers know that I am skeptical of stories like this. Stocks that trade at ridiculous multiples, are massively unprofitable on a …

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August 18, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

The technology industry is full of ‘collaborations’.  Established players that are slow to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid change often invest in, or partner with smaller companies for a whole host of reasons. I …

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August 16, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

I know that most investors and pundits see all time highs in the largest equity market in the world as some sort of victory for capitalism. It’s been a victory, but not exactly for “free …

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August 4, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

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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August 3, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Tesla (TSLA) reports Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 7% one day post earnings move, which is just shy of its 4 qtr average one day post …

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July 28, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Amazon.com (AMZN) reports their Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about 7% one day move tomorrow, which is shy of its 10 year average one day post earnings move of 9.4%, …

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July 28, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Alphabet (GOOGL) reports Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% one day move, which is cheap to the 4 qtr average of about 7%, and shy of the …

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June 21, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

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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