3rd Update Nov3rd 2011 at 1:40pm: HANS reports Q3 earnings tonight after the close. The options market is implying about an 8.5% move vs the 4 qtr average move of about 5.5%. Last week I …
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2nd Update Oct 25th 2:44pm: With the stock down 7.5% today at ~$85 without any news, Update Oct 4th 2011: I sold half of this spread at 1.75, paid 1.00 (read here) Original Post Sept …
Continue reading4th Update Oct 20th at 10:23am: With the stock down a just little today I am closing the balance of this position at 7.20 vs the stock at ~397.50 I paid 3.30, made .70 on the 390 …
Continue reading3rd Update Oct 20th 2011: This morning I started legging into a Put SPread in Nov in HANS….. Update Oct 4th 2011: I sold half of this spread at 1.75, paid 1.00 (read here) Original …
Continue reading3rd Update Oct 29th at 11am: with stock now up 2% from the morning lows at 406.50 I am covering the Oct 390 Puts that I am short at .60 and will leave the Oct …
Continue readingUpdate Oct 18th 2011: Lets do a little technical work here…..When I Look at AAPL‘s chart, One thing comes to mind…..an Island Top…..googling the name of the chart formation I get the following definition and description from www.Trending123.com ; An …
Continue readingHere is a little preview of my trade thesis on AAPL for tonight’s Options Action on CNBC at 5pm, this is a similar/alternative trade to the one from this morning but with wider strikes, not meant to …
Continue reading5th Update, Oct, 14th 2011: With the stock at 416.50 the butterfly can be sold at 3.10. (paid 1.60) I am less comfortable staying long into the print after the stock’s 15% rally in the …
Continue reading4th Update, Oct 12th 2011: There were two trades mentioned in the original post. We’ve taken off the call spread as the risk reward of staying long got to a point where it made sense …
Continue reading3rd Update Oct 12th, 2011: with the stock at 408.50, I am selling this position at 8.00 taking profits and locking in a gain….Risk reward is now risk 8 to make 7 by next Friday….will …
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