Event: Yum Brands (YUM) reports Q4 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 6% one day move in either direction, which is a tad shy of the 4 qtr average …
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A couple weeks ago I took a look at the other Chinese eCommerce behemoth that you had probably never heard of, JD.com (JD), see below. The primary focus of the post was the buildup in …
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Event: After the close tonight ServiceNow (NOW) will report their Q1 results. The options market is implying about an 8% one day move, which is a tad higher than the 7.7% average over the last …
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Two weeks ago we placed a trade in the Chinese online travel site CTRP. The trade itself was a simple put purchase, close to the money. The idea at the time was to look to spread …
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Event?: The Chinese online travel company Ctrip.com (CTRP) has yet to report Q4 results. Bloomberg estimates March 13th. A look a their investor relations site (here) is little help, but considering they reported their Q3 on Nov …
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Event: GILD reports its Q3 results today after the market close. The options market is implying a one day move of about 4.75%, which is above both the 4 quarter average of 2.75% and the …
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Event: HPQ reports their fiscal Q1 tonight after the close, the options market is implying a one day move of about 8.5% vs the 4 qtr avg of about 12.5% and the 8 qtr avg …
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MorningWord 10/15/13: The mania surrounding AAPL’s stock from the lows of the financial crisis in 2009 of about $80 to the highs slightly above $700 in 2012 will be written about and studied for decades …
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Event: YUM reports their Q4 earnings tonight after the close, the options market is implying about a 5.5% move, vs the 4 qtr and 8 qtr avgs of ~2.75%. Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain fairly …
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