December 4, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

Event: LULU reports their Q3 earnings Thursday, Dec 6th after the close.  The options market is implying about an 8% move following the print, which is a bit rich to the 4 qtr & 8 …

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September 18, 2012 by Enis • Commentary

Update with Correction: AZO reports Wednesday before the open, this post initially said Friday before the open in the first sentence.   Event: AZO reports Q3 earnings Wednesday morning before the open. The options market …

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September 6, 2012 by Enis • Commentary

LULU reports Q2 earnings tomorrow before the open.  I first mentioned LULU earnings in my Name That Trade post from Aug 27th, since it caught my eye as an expensively priced event.  In that post, …

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August 27, 2012 by Enis • Commentary

LULU caught my eye today when I was screening through potential volatility plays on single names with high implied volatility.  LULU is scheduled to report earnings on September 7th, so next Friday, and as a …

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June 11, 2012 by Enis • Commentary

Weakness in international stock and currency markets have been a concerning feature of the current market backdrop for a few months now.  Today’s chart offers more confirmation of that trend, thanks to the Bespoke Investment Group: …

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November 27, 2011 by Dan • Commentary

Last week the SPX had a rough three and half days of trading where Monday’s opening tick was practically the high and Friday’s shortened 1pm close was the the dead low.  World debt and equity …

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