On Friday’s Options Action on CNBC I detailed two trade ideas, one to add yield to a widely held stock and the other a contrarian bullish trade for one of the worst performing stocks year to …
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Back in Late January when EBAY was just shy of where it is now, we made a defined risk Bullish bet that continued pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn would help propel the stock to …
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With the help (agitation) of activist investor Carl Icahn, EBAY is up 9% on the week, making new 9 year highs and quickly approaching the all time highs made in late 2014. While EBAY’s …
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EBAY hit its highest level since late September this morning after Carl Icahn criticized EBAY’s board in a letter to shareholders, continuing to push for a spin-off of PayPal, as he first stated in January. …
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NKE has rallied strongly with the broader market since we put on the Mar 72.5/77.5 call spread last week. The stock is now approaching the critical $75 resistance level (traded $74.81 this morning): The $75 …
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Following AAPL’s disappointing fiscal Q1 earnings and the stock’s subsequent 8% decline, we adjusted a bullish leaning call calendar. We turned the position into a Call Butterfly with an attempt to repair the trade when …
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Since posting the the Considering Our Options post just a bit ago stating our intention to close the RAX March 40/50 Call Spread for a gain prior to the stock’s Q4 report after the close, …
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A little less than a month ago we made a defined risk bullish play on RAX (below) when the stock was about 7% lower than current levels. The company is set to report their Q4 …
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Last week, I entered a near term bearish position in WYNN after the release of disappointing sales in Macau Casinos in the month of January. At the time I suggested: With the stock obviously a …
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NKE stock has been moving lower over the past 2 months, despite that impressive fiscal Q2 earnings report in December and more importantly their futures orders in front of a highly anticipated year of global …
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