Facebook (FB) is up 5%+ today on a favorable reaction to their Q3 earnings and forward guidance. Yesterday we detailed a bullish stock alternative/replacement trade into the event. The trade defined risk to the downside …
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Yesterday we previewed Facebook’s Q3 earnings due after the bell today (full post here). Here were some of Dan’s thoughts: My Take: Expectations are not low, which has moved in lock step with the stock’s valuation. Valuation …
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Event: Facebook (FB) reports Q3 results tomorrow night after the close. The options market is implying about a 6% one day move which is rich to the 4 qtr average of 3.25%, and the long …
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Apple’s (AAPL) muted reaction in the pre-market (so far) to its fiscal Q4 report / Q1 guidance means the stock is in a very different category than that of some of its mega-cap tech peers like Amazon (AMZN) …
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On Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel hosted by Fidelity, attended by some of their high net worth brokerage clients and large investment advisers. While the intent of the panel …
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Sentiment moves financial markets. And shifts in sentiment (and therefore major market moves) usually occur at the moment market participants are at their most optimistic or most fearful. But sometimes it can simply be a turn …
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In case you missed it this past weekend, I was quoted in Barron’s The Striking Price column written by Steve Sears – Options Strategies for Bearish Investors. The column highlighted some large bearish options trades in …
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Here is a quick recap of trades that we initiated, closed, or debated in the week that was Aug 24h – Aug 28th:
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Of all the craziness of the last week the moves in the large cap Nasdaq stocks have been some of the most breathtaking considering the market cap changes involved. AAPL is currently around 113 after …
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We have a couple of in-the-money butterflies that moved out of their established range on this bout of selling. I wanted to go over them and see what the plan is for them now. The …
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