November 21, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

You know the old expression, and Apple a day keeps the doctor away… well I had some thoughts on the stock on Friday (Home for the Tax Holidays) as it relates to some hot-button political …

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October 28, 2016 by Dan • FREE ACCESS

Yesterday in this space I did a little compare and contrast between expectations into Amazon.com (AMZN) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Q3 earnings due out last night (here). In a nutshell, I emphasized: AMZN is likely the one …

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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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July 26, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Apple (AAPL) reports their fiscal Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% move in either direction*, which is shy to the average of about 5.5% over the …

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June 8, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Next week Apple (AAPL) will hold their annual World Wide Developers Conference with a keynote address likely given by CEO Tim Cook (not confirmed yet) at 1pm eastern on Monday June 13th. With the stock …

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April 26, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Apple (AAPL) reports fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move, which is shy of the implied move prior to their Q1 report in late January of 6.25%, …

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February 25, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Regular readers know that macro ain’t exactly my bag, I’m more of a U.S. stock/options monkey. But every so often a headline outside my wheelhouse catches my eye and I dig a little deeper. Like …

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