April 26, 2016 by Dan • Trade Ideas

Event: Twitter will report their Q1 results tonight after the close.  The options market is implying about an 12% one day post earnings move, which is a tad rich to the 4 qtr one day average move …

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February 5, 2016 by Dan • Commentary

Caterpillar (CAT) has been the poster-child for U.S. multi-nationals who are heavily exposed to emerging markets for future growth and are feeling the adverse affects of the strength of the U.S. dollar since the end …

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December 9, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Adobe Systems (ADBE) reports fiscal Q4 results tomorrow after the close. The options market is implying about a 6% one day move, which is rich to the 4 qtr average of about 4% and …

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November 3, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Facebook (FB) reports Q3 results tomorrow night after the close.  The options market is implying about a 6% one day move which is rich to the 4 qtr average of 3.25%, and the long …

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May 4, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

Event: Disney (DIS) reports fiscal Q2 results tomorrow before the open, the options market is implying about a 4% event move*, vs the qtr average of about 2.75%. It is important to note that last …

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April 27, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

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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April 27, 2015 by Dan • Commentary

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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