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New Trade – $XLP: Did You Try Staples?

March 26, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Consumer staple stocks have been on our hit list for the last 6 months. Our most recent trade was a put spread into Proctor & Gamble’s Q4 earnings report in late January (read here). At …

Monday’s Notable Options Activity: $KO, $OIH, $SPY, $TAP, $VNQ

March 17, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Monday’s trading: 1. OIH – A little less than an hour after the open, a trader paid 1.80 for 20,000 of the OIH …

Trading Diary March 9th to March 13th

March 15, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

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 March 9th to March 13th: [hr] Monday March 9th: Name That …

Trade Update – Closing $KO March Put Spread for a Triple

March 11, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

A month ago we looked to fade Coke’s (KO) post earnings bounce (read below.) We entered the short biased trade when the stock was $42.55 and now with the stock at $40.25, down 5%, and nearing our short strike …

MorningWord 2/11/15: Soda Pop – $PEP

February 11, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Pepsi (PEP) just reported Q4 results and 2015 guidance, and the stock briefly made a new all time high in the pre-market. This is all a bit confounding to me. Given the lack of growth, …

MorningWord 12/18/14: Selling Sugar Water For the Rest Of Their Lives

December 18, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Earlier, in our Notable Options post, I highlighted what looked like a bearish roll in puts in Coca-Cola (KO): KO – Yesterday when the stock was $41.13 around noon it looked like a trader rolled …

Wednesday’s Notable Options Activity: $KO, $TMUS, $LNG, $SPLS, $HTZ

November 20, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Even though markets were a bit more volatile intraday and monthly options expiration is tomorrow, single stock options volumes remained low ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday. 1. KO – Calls were very active in KO, …

Name That Trade – $SODA Pop?

July 8, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Back in early February, Coca-Cola (KO) and Green Mountain (GMCR) entered a strategic partnership for: the development and introduction of The Coca-Cola Company’s global brand portfolio for use in GMCR’s forthcoming Keurig Cold™ at-home beverage system. Under the …

Trading Diary: June 23rd – June 27th

June 29, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

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 23rd – June 27th:

Too Many Options: $VZ, $KMI, $SMH, $F, $CCE

June 19, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

New all-time high in the S&P 500, so no surprise that calls were much more active than puts across single stocks. Volumes were not unusually high, but here were the standouts: 1. KMI – Dan wrote …

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