So far this week, the S&P 500 index has moved more than 0.5% (in either direction) in each trading session. If the index moves more than 0.5% today, it will be the first time since …
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Whole Foods missed on earnings last night for only the second time in the past 5 years. Analyst consensus was for $0.44 per share, and WFM delivered $0.42. The stock is actually holding up ok …
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Procter and Gamble lowered its earnings guidance for 2014 with a statement after the close yesterday: The Company lowered its guidance for all-in sales and all-in earnings growth to reflect the increased impact from foreign …
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Event: GM reports its Q4 earnings today after the close. The options market is implying about a 4% one day move, which is above the 4 quarter average of around 2.5%, but below the 8 quarter …
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Event: NFLX reports its Q4 earnings tomorrow night after the close. The options market is implying about a 10.5% one day move, which is below both the 4 qtr avg of about 20% and the 8 …
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AAPL is one of the worst performing stocks to start 2014, down more than 4% since the December 31st close after yesterday’s 1.3% decline. Even Carl Icahn’s tweets have had a diminishing impact – the …
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IBM has been a bull/bear battleground for the past 2 years, a period in which the stock is flat with a lot of gyrations along the way. Given that IBM is one of the few …
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Homebuilders had a strong close to 2013, despite a weak second half of the year overall. The sector had been stagnant ever since the Fed tapering fears were first voiced and U.S. interest rates took …
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This morning Factset Research is reporting that: Cash & short-term investment balances in the S&P 500 (ex-Financials) rose by 18.0% year-over-year and settled at a balance of $1.36 trillion at the end of Q3 2013. …
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Back on Nov 1st we closed a Nov Call Butterfly in EBAY for a gain (here, immediately below) and rolled the exposure out to December with a wider call fly. Well, today the stock has …
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