September 8, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

There is little doubt that Salesforce.com (CRM) has been a pioneer of one of the largest secular shifts in enterprise computing in decades, and is helmed by a guy who has the potential to be the next …

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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 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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July 19, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Microsoft (MSFT) reports fiscal Q4 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move, which is well below the 4 qtr average one day move of about 6.6%, and inline …

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June 15, 2016 by CC • Trade Updates

On more than one occasion over the last few days since Microsoft’s (MSFT) announcement that they are buying LinkedIn (LNKD) for $26 billion, Dan has offered some skeptical thoughts on the reasoning for such an acquisition (read here). …

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June 13, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

We often detail “unusual options activity” not because we think there is necessarily specific knowledge to be gained as to the direction of the underlying, but because it often reveals investor sentiment/fears into an event. …

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April 5, 2016 by Dan • Trade Updates

Remember back when the financial world was ending in early February and investors hastily sold shares of LinkedIn (LNKD) down 43% in a single day, more than 50% on the year, shedding more than $10 billion …

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