Shares of Cisco Systems have under-performed the Nasdaq Composite in a fairly meaningful way so far in 2015, up only 3.6% to the Nas up up 7.2%. Despite rising nearly 30% from the 52 week …
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Event: Cisco Systems reports fiscal Q3 results tomorrow after the close, the options market is implying about a 4.5% one day move which is a tad shy of the 4 qtr avg of about 5%. …
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Earlier I previewed AAPL’s Q2 results due out after the close (below). Now I want to outline a few ways to play depending upon your current positioning (yes I know long) or directional inclination from …
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Event: Apple (AAPL) reports its fiscal Q2 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 5% one day move (and weekly move of about 5.5%) which is a tad shy of …
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With the first two weeks of Q2 earnings coming to a close, I think it is safe to say that investors seem a tad unfazed by slight misses (that have been explained away from currency headwinds) sending …
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Fifteen years ago today the Nasdaq Composite closed at at 4798, only 2.5% below the current levels: The above is a one month chart from that time period. Check out the the intra-day volatility. Fourteen trading …
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There was a lot of excitement around the Nasdaq breaching the 5000 mark yesterday for the first time since March of 2000. Not that I’m not nostalgic, but aside from it being a nice round …
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Here is a bold prediction for you: Nasdaq 5000 is coming to a theater near you. The recent breakout of the 4 month range is a work of art. All it will take now is …
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Well, you know the deal, its Apple Day, so we are gonna over do it on posts. Early this morning I previewed AAPL’s fiscal Q1 report (at bottom of post) and just a bit ago …
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Earlier this morning I previewed AAPL’s Q1 report due out after the close (below). I wanted to quickly follow up with some trade ideas given the sharp rise in short dated options prices. In …
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